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 Watford

Watford is a town situated 17 miles distant from central London. It is inside the perimeter of the M25 motorway. Most of the people are perplexed with Watford, Northamptonshire. This town is located 55 miles to the north. This city is situated on the river Colne. Tourists enjoy the scenery of this place. With the high number of people visiting Berkhamsted Castle, Kings Langley (a royal palace), it further boosts the growth of the town. The Trio, The London, The Birmingham Railway and The great Canal junction further accelerate the growth of the town.

Until the period of 16th century, this land belonged to St Albans Abbey. The printing work started by John Dickinson and co. influenced other companies too. Printing turns out to be the biggest industry in Watford in 1920s. This industry is also doing well nowadays. The major events such as 2013 Bilderberg Conference and World Golf Championship was hosted by The Grove. It was transformed from urban district to municipal borough in 1922. Watford is the Centre of several head offices too. Watford was addressed by the name of major sub-regional Centre by the Hertfordshire County Council.

History

As far as the name of the city is concerned, it was first mentioned in the Anglo- Saxon era of 1007. Earlier it was an agricultural community where most of the people depended upon it. A few people involved in the Cottage industry but with the industrial revolution, the Grand Junction Canal and the London and Birmingham Railway were constructed to reach the Chiltern Hills easily. The printing press of Watford is recognised as the best in the world. It is also the biggest Centre in the same field. The use of the printing machine was very popular during the world war where it had been used to create Propaganda. At that time the authority was taken over by the Government. It was as usual that industry got declined at that time.  In the beginning of 20th century, the pace of the development continues to enhance.

Governance

It was transformed to the Municipal borough from Urban district under a charter in 1922. It got separated from Greater London to three Rivers district. There are total 36 councillors elected for 12 wards. It has a total term of 4 years. There is only one parliamentary seat for the region.

Economy

Among the northern side countries, Watford is a leading regional Centre. It is only major regional Centre in the Hertfordshire. The sight of the night at High Street is very attracting. There are a large number of bars, clubs and restaurants.  It attracts hundreds of people every day to the spot. The economy of the region also depends on the tourism of the place. The famous and leading shopping area of the region is Harlequin Shopping Centre.

Parks, Theatres and Museums

There are around 44 recreation grounds, gardens, public parks and allotments in the city. Of these, there are 8 parks that are conferred with Green Flag because of their beautiful scenery and quality. A few parks such as Cassiobury Park, Cheslyn House and Gardens, Woodside Park are famous ones. Some theatres are Watford Palace Theatre, the Pumphouse, Watford Colosseum are the famous theatres. The other museums are Watford Museum, Leavesden Film Studios are famous ones.

Transport

It is close to the Junction point where M25 and M1 meets. It is well served by the bus service for commuters. Some leading names in the business are Red Rose, Travel, and Carousel. There are total 3 railway stations that are giving its services in the central London.  It is also well connected with Air mode.

Components of MoP

Various Components of MoP

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