Management of Portfolios (MoP)® Foundation E-learning

About the course

The Management of Portfolios (MoP) guidance provides advice and examples of how to apply principles, practices and techniques which help to optimise an organisation's investment in change, alongside its business as usual (BAU) work. MoP helps organisations to answer a fundamental question:

Are we sure this investment is right for us and how will it contribute to our strategic objectives?

Investment is the key word because portfolio management is about investing in the right change initiatives and implementing them correctly. MoP achieves this by ensuring that:

• The programmes and projects undertaken are prioritised in terms of their contribution to the organisation's strategic objectives and overall level of risk
• Programmes and projects are managed consistently to ensure efficient and effective delivery
• Benefits realisation is maximised to provide the greatest return (in terms of strategic contribution and efficiency savings) from the investment made

MoP Foundation e-learning covers all of the foundation qualification syllabus topics of the MoP guidance.

Accredited MoP® training is provided by ILX Group, an ATO of AXELOS Limited.  MoP® is a registered trademark of AXELOS Limited, used under permission of AXELOS Limited. All rights reserved.

Eligibility

This 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
• Project appraisers

Duration

This course will take approximately 12 hours to complete.

Skills Covered

The Foundation level qualification measures understanding of the principles, cycles, practices, techniques, roles, responsibilities, documents and organizational context within which portfolio management operates. Specifically by the end of the course you should 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