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Syllabus
The MoP exam questions have the following main categories:
- Overview
- Implement, sustain and measure
- Strategic and organizational context
- Portfolio management principles
- Portfolio definition cycle
- Portfolio delivery cycle
- Roles and documentation
Each area has a certain number of questions in the exam. The exam simulator uses the same categories, and the same number of questions in each category. At the end of each simulated exam, you will receive a breakdown of your score in each area, so that you can know which areas are causing you trouble and learn more about them.
According to PeopleCert, the following is the detailed syllabus for the exam:
- Overview
- Know facts, terms and concepts relating to an Overview of portfolio management. Specifically to recall:
- The definitions of portfolio and portfolio management.
- The portfolio management model and the relationship between the principles, cycles, practices and relevant techniques.
- The names of the portfolio definition practices.
- The names of the portfolio delivery practices.
- Understand the terms and concepts relevant to an overview of portfolio management. Specifically to identify:
- The scope of portfolios and portfolio management and the differences from projects/project management and programmes/programme management.
- The local circumstances that will affect how the MoP principles and practices will be adapted and how cost effective approaches can be adopted.
- The objectives and benefits of portfolio management.
- Know facts, terms and concepts relating to an Overview of portfolio management. Specifically to recall:
- Implement, sustain and measure
- Know facts, terms and concepts relating to implementing, sustaining and measuring portfolio management. Specifically to recall:
- The three broad approaches to implementing portfolio management.
- The benefits of assessing the impact of portfolio management.
- Understand how to implement, sustain and measure portfolio management. Specifically to identify:
- When each approach to implementation is most relevant, the advantages of planned approaches to implementation, and the first seven steps (and their benefits) in a staged implementation of portfolio management.
- The factors to consider in sustaining progress.
- Approaches to assessing portfolio management maturity and the impact of portfolio management including examples of performance metrics that can be employed.
- Know facts, terms and concepts relating to implementing, sustaining and measuring portfolio management. Specifically to recall:
- Strategic and organizational context
- Know facts, terms and concepts relating to the relationships between portfolio management and other corporate functions and activities with a role in delivering strategic objectives. Specifically to recall:
- The 6 key functions/activities that portfolio management needs to coordinate with to achieve strategic objectives.
- Understand the key aspects of the relationships between the portfolio and other corporate functions and activities with a role in delivering strategic objectives. Specifically to identify:
- How portfolio management and business as usual (BAU) coordinate to deliver strategic objectives.
- How portfolio management and strategic planning coordinate to deliver strategic objectives.
- How portfolio management and budgeting and resource allocation coordinate to deliver strategic objectives.
- How portfolio management and programme and project management coordinate to deliver strategic objectives.
- How portfolio management and performance management coordinate to deliver strategic objectives.
- How portfolio management supports effective corporate governance.
- Know facts, terms and concepts relating to the relationships between portfolio management and other corporate functions and activities with a role in delivering strategic objectives. Specifically to recall:
- Portfolio management principles
- Know facts, terms and concepts relating to the principles upon which efficient and effective approaches to portfolio management are built. Specifically to recall:
- The names of the five principles upon which effective portfolio management is based.
- Understand the principles upon which efficient and effective approaches to portfolio management are built. Specifically to identify:
- The keys to success in relation to principle 1: Senior management commitment and specifically, the ways in which:
- Senior management engagement supports effective portfolio management.
- Senior managers should support portfolio management.
- The keys to success in relation to principle 2: Governance alignment, and issues to consider in an effective portfolio governance structure.
- The keys to success in relation to principle 3: Strategy alignment, and specifically:
- Approaches and techniques to align programmes and projects with organizational strategy.
- Techniques that facilitate strategic alignment even where strategic measures are not clearly defined.
- The keys to success in relation to principle 4: Portfolio Office, and specifically:
- The services it provides.
- How it differs from a programme or project office.
- The keys to success in relation to principle 5: An energized change culture and specifically:
- The elements of an energized change culture.
