MoP® Courses – Auckland

This is a two day course with the Foundation exam included in the form of a voucher for an online sitting, the official guide in digital  format (print version is available as optional extra), a CC Learning workbook, and catering if attending live.

It is recommended for managers who have responsibility for ensuring that their organisation's projects and programmes are properly co-ordinated in order to successfully deliver the required strategic objectives. Topics covered are: Portfolio Management Concepts, Implementing Portfolio Management and Portfolio Definition and Delivery Cycles. The fee includes examination fees, refreshments and MoP manual.

The purpose of the Foundation certification is to confirm you have sufficient knowledge and understanding to work as an informed member of a Portfolio Office or in a range of portfolio management roles. The Foundation level is also a pre-requisite for the Practitioner certification.

Exam Format

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

Please note that there is preparatory work expected before the course and homework during the course.

This course includes 4 days of training with the Foundation and practitioner exams included in the form of a voucher for online sittings, the official guide in digital  format (print version is available as optional extra), a CC Learning workbook set, and catering if attending live. 

It is recommended for managers who have responsibility for ensuring that their organisation's projects and programmes are properly co-ordinated in order to successfully deliver the required strategic objectives.  Some topics covered are: Implementing Portfolio Management, Portfolio Definition Cycle, Portfolio Delivery Cycle. 

The purpose of the Foundation certification is to confirm you have sufficient knowledge and understanding to work as an informed member of a Portfolio Office or in a range of portfolio management roles. The Foundation level is also a pre-requisite for the Practitioner certification.

Exam Format

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

The purpose of the Practitioner certification is to confirm you have 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. You 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. Your individual expertise, the complexity of the portfolio, and the support provided will also influence the impact the Practitioner can achieve.

Exam Format

• Objective testing
• 4 questions per paper with 20 marks available per question - all question items will be worth 1 mark, making the total number of marks available per paper 80
• 40 marks required to pass (out of 80 available) - 50%
• 3 hours duration
• Open book exam (MoP guide only).

Please note that there is preparatory work expected before the course and homework during the course.

This course is run over two days, with the practitioner examination included in the form of a voucher for an online sitting.

The course is recommended for managers who have responsibility for ensuring that their organisation's projects and programmes are properly co-ordinated in order to successfully deliver the required strategic objectives. A foundation pass is a pre-requisite. The fee includes examination fee, workbook set and refreshments (where live).

Please note that there is preparatory work required before the course and homework each evening during the course.

The purpose of the Practitioner certification is to confirm you have 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. You 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. Your individual expertise, the complexity of the portfolio, and the support provided will also influence the impact the Practitioner can achieve.

Exam Format

• Objective testing
• 4 questions per paper with 20 marks available per question - all question items will be worth 1 mark, making the total number of marks available per paper 80
• 40 marks required to pass (out of 80 available) - 50%
• 3 hours duration
• Open book exam (MoP guide only).