MoP® Foundation & Practitioner

Learn to implement MoP® into an organisation

ABOUT THE PROGRAM

Management of Portfolios Foundation and Practitioner course ensure that delegate gain the knowledge of Portfolio management and the skills required to implement, guide, adapt and alter data and documentation of Portfolio. During this course, the delegates will learn to suggest and start the implementation of Portfolio into an organisational environment. Also learn to deliver the projects/ programmes successfully within time, make effective decisions and enhance the communication between the staff members.

  • Get the knowledge and skills required to implement MoP principles into an organisation

  • Make better decisions and invest in a right manner

  • Attain both MoP Foundation and MoP Practitioner certification

  • MoP Foundation is the prerequisite of MoP Practitioner

  • Our trainers are well experienced and MoP certified professionals

  • Become a competent project manager

PREREQUISITES

  • Delegate should be able to understand and implement the MoP techniques effectively

The delegate should also be able to:

  • Define the business case to get approval of senior management for management of portfolio
  • Understand the portfolio management implementation
  • Select suitable MoP principles and practices to meet the needs of the organisation

For the Foundation course:

The delegates should have an understanding of delivering projects/programmes and develop an organisational strategy

For the Practitioner course:

Before enrolling into it, delegates are required to clear the MoP Foundation exam.

TARGET AUDIENCE

  • Delegates who want to enhance their skills for efficient portfolio management.
  • MoP Foundation and Practitioner course is best suitable for the decision makers, senior managers involved in the management of project and programmes as well as the staff working in the organisation.

WHAT WILL YOU LEARN?

  • Get an understanding of MoP principles, practices, techniques and other operations into an organisation
  • Learn the various approaches to invest, select, categorise and then prioritise
  • Understand how adopting a suitable portfolio management strategy, the success rate of the project and programme can be improved
  • Work efficiently as the member of the portfolio office or at any portfolio management roles
  • Learn to apply and adapt MoP techniques
  • Efficiently analyse data of portfolio, its documentation and various other roles in according to the situation
  • Enhance the communication among the members
  • Better decision making and more productivity
  • Manage the resources effectively
  • Manage the risks efficiently and get better return on investments

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PROGRAM OVERVIEW

Management of Portfolios (MoP) provides delegates with the knowledge to implement practices, principles and techniques to enhance the performance of the organisation regarding investment and BAU work. MSP Training delivers MoP Foundation and Practitioner course to attain this qualification. MoP helps the businesses and organisations to make better decisions and implement business changes from a top-down approach. Achieve MoP Foundation and Practitioner certification to get a better knowledge of portfolio management regarding applying best practice techniques and methods.

Examination

The format of MoP® Foundation examination:

  • There are multiple choice examination questions
  • Number of questions per paper is 50
  • To clear the exam 25 marks are required that is 50%
  • Duration of the exam is 40 minutes
  • It is a closed book examination

Examination format of MoP® Practitioner upgrade :

  • The format of an examination is objective type
  • Number of questions per paper is four, and every question has 20 marks
  • All question items are worth one mark
  • Total marks of paper is 80
  • Duration of the exam is three hours
  • To clear the exam 40 marks are required that is 50%

MoP Foundation and Practitioner


PROGRAM CONTENT

Overview

  • Define Portfolio
  • Introduction to Portfolio Management
  • Portfolio Management Model
  • Relation between MoP principles, practices and cycles
  • Difference between portfolio and portfolio management
  • Methods to adopt cost-effective approaches
  • Circumstances that effect the implementation of MoP principles and practices
  • Benefits and Objectives of Portfolio Management

Implement and Measure

  • Three approaches to implementing portfolio management
  • Understand the impact of Portfolio management
  • Seven steps towards implementation of portfolio management

Organisational and Strategic Context

  • 6 Primary functions and activities of portfolio management
  • Portfolio management by Business As Usual
  • Allocation of resources and budgeting
  • Strategic planning
  • Effective corporate governance

Portfolio Management principles

  • Senior management commitment
  • Governance alignment
  • Strategy alignment
  • Portfolio office
  • Energised change culture

Portfolio Definition Cycle

Various portfolio definition practices:

