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 Warwick

Warwick, the county town of Warwickshire lies upon the blend of the River Avon in the West Midland region of the England. It is located 11 miles south of Coventry with a population of around 31,345 according to 2011 census. The early settlement of the area was found in the Neolithic period. In the 9th century, it was the fortified settlement of the Saxons, also known as Saxon burh. During the Norman invasion of England, Warwick castle was built in the 11th century by William the Conqueror. An independent Warwick School is considered fifth oldest surviving boy’s school in the country. Many companies have set up their head offices in the town due to its close proximity to the motorway routes.

The human settlement of the area dates back to the Neolithic period. The area has been continuously occupied from the sixth century. A fortified settlement was developed at Warwick to protect the Kingdom of Mercia against the Danes. Warwick, due to its closeness with Avon and Fosse Way, was chosen as one of the ten burhs for fortification. In the medieval period, the earls of Warwick was established, and they had taken control of the city. The town walls or defensive walls were built to protect the town from the potential attackers, and presently only Westgate and Eastgate survive.

The Warwick castle became a famous tourist attraction, the castle was first converted into a stone fortress and then a country house. In 1694, the medieval town was severally affected by the Warwick Great Fire. The administration of the town is governed by Warwick District Council. The headquarters of the county council of Warwickshire is based in the town and controls the non-metropolitan county of Warwickshire. The town was affected by the Great Warwick Fire in the 17th century and destroyed much of the medieval town. Although, only older wooden buildings survive around the fringes of the town centre.

Transport

M40 motorway connects the town with the cities of Birmingham and London and A46 road connected to the Stratford-upon-Avon and Coventry. Several council off-street car parks are built in the town such as at the castle and the railway station. Warwick Railway Station serves the town and has direct rail services to London, Stratford-upon-Avon and Birmingham. London Midland operates few peak hours trains to and from Birmingham. Parkway Railway Station is situated on the periphery of Warwick and provides commuter services to Birmingham and London. Bus services are operated in and around the county of Warwickshire by ‘Stagecoach in Warwickshire’.

Education

There are several secondary schools and state-run co-educational schools including Myton School, The King’s High School, Aylesford School and Warwick School. For higher education, the town is served by the University of Warwick lies on the southern edge of Coventry and several miles north of Warwick.

Attractions

The town is famous among the tourists for its historic charm and grand castle including the popular Literary and Folk Festivals as well as the well-known Victorian Evening. There are many museums and attractions from every era from the last thousand years include Warwick Castle, Lord Leycester Hospital, St Mary Collegiate Church, Royal Leamington Spa, The Mill Garden, Hill Close Gardens, The New Avon Bridge and much more exciting locations.  

Notable Residents

The well-known people of the town in the fields of politics, sports, architecture, journalists, artists, medical and education include:

  • John Rous
  • Anne Neville
  • Thomas Fisher
  • Edward Plantagenet
  • Abiezer Coppe
  • John Ryland
  • William Lambe
  • William Holland
  • George Greville
  • Thomas Smith
  • Farn Carpmael
  • Margaret Harrington
  • Aaron Philips
  • Naomi Phoenix
  • Paul Goodwin
  • Philip Bromley
  • Thomas Collins
  • Matty Blair
  • Josiah Court
  • Kevin R. Cox
  • Aaron Philips

Components of MoP

Various Components of MoP

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