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Management of Portfolios® Foundation Certification
Management of Portfolios® Foundation Certification
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About This Course

Project portfolio management ensures that your organization selects and manages the projects and programs which make the best contribution to your corporate objectives. Portfolio managers do this by establishing a clear line of sight between strategy and delivery of the portfolio.

MoP® helps organizations to:

  • Choose the right projects and programmes, delivering a measurable contribution to strategic objectives
  • Remove redundant and duplicate projects and programmes
  • Realize benefits that align with corporate strategy
  • Report effectively to improve transparency, accountability and corporate governance.

This 3-day Foundation level course gives you an introductory understanding of the MoP method so that you can work confidently in a MoP environment.

Prerequisites

There are no prerequisites for this course. You should be working in or have a good knowledge of project portfolio management or be a senior project manager. You need to complete some study before the course. We’ll provide all the reading materials you need so you will be well prepared before you come to class.

Who Should Attend

  • C-level executives including: CFO, CAO, COO, CIO and Executive / Senior VP
  • Senior managers responsible for long-term planning and strategy
  • Portfolio / Program Office staff who manage portfolio delivery or enable portfolio level decision making
  • Portfolio, Program and Senior Project Managers responsible for delivering change initiatives in the portfolio

What You’ll Learn

  • Explain the strategic and organizational context of portfolio management
  • Describe the 5 Principles of MoP including governance alignment and the portfolio office
  • State the 5 practices necessary for a successful Portfolio Definition cycle including prioritization, balancing and planning the portfolio
  • Understand the 7 practices of a Portfolio Delivery cycle, including risk, stakeholder and financial management
  • Identify appropriate portfolio roles and understand your responsibilities in delivering the portfolio successfully.

Course Materials and Fees

The fee for this course includes the exam voucher and textbook.

Additional Notes

MoP® Foundation exam

This exam is designed to test your knowledge and understanding of MoP®

  • 40 minutes
  • 50 multiple choice questions with 1 mark for each question
  • Closed book exam
  • 50% needed to pass so a score of 25 / 50 is required

Take2 Re-sit Exam Service may be purchased prior to sitting your initial exam. It allows you to re-sit your exam within 6 months of your initial exam date. You will be notified by e-mail that a re-sit exam is available and you will be invited to schedule it and take it exclusively through PeopleCert Online Proctoring from the comfort of your home or office (webcam required).

As of January 2023, MoP® Foundation and Practitioner certificates expire after 3 years and exams must be retaken to keep certificates active. It is also possible to accumulate 20 continuous development points in the AXELOS membership in order to maintain an active MoP® certification status.

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These MoP courses are offered by Okazy Consulting through license to Algonquin College Corporate Training. Algonquin College Corporate Training has been accredited by PEOPLECERT as Accredited Training Organization (ATO). Algonquin College Corporate Training has been approved to deliver MoP® courses and exams.

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Algonquin College Corporate Training is an Authorized Training Partner of the Project Management Institute. PMP’s can claim 26 PDUs for this course (6 Ways of working, 10 Power skills, 10 Business acumen).

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MoP® is a registered trade mark of PeopleCert, used under permission of PeopleCert. All rights reserved.

Contact

For more information about individual or group registration or to be notified of upcoming dates, please contact us.

Call: 1-833-282-6852

Email: training@algonquincollege.com

$ 2399
3 Days
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Mar 17-19
Quantity

If you are registering 8 or more participants in one class, please contact us for group registration.

Courses are posted up to 12 months in advance.

Government of Canada Employees

Take advantage of our Standing Offers and Supply Arrangements with the Government of Canada to receive a discount when you register for training.

For learners requiring special accommodations, please visit Documentation Requirements | Centre for Accessible Learning (algonquincollege.com), fill out the required form and send supporting documentation to trainingacct@algonquincollege.com. Please note that we need a minimum of three business days to accommodate your request.