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 already 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 already 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.
Prerequisites
- To take the MoV Practitioner examination, you must hold a current MoV Foundation certificate.
Booking an Exam where prerequisites apply
Please ensure that before you book an exam where a prerequisite is required, that you hold verified proof of completion of that prerequisite (i.e. certificate, or letter from AXELOS or former Examination Institute confirming you hold a current certification). Your examination results will be withheld until the correct prerequisite is provided to PeopleCert. If you are unable to provide the required prerequisite, then you will need to successfully complete the prerequisite before the higher-level exam result is released.
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. Candidates may use the official printed hard copy of the Management of Value. The manual may be annotated and tabulated but no sticky notes and loose leaf papers containing additional notes will be allowed.
Due to the impact of the coronavirus, from 13 April 2020 to 31 January 2021 individuals are now permitted to print PDFs for exams and use PDFs or official e-books on a second e-device (portable digital devices such as smartphones, tablets and laptops) during open book exams.
Certification Expiry Date
The MoV Practitioner certification does not have an expiry date.
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