- The energy states.
- Sources of organizational energy.
- The keys to success in relation to principle 1: Senior management commitment and specifically, the ways in which:
- Know facts, terms and concepts relating to the principles upon which efficient and effective approaches to portfolio management are built. Specifically to recall:
- Portfolio definition cycle
- Know facts, terms and concepts relating to the portfolio definition cycle. Specifically to recall the purpose(s) of:
- The portfolio definition cycle and its key output.
- The portfolio definition practices:
- Understand
- Categorize
- Prioritize
- Balance
- Plan
- Understand the terms and concepts relating to the portfolio definition cycle. Specifically to identify:
- The results of a well functioning portfolio definition cycle and the implications where this is not the case.
- The techniques, key features and uses, of:
- Three point estimating and reference class forecasting.
- Driver-based strategic contribution analysis.
- Multi-criteria analysis.
- Decision conferencing.
- Clear line of sight planning.
- What is involved and the keys to success in the…
- understand practice
- categorize practice
- prioritize practice
- balance practice
- plan practice
- Know facts, terms and concepts relating to the portfolio definition cycle. Specifically to recall the purpose(s) of:
- Portfolio delivery cycle
- Know facts, terms and concepts relating to the portfolio delivery cycle. Specifically to recall the purpose(s) of:
- The portfolio delivery cycle.
- The portfolio delivery practices:
- Management control
- Benefits management
- Financial management
- Risk management
- Stakeholder engagement
- Organizational governance
- Resource management
- Understand the terms and concepts relating to the portfolio delivery cycle. Specifically to identify:
- The results of a well functioning portfolio delivery cycle and the implications where this is not the case.
- The techniques of:
- Management by exception
- One version of the truth
- Staged release of funding
- Clear line of sight reporting
- Champion-challenger model
- What is involved, the main elements, and keys to success of the…
- management control practice
- benefits management practice
- financial management practice
- risk management practice
- stakeholder engagement practice
- organizational governance practice
- resource management practice
- The challenges and solutions to effective dependency management.
- Know facts, terms and concepts relating to the portfolio delivery cycle. Specifically to recall the purpose(s) of:
- Roles and documentation
- Know facts, terms and concepts relating to the main portfolio management roles and key documentation. Specifically to recall:
- The purposes of the main portfolio management roles identified in MoP:
- Portfolio Direction Group/Investment Committee
- Portfolio Progress Group/Change Delivery Committee
- Business Change Director/Portfolio Director
- Portfolio Manager
- Portfolio Benefits Manager
- The purposes of the main portfolio management documentation:
- Portfolio Management Framework
- Portfolio Benefits Management Framework
- Portfolio Strategy
- Portfolio Delivery Plan
- Portfolio Benefits Realization Plan
- Portfolio Financial Plan
- Portfolio Resource Schedule
- Portfolio Stakeholder Engagement and Communication Plan
- Portfolio Dashboard Report
- The purposes of the main portfolio management roles identified in MoP:
- Understand the definitions and concepts relevant to the main portfolio management roles and key documentation. Specifically to identify:
- The responsibilities of the main portfolio roles identified in MoP:
- Portfolio Direction Group/Investment Committee
- Portfolio Progress Group/Change Delivery Committee
- Business Change Director/Portfolio Director
- Portfolio Manager
- Portfolio Benefits Manager
- The recommended contents of the main portfolio management documentation:
- Portfolio Management Framework
- Portfolio Benefits Management Framework
- Portfolio Strategy
- Portfolio Delivery Plan
- Portfolio Benefits Realization Plan
- Portfolio Financial Plan
- Portfolio Resource Schedule
- Portfolio Stakeholder Engagement and Communication Plan
- Portfolio Dashboard Report
- The responsibilities of the main portfolio roles identified in MoP:
- Know facts, terms and concepts relating to the main portfolio management roles and key documentation. Specifically to recall:
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