MoP ® Portfolio Management Courses

What is MoP?

Programmes and projects have been the focus of organisations’ efforts to manage change for many years. More recently, portfolio management has come to the fore as organisations have become increasingly aware that delivery is only half the battle. Just as important is whether or not the change initiatives are the ‘right’ ones and whether the potential return on investment is achieved.

Portfolios represent the totality of an organisation’s investment (or segment thereof) on changes required to achieve its strategic objectives. Portfolio management is a coordinated collection of strategic processes and decisions that together enable a more effective balance of organisational change and business as usual.

MoP is an acronym of Management of Portfolios. MoP training will help you and your organisation make decisions about implementing the right changes to business as usual. MoP provides a 'bird's eye view' of all change activities, both those in planning and those in delivery. This provides a clear line of sight about what is in the portfolio, what it is costing, what risks are faced, what progress is being made and the impact on your organisation's business as usual operations.

Portfolio Management is concerned with ensuring:

the programmes and projects undertaken are the right ones in the context of the organisation’s strategic objectives;
successful delivery at a collective level;
that benefits realisation is maximised; and
that lessons are identified, disseminated and applied in the future.

Our courses

We offer three MoP courses, each with a range of delivery modes - in-house classroom, self study and eLearning:

What our courses cover

Our MoP courses equip individuals with the knowledge, proven methods and techniques to manage a portfolio of projects and programmes. They cover:

Portfolio management model: Understanding the principles and practices of portfolio management, including portfolio definition and delivery practices.
Strategic and organisational context: Aligning portfolio management with strategic planning, budgeting, resource allocation, and corporate governance.
Portfolio management principles: Emphasising senior management commitment, governance alignment, strategy alignment, and creating an energised change culture.
Portfolio definition and delivery cycles: Detailed practices for portfolio definition and delivery, including management control, benefits management, financial management, risk management, and stakeholder engagement.
Roles and documentation: Understanding the roles within portfolio management, such as Portfolio Manager and Portfolio Benefits Manager, and the necessary documentation like portfolio strategy and financial plans.
Implementation and sustainability: Techniques for implementing, sustaining, and measuring portfolio management, including assessing portfolio management maturity.

Techniques and tools discussed in the course, such as how to develop a balanced portfolio, can help organisations to optimise the value and risk exposure of their investments in projects and programmes.

Why you should take our courses

The purpose of our courses is to provide a robust foundation of knowledge for anyone involved in portfolio management. Successful candidates will have the knowledge and understanding necessary to contribute constructively to teams specifying, developing, implementing, delivering and sustaining portfolios.

Benefits for individuals

Enhanced Career Prospects: Certification can open doors to advanced roles in portfolio management, project management, and strategic planning.
Improved Decision-Making Skills: Gain the ability to make informed decisions regarding project selection, prioritization, and resource allocation.
Increased Credibility: Demonstrates your expertise and commitment to best practices in portfolio management, making you a valuable asset to employers.
Better Resource Utilization: Learn techniques to maximize the efficient use of resources, ensuring cost-effective project delivery.
Strategic Alignment: Understand how to align projects and programs with organizational goals and strategies, leading to better overall performance.
Professional Growth: Equip yourself with tools and techniques that enhance your ability to manage complex portfolios and drive successful business change initiatives.

Benefits for organisations

Strategic alignment: Ensures that all projects and programmes are aligned with the organisation's strategic objectives, leading to better overall performance and achievement of goals.
Optimized resource utilisation: Helps in prioritising and allocating resources effectively, ensuring that resources are used efficiently and projects are delivered successfully.
Improved decision-making: Provides a structured approach to decision-making, enabling organisations to make informed and strategic decisions that drive business value.
Enhanced benefit realisation: Focuses on identifying, quantifying, and tracking the benefits of projects and programmes, ensuring that the organiszation maximises the value realised from its investments.
More effective risk management: Offers a structured approach to identifying, assessing, and mitigating risks, ensuring that projects are delivered on time and within budget.
Increased transparency and accountability: Improves decision-making processes, increases transparency, and enhances accountability within the organisation.

Why we are the best value

Our MoP courses cover the breadth and depth of portfolio management. They are presented in a clear, predictable manner with key concepts reinforced and broken down into manageable sections, making them enjoyable courses.

We recognise that studying and sitting exams can be a stressful time on top of the day-to-day commitments of our lives. Therefore the structure and flow of the course provides predictability and confidence that the learner will be able to plan and manage their own learning experience and to grasp key concepts quickly. This results in being confident in your ability to pass the certification exams and to be able to apply what has been learnt to work practice.

And we are able to offer one-on-one tutor support to those taking our Self Study and eLearning courses, so you won't feel isolated, and can clear up any aspects of the course content or its application in your organisation that may be causing concern.

Our courses were developed by Geoff Rankins, our Lead Trainer and Instructional Designer. He has worked in project management for more than 40 years, has set up several portfolio management offices and has been a Practitioner of MoP since 2011 when it was first offered by APMG (it's now offered by Peoplecert). His systematic approach to courseware and eLearning development is recognised by many Accredited Training Organisations and fellow trainers globally. Our Self Study and eLearning courses are based on our classroom courses; the eLearning format allows us to add content to most sessions that increases the value and clarity of what is being covered.

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