Purpose of Practitioner Certifiation:
The purpose of the Practitioner certification is to confirm whether the candidate has achieved sufficient understanding of how to apply and tailor the MoP guidance and to analyse portfolio data, documentation and roles in relation to a scenario situation. A successful Practitioner candidate should, with suitable support, be able to advise on the implementation of appropriate practices and techniques, and apply the method to a live portfolio, but may not be sufficiently skilled to do this appropriately for all situations. Their individual expertise, the complexity of the portfolio, and the support provided will also influence the impact the Practitioner can achieve.
Audience:
MoP Practitioner qualification is targeted for professionals:
- Involved in a range of formal and informal portfolio management roles encompassing investment decision making, project and program delivery, and benefits realization.
- Involved in the selection and delivery of business change initiatives.
- Acting as experienced portfolio managers, managing large and complex portfolios of change initiatives.
- Members of portfolio offices and senior managers such as, financial managers, quality managers involved in setting strategic goals and giving direction to the organization’s portfolio of changes organization’s portfolio of changes.
Roles:
- Members of Management Boards
- Directors of Change
- Senior Responsible Owners (SROs)
- Portfolio, program, project, business change and benefits managers
- Business case writers
- Project appraisers
Prerequisites:
Candidates are required to have passed the MoP Foundation exam in order to be certified at the Practitioner level.
Course Materials:
Participants receive a copy of the classroom presentation material and the handbook, which contains reference materials. It is mandatory for participants to have the official Management of Portfolios (MoP) Book.
Examination:
- Objective testing format
- Four questions per paper with 20 marks available per question – all question items will be worth one mark, making the total number of marks available per paper 80
- Three hours allowed Open book exam (MoP guide only)
- 40 marks required (out of 80 available) to pass – 50%.
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