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Belgium	en fr nl
France	fr
Italy	it
Luxembourg	en fr
Spain	es
Switzerland	de en fr
Netherlands	nl

MoP Foundation Course

The MoP® Foundation course is designed for people who require a general level of MoP understanding. The course provides knowledge about the principles, cycles, practices, techniques, roles, responsibilities, documents and organisational context within which portfolio management operates.

MoP Foundation aims to ensure that a candidate can act as an informed member of a Portfolio Office or in a range of portfolio management roles.

Objectives

Following the completion of the MoP Foundation course participants should:

Know and understand the scope and objectives of portfolio management and how it differs from programme and project management
Know and understand the benefits from applying portfolio management and the context within which it operates
Know and understand the principles upon which successful portfolio management is based
Know and understand approaches to implementation, the factors to consider in maintaining progress, and how to assess the success of portfolio management
Know and understand purposes of the portfolio management definition and delivery cycles and their component practices, and relevant techniques applicable to each practice
Know and understand purpose and key content of the major portfolio documents
Know and understand scope of key portfolio management roles.
Pass the MoP Foundation exam

Target audience

All those involved in a range of formal and informal portfolio management roles encompassing investment decision making, project and programme delivery, and benefits realization
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; and business case writers and project appraisers.

MoP Foundation Exam

40 minutes
50 questions
Objective Test Questions
50% pass mark
Closed book

Upon successful completion of the exam and following confirmation of the results, the participants will receive a unique, secure and auditable electronic certificate from PeopleCert.

Prerequisites

It is desirable, but not essential, that participants have some work-experience on projects and programmes. Some pre-read material is provided prior to the training and is expected to be fully read before attending the course.

Documentation

The following course material is included for this training:

Pre-Course Study Materials

The course preparation materials include a structured Pre-Course Study Guide – available online

MoP Foundation Material

This material contains the official MoP manual*, case study, exercises and solutions, MoP Glossary, Foundation test-exams and hints & tips for the Foundation Examination.

1 year of PeopleCert Membership

The Membership includes learning assets like templates, reports and the free download of Standards and Guides (including ITIL and PPM guides).

*Digital manual for virtual courses, paper manual for classroom courses.

Why QRP

We guarantee a comprehensive learning experience. Our course includes pre-course material, manual, practice tests and the official exam.
Take advantage of our 20 years’ experience delivering best practice training across the world.
We provide expertise: QRP trainers are carefully selected from our specialized network. Most trainers are accredited on multiple Best Practices.
Our MoP training courses are fully accredited by PeopleCert.

Classroom
Virtual

Classroom

Location

Brussels

Duration

3 days, 21 hours

Languages

English

Amount

€ 2020+ VAT

Included

MoP Foundation Exam
Take2: Free Exam Resit
Pre-Course Study Guide
Official Paper Manual
Digital Course Material
1 year of PeopleCert Membership
Practice Tests
Simulated Mock Exams

Upcoming courses

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15-16-17 September 2025	Brussels
17-18-19 November 2025	Brussels

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