+44 207 907 1120AXELOS - MoP® (Management of Portfolios)
Overview
Get your MoP (Management of Portfolios) certification in just three days - 40% faster than traditional training. You'll sit both the Foundation and Practitioner exams as part of the programme.
The MoP course helps you to improve the running of your organisation by implementing effective portfolio management. You'll approach management of change from a strategic viewpoint, in-line with AXELOS' definition of Portfolio Management:
A co-ordinated collection of strategic processes and decisions that together enable the most effective balance of organisational change and business as usual.
What you will learn:
- Key differences between portfolio management and programme or project management
- The benefits of portfolio management
- Approaches, principles and purposes of successful portfolio management
- How to remove redundant or poorly-performing projects, and successfully deliver the remaining ones
You'll also gain an understanding of how to optimise resource allocations, improve management of risk and define a business case to get senior management approval for portfolio management.
Note: This MoP® course is provided in conjunction with Thynk an AXELOS accredited training organisation.
Thynk ATO of AXELOS Limited offers the MoP® course on this page and is a registered trade mark of AXELOS Limited. All rights reserved.
Seven reasons why you should sit your course with Firebrand Training
- Two options of training. Choose between residential classroom-based, or online MoP courses
- You'll be MoP certified in just 3 days. With us, you’ll be MoP trained in record time
- Our MoP course is all-inclusive. A one-off fee covers all course materials, exams, accommodation and meals. No hidden extras
- Pass MoP first time or train again for free. This is our guarantee. We’re confident you’ll pass your course first time. But if not, come back within a year and only pay for accommodation, exams and incidental costs
- You’ll learn more. A day with a traditional training provider generally runs from 9am – 5pm, with a nice long break for lunch. With Firebrand Training you’ll get at least 12 hours/day quality learning time, with your instructor
- You’ll learn MoP faster. Chances are, you’ll have a different learning style to those around you. We combine visual, auditory and tactile styles to deliver the material in a way that ensures you will learn faster and more easily
- You’ll be studying MoP with the best. We’ve been named in Training Industry’s “Top 20 IT Training Companies of the Year” every year since 2010. As well as winning many more awards, we’ve trained and certified 101418 professionals, and we’re partners with all of the big names in the business
Benefits
Benefits of Training with Firebrand
- Two options of training - Residential classroom-based, or online courses
- A purpose-built training centre – get access to dedicated Pearson VUE Select facilities
- Certification Guarantee – pass first time or train again free (just pay for accommodation, exams and incidental costs)
- Everything you need to certify – you’ll sit your exam at the earliest available opportunity after the course - either immediately after your classroom course, or as soon as there are slots available, if you've taken it online
- No hidden extras – one cost covers everything you need to certify
Curriculum
You'll gain an understanding of:
- The scope and objectives of portfolio management and how it differs from programme and project management
- The benefits from applying portfolio management
- The context within which it operates
- The principles upon which successful portfolio management is based
- The approaches to implementation, the factors to consider in maintaining progress, and how to assess the success of portfolio management
- The purposes of the portfolio management definition and delivery cycles and their component practices, and relevant techniques applicable to each practice
- The purpose and key content of the major portfolio documents
- The scope of key portfolio management roles
You'll learn how to apply MoP guidance, including how to:
- Define the business case to get senior management approval for portfolio management
- Plan the implementation of portfolio management
- Select and adapt MoP principles, practices and techniques to suit different organisational environments
- Evaluate examples of MoP information (including documents and role descriptions)
- Analyse the solutions adopted in relation to a given scenario
You'll learn all the above by covering the following topics:
Overview
- Facts, terms and concepts relating to an Overview of portfolio management.
- Terms and concepts relevant to an overview of portfolio management.
- Applying and tailoring MoP to a scenario.
- Identifying, analysing and distinguishing between appropriate and inappropriate application of the syllabus area to a scenario.
Implement, Sustain and Measure
- Facts, terms and concepts relating to implementing, sustaining and measuring portfolio management.
- How to implement, sustain and measure portfolio management.
- Applying and tailoring the recommended approaches taken to implementing, sustaining and measuring portfolio management to a scenario.
- Identifying, analysing and distinguishing between appropriate and inappropriate application of the recommended approaches to implementing, sustaining and measuring portfolio management within a scenario.
Strategic and Organisational Context
- Facts, terms and concepts relating to the relationships between portfolio management and other corporate functions and activities with a role in delivering strategic objectives.
- Key aspects of the relationships between the portfolio and other corporate functions and activities with a role in delivering strategic objectives.
- Applying and tailoring MoP to a scenario.
- Identifying, analysing and distinguishing between appropriate and inappropriate application of the syllabus area to a scenario.
Portfolio Management Principles
- Facts, terms and concepts relating to the principles upon which efficient and effective approaches to portfolio management are built.
- Principles upon which efficient and effective approaches to portfolio management are built.
- Applying and tailoring the portfolio management principles to a scenario.
- Identifying, analysing and distinguishing between appropriate and inappropriate application of the portfolio management principles to a scenario.
Portfolio Definition Cycle
- Facts, terms and concepts relating to the portfolio definition cycle.
- Terms and concepts relating to the portfolio definition cycle.
- Apply and tailor the practices and techniques of the portfolio definition cycle to a scenario.
- Identify, analyse and distinguish between appropriate and inappropriate application of portfolio definition practices and techniques to a scenario.
Portfolio Delivery Cycle
- Facts, terms and concepts relating to the portfolio delivery cycle.
- Terms and concepts relating to the portfolio delivery cycle.
- Applying and tailoring the practices, techniques and responsibilities of the portfolio delivery cycle to a scenario.
- Identifying, analysing and distinguishing between appropriate and inappropriate application of portfolio delivery practices and techniques to a scenario.
Roles and Documentation
- Facts, terms and concepts relating to the main portfolio management roles and key documentation.
- Definitions and concepts relevant to the main portfolio management roles and key documentation.
- Applying and tailoring MoP to a scenario.
- Identifying, analysing and distinguishing between appropriate and inappropriate application of the syllabus area to a scenario.
Exam Track
At the end of this accelerated course, you’ll sit the following exam at the Firebrand Training centre, covered by your Certification Guarantee:
MoP Foundation Exam
- Duration: 40 minutes
- Number of questions: 50
- Question format: Multiple-choice; closed book
- Passing score: 50%
MoP Practitioner Exam
- Duration: 3 Hours
- Number of questions: 4 (20 marks per question)
- Passing score: 50%
- Question Format: MoP guide book permitted. No other material can be used
What's Included
Included:
- Accredited courseware
- Management of Portfolios - ISBN: 9780113312948
Thynk ATO of AXELOS Limited offers the MoP® course on this page and is a registered trade mark of AXELOS Limited. All rights reserved.
Your accelerated course includes:
- Accommodation *
- Meals, unlimited snacks, beverages, tea and coffee *
- On-site exams **
- Exam vouchers **
- Practice tests **
- Certification Guarantee ***
- Courseware
- Up-to 12 hours of instructor-led training each day
- 24-hour lab access
- Digital courseware **
- * For residential training only. Doesn't apply for online courses
- ** Some exceptions apply. Please refer to the Exam Track or speak with our experts
- *** Pass first time or train again free (just pay for accommodation, exams and incidental costs)
Prerequisites
We recommend that you are familiar with portfolio management concepts and the basic functions of portfolio management within an organisation.
Unsure whether you meet the prerequisites? Don’t worry. Your training consultant will discuss your background with you to understand if this course is right for you.
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