MoV^® Certifications - Value Management

Purpose of the Foundation Certification

The purpose of the Foundation level certification is to confirm that you have sufficient knowledge and understanding of the MoV guidance to:

• Contribute effectively to MoV activities led by others
• Understand and explain MoV to others
• Pre-qualify for the MoV Practitioner Exam or for other training and certification systems in Value Management.

Target Audience

The MoV certification is intended for three groups of people:

• Management and staff in an organization wishing to acquire an understanding of MoV, whether MoV is embedded in their organization or not.
• The PPM community, for whom the guide is aimed at those involved in directing, managing, supporting and delivering portfolios, programmes and projects. This includes Senior Management, Programme Managers, Project Managers, Change Managers and Project and Programme Office staff and their sponsors.
• Those who apply the methods in other PPM guides to build on and enhance the activities to maximise value and delivery of benefits.

Examination Format

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

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Purpose of the Practitioner Certification

The purpose of the Practitioner certification is to confirm whether you have achieved sufficient understanding of how to apply and tailor MoV in a scenario situation. You should, with suitable direction and facilitation skills, be able to start applying the method to real situations but may not be sufficiently skilled or experienced to do this appropriately in all situations. Your individual experience, the level of support available and the complexity of the situation to which MoV is to be applied will impact what you can achieve.

Target Audience

The MoV Practitioner certification is intended for three groups of people:

• Management and staff in an organization wishing to use MoV and whether MoV is embedded in their organization or not.
• The PPM community, for whom the guide is aimed at those involved in directing, managing, supporting and delivering portfolios, programmes and projects. This includes Senior Management, Programme Managers, Project Managers, Change Managers and Project and Programme Office staff and their sponsors.
• Those who apply the methods in other PPM guides to build on and enhance the activities to maximise value and delivery of benefits.

Examination Format

• Objective testing format
• Eight questions per paper with 10 marks available per question - all question items will be worth one mark, making the total number of marks available per paper 80
• Two and a half hours’ duration
• 40 marks required (out of 80 available) to pass - 50%
• Open book exam (MoV guide only).

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