MOP® Foundation and Practitioner

MoP® Certification - Management of Portfolios

MoP® is a Registered Trade Mark of AXELOS Limited

Portfolio management is defined as a coordinated collection of strategic processes and decisions that together enable the most effective balance of organizational change and business as usual.

Management of Portfolios (MoP®) approaches the management of change projects and programmes from a strategic viewpoint. It provides an overview of all change activities including what is in the portfolio, what it is costing, what risks are faced, what progress is being made, and what the impact is on business as usual and the organization’s strategic objectives.

FOUNDATION LEVEL

The purpose of the Foundation certification is to confirm you have sufficient knowledge and understanding to work as an informed member of a Portfolio Office or in a range of portfolio management roles. The Foundation level is also a pre-requisite for the Practitioner certification.

Exam Format

• Multiple choice
• 50 questions per paper
• 25 marks required to pass (out of 50 available) - 50%
• 40 minutes’ duration
• Closed book.

PRACTITIONER LEVEL

The purpose of the Practitioner certification is to confirm you have achieved sufficient understanding of how to apply and tailor the MoP guidance and to analyse portfolio data, documentation and roles in relation to a scenario situation. You should, with suitable support, be able to advice on the implementation of appropriate practices and techniques, and apply the method to a live portfolio, but may not be sufficiently skilled to do this appropriately for all situations. Your individual expertise, the complexity of the portfolio, and the support provided will also influence the impact the Practitioner can achieve.

Exam Format

• Objective testing
• 4 questions per paper with 20 marks available per question - all question items will be worth 1 mark, making the total number of marks available per paper 80
• 40 marks required to pass (out of 80 available) - 50%
• 3 hours duration
• Open book exam (MoP guide only).

Benefits for Individuals

• Ensure successful delivery in terms of time, quality, and budget and benefits realization.
• Improve engagement and communication between senior management and staff.
• Offer more informed resource allocation, improved delivery and greater benefits realization going forward.
• Prioritize programmes and projects in terms of their contribution to your organization’s strategic objectives and overall level of risk.
• Provide a means for greater efficiency in the delivery of change initiatives via improved resource planning, dependency management and streamlined procedures.

Benefits for Organizations

• Remove redundant, duplicate and poorly performing programmes and projects.
• Improve coordination of existing functions and processes.
• Ensure constrained resources are allocated to optimize strategic impact, coordinate delivery and maintain strategic alignment.
• Invest in programmes and projects in the context of the current environmental conditions and better coordinate investment in programmes and projects, improve the management of risk and encourage collaborative working.
• Enhance transparency, accountability and corporate governance.

COURSE OPTIONS

We offer the following learning alternatives:

• 3/5 day Foundation and Practitioner weekly Courses
• 3/5 day Virtual tutor-led Courses
• 3/5 day Corporate on-site Courses

Course Fee Includes:

• Official Course Manual
• Pre-course material
• Accredited course with accredited industry-experienced trainer
• Best quality course materials
• Comfortable and conducive venues with good transportation links
• MoP Examination fees and Certificate
• Refreshments
• Free Foundation exam retake guarantee

Kindly visit our Resources page, https://www.trainingcreatively.com/resources, for:

• Course Syllabus
• Candidate Exam Guidance
• White Papers

Do call us on 020 8500 4534 (UK) or email us on info@trainingcreatively.com for any other information you need.