MSP – Managing Successful Programmes
1. What does MSP stand for?
A. Master of Successful Programmes
B. Managing Successful Programmes
C. Managed Systems of Programmes
D. Managing Strategic Projects
ANSWER : B
2. MSP defines a programme as:
A. A single project with a large budget
B. A permanent business unit
C. A collection of unrelated projects sharing a budget
D. A temporary flexible organization created to coordinate, direct
and oversee the implementation of a set of related projects and
activities to deliver outcomes and benefits
ANSWER : D
3. How many governance themes does MSP identify?
A. Nine
B. Seven
C. Five
D. Twelve
ANSWER : A
4. How many principles underpin MSP?
A. Nine
B. Seven
C. Six
D. Five
ANSWER : B
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5. How many processes make up the MSP transformational flow?
A. Six
B. Eight
C. Five
D. Four
ANSWER : A
6. Which MSP principle emphasizes that a programme must support the
organization's strategic direction?
A. Leading change
B. Learning from experience
C. Adding value
D. Remaining aligned with corporate strategy
ANSWER : D
7. Which principle concerns capturing lessons throughout the
programme lifecycle?
A. Leading change
B. Adding value
C. Learning from experience
D. Envisioning and communicating a better future
ANSWER : C
8. Which principle is about creating and articulating a compelling
picture of the future?
A. Envisioning and communicating a better future
B. Adding value
C. Focusing on benefits and threats to them
D. Designing and delivering a coherent capability
ANSWER : A
9. Which principle focuses on realizing benefits and managing threats
to them?
A. Remaining aligned with corporate strategy
B. Adding value
C. Leading change
D. Focusing on benefits and threats to them
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ANSWER : D
10. Which principle relates to ensuring the programme delivers more
value than the sum of its projects?
A. Adding value
B. Learning from experience
C. Focusing on benefits and threats to them
D. Leading change
ANSWER : A
11. Which principle concerns building and integrating new capability
into business-as-usual?
A. Leading change
B. Designing and delivering a coherent capability
C. Remaining aligned with corporate strategy
D. Adding value
ANSWER : B
12. Which principle is primarily the responsibility of senior leadership
driving transformation?
A. Focusing on benefits and threats to them
B. Learning from experience
C. Leading change
D. Adding value
ANSWER : C
13. MSP is published and maintained by:
A. AXELOS
B. ISO
C. PMI
D. APM
ANSWER : A
14. A programme differs from a project mainly because it:
A. Has no defined sponsor
B. Delivers outcomes and benefits through multiple related projects
and activities
C. Never requires a business case
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D. Always has a fixed six-month duration
ANSWER : B
15. The term 'capability' in MSP refers to:
A. A stakeholder communication plan
B. A financial contingency reserve
C. The product, service or ability to do something that a project or
programme delivers
D. A risk register entry
ANSWER : C
16. An 'outcome' in MSP is best described as:
A. A programme milestone date
B. A tangible project deliverable only
C. A financial saving target
D. The result of change, normally affecting real-world behaviour or
circumstances
ANSWER : D
17. A 'benefit' in MSP is defined as:
A. The total programme budget
B. A measurable improvement resulting from an outcome perceived
as an advantage by a stakeholder
C. Any deliverable produced by a project
D. A risk that has materialized
ANSWER : B
18. A 'disbenefit' is:
A. An unapproved change request
B. A budget overspend
C. A benefit that has been cancelled
D. A measurable decline resulting from an outcome, perceived as
negative by a stakeholder
ANSWER : D
19. In MSP, 'transformational flow' refers to:
A. A single project timeline
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1. What does MSP stand for?
A. Master of Successful Programmes
B. Managing Successful Programmes
C. Managed Systems of Programmes
D. Managing Strategic Projects
ANSWER : B
2. MSP defines a programme as:
A. A single project with a large budget
B. A permanent business unit
C. A collection of unrelated projects sharing a budget
D. A temporary flexible organization created to coordinate, direct
and oversee the implementation of a set of related projects and
activities to deliver outcomes and benefits
ANSWER : D
3. How many governance themes does MSP identify?
A. Nine
B. Seven
C. Five
D. Twelve
ANSWER : A
4. How many principles underpin MSP?
A. Nine
B. Seven
C. Six
D. Five
ANSWER : B
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5. How many processes make up the MSP transformational flow?
A. Six
B. Eight
C. Five
D. Four
ANSWER : A
6. Which MSP principle emphasizes that a programme must support the
organization's strategic direction?
A. Leading change
B. Learning from experience
C. Adding value
D. Remaining aligned with corporate strategy
ANSWER : D
7. Which principle concerns capturing lessons throughout the
programme lifecycle?
A. Leading change
B. Adding value
C. Learning from experience
D. Envisioning and communicating a better future
ANSWER : C
8. Which principle is about creating and articulating a compelling
picture of the future?
A. Envisioning and communicating a better future
B. Adding value
C. Focusing on benefits and threats to them
D. Designing and delivering a coherent capability
ANSWER : A
9. Which principle focuses on realizing benefits and managing threats
to them?
A. Remaining aligned with corporate strategy
B. Adding value
C. Leading change
D. Focusing on benefits and threats to them
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ANSWER : D
10. Which principle relates to ensuring the programme delivers more
value than the sum of its projects?
A. Adding value
B. Learning from experience
C. Focusing on benefits and threats to them
D. Leading change
ANSWER : A
11. Which principle concerns building and integrating new capability
into business-as-usual?
A. Leading change
B. Designing and delivering a coherent capability
C. Remaining aligned with corporate strategy
D. Adding value
ANSWER : B
12. Which principle is primarily the responsibility of senior leadership
driving transformation?
A. Focusing on benefits and threats to them
B. Learning from experience
C. Leading change
D. Adding value
ANSWER : C
13. MSP is published and maintained by:
A. AXELOS
B. ISO
C. PMI
D. APM
ANSWER : A
14. A programme differs from a project mainly because it:
A. Has no defined sponsor
B. Delivers outcomes and benefits through multiple related projects
and activities
C. Never requires a business case
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D. Always has a fixed six-month duration
ANSWER : B
15. The term 'capability' in MSP refers to:
A. A stakeholder communication plan
B. A financial contingency reserve
C. The product, service or ability to do something that a project or
programme delivers
D. A risk register entry
ANSWER : C
16. An 'outcome' in MSP is best described as:
A. A programme milestone date
B. A tangible project deliverable only
C. A financial saving target
D. The result of change, normally affecting real-world behaviour or
circumstances
ANSWER : D
17. A 'benefit' in MSP is defined as:
A. The total programme budget
B. A measurable improvement resulting from an outcome perceived
as an advantage by a stakeholder
C. Any deliverable produced by a project
D. A risk that has materialized
ANSWER : B
18. A 'disbenefit' is:
A. An unapproved change request
B. A budget overspend
C. A benefit that has been cancelled
D. A measurable decline resulting from an outcome, perceived as
negative by a stakeholder
ANSWER : D
19. In MSP, 'transformational flow' refers to:
A. A single project timeline
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