Management of Portfolios (MoP) Foundation inc exam
Overview
Portfolio management helps organisations make decisions about implementing the right changes to business as usual. Rather than being a new discipline, portfolio management builds on, and co-ordinates, existing processes such as strategic planning, investment appraisal along with project and programme management. The Management of Portfolios (MoP™) guidance provides advice and examples of how to apply principles, practices, and techniques that together enable the most effective balance of organisational change and business as usual.
The course aims to be methodology independent and uses generic terms as far as possible.
Objectives
The objectives of this course is to provide the students with a thorough grounding in the principles, practices, techniques, roles, responsibilities, documents, and organizational context within which portfolio management operates. Specifically to know and understand the:
- Scope and objectives of portfolio management and how it differs from programme and project management.
- Benefits from applying portfolio management context within which it operates.
- Principles upon which successful portfolio management is based.
- Approaches to implementation, the factors to consider in maintaining progress, and how to assess the success of portfolio management.
- Purposes of the portfolio management definition and delivery cycles and their component practices, and relevant techniques applicable to each practice.
- Purpose and key content of the major portfolio documents.
- Scope of key portfolio management roles.
Target Audience
The MoP™ foundation qualification is aimed at those involved in a range of formal and informal portfolio management roles encompassing investment decision making, project and programme delivery, and benefits realization. It is relevant to all those involved in the selection and delivery of business change initiatives including:
- Members of management boards and Directors of Change
- Senior Responsible Owners (SROs)
- Portfolio, Programme, Project, Business Change, and Benefits Managers
- Business Case writers and project appraisers.
Additional Information
Qualifications are offered at two levels: initially at Foundation, and later in 2011 at Practitioner level.
APMG Management of Portfolios (MoP™) Foundation Examination takes place on the afternoon of the third day. Please note: You must bring signed photo ID with you on any APMG exam (passport, driving licence, student card) as you will be asked to produce it by the invigilator prior to the exam. You must also be familiar with the APMG Terms and Conditions of Certification which can be found on the APMG International website
MoP™ is a Trade Mark of the Office of Government Commerce in the United Kingdom and other countries.
Training Partners
We work with the following best of breed training partners using our bulk buying power to bring you a wider range of dates, locations and prices.
Modules
Prerequisites
Whilst there is no prescribed reading list for the qualification, it is assumed that delegates are familiar with Office of Government Commerce (OGC) Best Practice Guidance together with their any internal PPM framework used by their organisation.
Scheduled Dates
Please select from the dates below to make an enquiry or booking.
Pricing
Different pricing structures are available including special offers. These include early bird, late availability, multi-place, corporate volume and self-funding rates. Please arrange a discussion with a training advisor to discover your most cost effective option.
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Bristol (Castlemead)
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Manchester (Oxford St)
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