Management of Risk (M_o_R®) Practitioner

Overview

A certain amount of risk taking is inevitable if an organisation is both to achieve objectives and exploit opportunities effectively. The adoption of well managed risk taking is likely to lead to sustainable improvements in service improvement and business growth. The Framework will allow organizations to perceive potential problems before they either arise or become a threat to achievement.

This is a one and a half day course.  Day one of this course covers detailed exam scenarios and sample questions, on the second day delegates commence the 3 hour exam. 

Prerequisites

• To attend this you course you must have already passed the M_o_R Foundation exam 
• Please take approx 20 hours of time to look through your M_o_R materials before attending, so that you are fully prepared to have the best chances of passing the examination. It is with regret that, owing to the requirement to complete 20 hours of pre-course work, QA is unable to allow late bookings on this course. A minimum of two-weeks is required.
• To book on this M_o_R Practitioner course, delegates must provide details of their M_o_R Foundation exam results by giving their candidate number or date of exam for verification to be made with the exam board. 
• It is with regret that, owing to the requirement to complete 20 hours of pre-course work, QA is unable to allow late bookings on this course. A minimum of two-weeks is required  Please note you will be expected to bring with you, or purchase, the Management of Risk: Guidance for Practitioner publication as well as the additional guides ABC Consulting Limited Management of Risk Sample Risk Documents and Worked Examples of some of the Common Techniques.

You must bring signed photo ID with you on any exams (passport, driving licence, student card) as you will be asked to produce it by the invigilator prior to the exam.  You must also be familiar with the APMG Terms and Conditions of Certification which can be found on the APMG International website.

Course Outline

The first day of this course covers detailed exam scenarios and sample questions, on the second day delegates commence the 3 hour exam at 10:00.  The last day finishes at approximately 13.00.

Day One
During the first day the participants will be given exam scenarios and questions similar to those they will face in the practitioner exam. Each question session will include an explanation and rationale to help delegates understand the particular syllabus area being tested.  This will be a structured day offering opportunities for practitioner exam candidates to try out different styles of exam questions.
The trainer will provide help and support throughout this time. It will be expected that candidates supplement the learning from day 1 of the course by completing personal study in the evening.

Day Two (Delegates sit the exam at 10:00)
This examination is aiming to measure whether a candidate would be able to apply M_o_R to a business environment. This will include understanding of how to apply M_o_R from the Strategic, Programme, Project and Operational perspectives.  To this end they need to exhibit the competence required for the Foundation qualification, and show that they can apply M_o_R to address the needs and problems of a specific scenario but from the four perspectives already mentioned. Specifically, candidates must be able to: 

• Show they understand the framework of M_o_R and how that might be applied to address the particular circumstances of a given project scenario. 
• Show they understand the relationships between the four core concepts and can apply this understanding. 
• Demonstrate an understanding of how the M_o_R Principles can be applied to a set of circumstances 
• Demonstrate that they understand the specific process steps to identify, assess and control risks and how those steps can be supported by the Common Techniques. 
• Understand the application of the documents within the M_o_R Approach 
• Show that they can understand how to Embed & Review M_o_R within a business environment