There are no entry requirements for this course.

Participants must successfully complete the MoP® Foundation Exam prior to attempting the MoP® Practitioner Exam.

The Foundation Course will enable students to understand the:

• Scope and objectives of portfolio management and how it differs from programme and project management;
• 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; and
• Be fully prepared to undertake the Foundation exam.

The Practitioner course will enable students to demonstrate their ability 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; and
• Be fully prepared to undertake the Practitioner exam.

The following topics will be covered in the Foundation Course:

• Introduction: What is portfolio management?;
• Value management and its the strategic and organisational context;
• portfolio management principles;
• portfolio management cycles;
• portfolio definition practices;
• portfolio delivery practices;
• portfolio management documents;
• portfolio management roles and responsibilities; and
• Preparation for the Foundation Examination.

The Practitioner course is scenario-based, and focuses on the application of MoP under different programme environments and scenarios. Review and revision sessions of all MoP elements are included throughout the training. Students will work through a range of exercises and case studies in order to broaden and deepen their understanding of Portfolio Management and to prepare for the exam.

MoP Foundation is suitable for professionals involved in a range of formal and informal portfolio management roles encompassing investment decision-making, project and programme delivery, and benefits realisation. The certification is also valuable to those involved in the selection and delivery of business change initiatives, including members of Management Boards and Directors of Change, SROs, Portfolio, Programme, Project, Business Change and Benefits managers, as well as business case writers and project appraisers.

Foundation:

• Multiple choice
• 25 marks required to pass (out of 50 available) – 50%
• 40 minutes duration
• Closed-book

Practitioner:

• Objective testing based on a case study scenario
• 40 marks required to pass (out of 80 available) – 50%
• 3 hours duration
• Restricted open book – The MoP Manual may be used in the exam

Students will be provided with:

• Access to an electronic version of the manual;
• Access to electronic versions of sample exam papers (including answers);
• Printed copy of a student workbook; and
• Access to electronic version of presentation slides.

A hardcopy version of the manual can be purchased at an additional cost.

Students that successfully complete this course may be eligible for

• Accumulation of Continuing Professional Development (CPD) points with the Australian Institute of Project Management (AIPM). See https://aipm.com.au for further information.
• Accumulation of Continuing Professional Development (CPD) points with the Project Management Institute (PMI). See https://pmi.org for further information.

Successful completion of this course also makes the student eligible for Automatic Certified Practicing Project Practitioner (CPPP) with AIPM. See https://aipm.com.au for further information.