MoP Model, Principles, Cycles and Practices
How five principles support the definition and delivery cycles and their twelve practices and techniques.
How to prepare for MoP Foundation
Secure the model and role boundaries first, then connect strategic selection in the definition cycle with coordinated delivery, governance and benefits.
Core concepts
Concept 1
Five principles provide the foundation for effective portfolio definition and delivery.
Exam cue: Use definition for choosing the right initiatives and delivery for doing the chosen initiatives successfully.
Concept 2
The definition cycle uses understand, categorize, prioritize, balance and plan to decide what the portfolio should contain.
Exam cue: Distinguish a principle from a practice and a practice from its supporting techniques.
Concept 3
The delivery cycle uses seven broadly simultaneous practices to deliver, monitor and adapt the agreed portfolio.
Risk pitfalls and guardrails
Treating both cycles as fixed project life cycles.
Guardrail: Do not optimize one initiative in isolation when the stem asks for the best portfolio-wide decision.
Adding techniques to the official list of twelve practices.
Guardrail: Do not optimize one initiative in isolation when the stem asks for the best portfolio-wide decision.
Memory anchors
Five principles
The foundations that support efficient definition and delivery of the portfolio.
Definition cycle
Understand, categorize, prioritize, balance and plan.
Delivery cycle
Seven practices operating broadly simultaneously to deliver and adapt the portfolio.
Checkpoint rule
Do the check-up only after you can summarize each concept in one sentence and identify one dangerous pitfall from memory.
Knowledge Check (after reading)
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Check-up Questions
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