  • Understand
  • Categorize
  • Prioritize
  • Balance
  • Plan

Terms and concepts related to portfolio management cycle:

  • Three-point estimating
  • Reference class forecasting
  • Multi-criteria analysis
  • Decision conferencing
  • Clear line of sight

Portfolio Delivery cycle

Portfolio Delivery practices

  • Management control
  • Benefits management
  • Financial management
  • Risk management
  • Stakeholder engagement
  • Organizational governance
  • Resource management

Roles and Documentation

  • Major purpose of portfolio management
  • Roles and Responsibilities of portfolio managers
  • Use of significant documentation of Portfolio management

Implement, sustain and measure

  • Suitable approaches for implementing, measuring and maintaining portfolio management for a given situation
  • Analyse the suitable approaches

Portfolio Definition cycle

  • Implement and adapt the practices and techniques of Portfolio definition cycle to the situation
  • Find best suitable practices and techniques
  • Find, analyse and differentiate between the suitable and unsuitable portfolio definition cycle approaches

Portfolio Delivery cycle

  • Implement and adapt the practices, responsibilities and techniques of portfolio delivery cycle
  • Find suitable methods and techniques

Roles and Documentation

  • Implement and adjust MoP to the situation
  • Find the appropriate solution to the significant portfolio management roles
  • Find, analyse and differentiate between the necessary and unsuitable portfolio definition cycle approaches
  • Find that the specified roles reworking appropriately

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ABOUT Dublin

Dublin lies on the eastern shore of Ireland. It is the largest and capital city of Ireland. The town has a populace of 1,173,179. As of 2016, the population of Greater Dublin was 1,904,806. By following the Norman Invasion, the Kingdom of Dublin become the principal city of Ireland. The city grew rapidly during the 17th century.

Before the Acts of Union, it was the second largest city in the British Empire. Dublin turns out to be the capital of Ireland by following the division of Ireland. Globalisation and World Cities Research Network reported Dublin as a global city. The city got the rank of “Alpha”. This places the city in top thirty cities across the world. This city is the significant and modern centre for arts, education, economy, administration and industry.

Climate

Dublin has an oceanic climate like that of northwestern Europe. It has awesome weather with cool summers and mild winters. The city doesn’t have temperature extremes as compared to other cities. The maximum temperature in January is approx. 8.8 °C and the maximum temperature in the month of July is approx. 20.2 °C.

The months with higher temperatures are May and June. October is considered as the wettest month with 76mm of rain. The amount of rainfall is even throughout the year in Dublin. It is the driest place in the Ireland as it is located in sheltered of the east coast. Half of the rain from the west coast reaches there making it the dry place to live in.

Places of Interest

Landmarks

The ancient monuments and landmarks were constructed in the city dates back hundreds of years. Dublin Castle is one of the oldest monument in the city. In 1204, the city was first established as the major defensive work. It was founded on the order of King John which was further named as Norman invasion of Ireland.

The spire of Dublin is one of the newest monuments in the city which is known as “Monument of Light”.  This replaces Nelson’s Pillar and is aimed to take Dublin’s place in the 21st century. Ian Ritchie Architects designed the architecture of spire. The testimonial has a base of lit, and the top is illuminated for providing a guiding light in the night. Other landmarks include Christ Church Cathedral, Molly Malone statue, The Custom House, Poolbeg Towers and much more.

Parks

Dublin is a green city. It has many green parks around it. It manages approximately 1,500 hectares of parks. Some of the public parks are Herbert Park, Phoenix Park and St Stephen’s Green. The Phoenix Park is approximately 3 km away from the west of the city centre. Because of its huge dimensions, it is one of the largest walled parks in the Europe. St Stephen’s Green Park is near the famous shopping street Known as Grafton Street.

Economy

The city is the economic centre of the Ireland as it is the economic development throughout the period of Celtic Tiger. Also, it is listed on number 10th as richest by personal income. Some of them are textile manufacturing, brewing, and food processing and distilling.

With the improvement in the economy, pharmaceutical, information and communication technology businesses come to the city from all around the world. With the establishment of International Financial Services Centre in the city, the financial services play a crucial part in the city. Dublin is the host of half of top 50 banks and top 20 insurance companies in the world.

Components of MoP

Various Components of MoP

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