Scoll has moved offices

Scoll Methods has moved its Watford location to bigger and better training offices.

Scoll's bigger training rooms are located closer to Watford High Street so that its customers can take advantage of the excellent Watford shopping centre if they want. Still within easy reach of Watford Junction Main Line Station and Watford's Metropolitan Line Station, we have settled into a smart, modern office suite.

Scoll teaches the new PRINCE2™ Practitioner exam format

Many of you will be familiar with the previous format of the three-hour PRINCE2™ Practitioner exam. This format required delegates to provide in essay form the answers to three questions. The new Practitioner exam format requires delegates to answer nine equally weighted questions on a given project scenario. The types of question that you will complete include multiple -choice, confirming if statements made about the scenario are correct or not, placing proposed options into the sequence suggested by the PRINCE2™ method, and stating whether assertions made about the scenario match with reasons provided to explain the assertion. You must still get 50% overall in order to pass, and are still expected to show your ability to apply the PRINCE2™ method to the project scenario.

Scoll has taught the new exam format and has found it helps delegates to focus their revision and evening reading. It also helps delegates to concentrate on the overall shape of the method and more readily apply it during the classroom exercises.

If you want to know more, contact us now on 0800 458 9121. Or book online and take advantage of our special online booking price.

2008 M_o_R® exam success

Scoll Methods has the best examination pass rate for M_o_R® (risk management) in the world. No failures at Foundation level! The best Practitioner pass rate that there is! And teaching from the new, 2007 version of the M_o_R® manual published by the Office of Government Commerce. Why not come on one of our M_o_R® courses now.

Contact us on 0800 458 9121 to learn more. Or book online and get the special online booking rate.

New MSP™ and M_o_R®

All of Scoll's MSP™ (programme management) and M_o_R® (risk management) courses are based on the new, 2007 guidance published by the Office of Government Commerce. Scoll has not seen any examination failure at Foundation level for any of its M_o_R® exam courses based on this new material.

If you want to know more about the latest programme and risk management guidance, contact us on 0800 458 9121.

Scoll trains Chinese PRINCE2™ trainers

Scoll has been selected by the PRINCE2™ accreditation and examining body, the Association of Project Management (APMG), to train with Scoll's Hong Kong office a number of local candidates interested in becoming PRINCE2™ trainers across China. The Head of Scoll's Training Division, Geoffrey Rose, will join Rose Chu in Beijing in November 2007 to deliver the first of such courses.

New PRINCE2™ Practitioner Exam

After three months of use, the new exam format has been further revised by the Examining Body to exclude questions that penalise you by subtracting marks for any incorrect answer. From now on, you will only get rewarded for answering a question correctly and not penalised for any incorrect answer that you may offer.

Statistics from APMG (PRINCE2™ Examining Body) indicate that you are more likely to pass the new exam. Results from exams taken between 1 January and 7 March 2008 indicate that almost 90% of exam candidates pass the new exam, in comparison to 72% passing the previous exam format. As a result, APMG has already considered, but, for now, decided against increasing the pass mark from 50% to 60% (it was considering an increase in the rate from June 2008). Instead, APMG intends to continue to monitor the pass rate situation and determine whether to act in future. We will keep you updated!

Contact us on 0800 458 9121 to book a course before the APMG puts up the pass mark.

Scoll wins local government contract

Scoll Methods has won the contract with the London Borough of Waltham Forest to run its PRINCE2™ project management and MSP™ programme management courses over the next 12 months. By offering a combination of on-site training and places on its public courses held at its training centre in Watford, Scoll is providing a flexible approach to satisfying Waltham Forest's needs. Scoll is pleased to continue a relationship with Waltham Forest that includes the provision of programme management consultancy services on one of the Borough's major change programmes.

If you want to know more about how Scoll can meet your project and programme management training needs, contact us on 0800 458 9121.

Proposed M_o_R® Practitioner Exam Change

The APMG, the M_o_R® examining body, has announced its intention to change the format of the M_o_R ® Practitioner exam to the format used for testing MSP™ and PRINCE2™. APMG is presently planning to move over to the new exam from end December 2008 following a 3-month period during which both the present and future exam format will be available. Scoll will be offering the new exam format from the start of this 3-month period which is the end of September 2008.

The types of question that you will complete include multiple-choice, confirming if statements made about a previously unseen company scenario are correct or not, placing proposed options into the sequence suggested by the M_o_R® guidance, and stating whether assertions made about the scenario match with reasons provided to explain the assertion. You must still get 50% overall in order to pass, and are still expected to show your ability to apply the M_o_R® guidance to a given company scenario.

If you want to know more about the latest risk management guidance and qualifications, contact us on 0800 458 9121.

Plans to Update PRINCE2™ Guidance

Plans are still on track to replace the existing PRINCE2™ manual in the first quarter of 2009. As well as reflecting latest project management thinking, the guidance will integrate the 2007 developments in the Office of Government Commerce's risk management guidance.

The revised manual will not change the underlying principles of PRINCE2. The key differences between the contents of the existing and the new manuals are:

If you want to know more, click here.

New Scoll Methods Staff

To cope with an ever-growing work volume, Scoll is delighted to welcome Bina Haria as a new member of its team. Bina is helping with the production and delivery of course material, and general administrative tasks.

MSP Practitioner Exam goes open book

Your MSP^TM manual can now be your companion during the the OTE MSP^TM Practitioner exam. From 1st June 2008 you are allowed to take your tagged but un-annotated MSP^TM manual into the 2.5 hours exam BUT you have to achieve a 60% mark in the MSP^TM Foundation exam to be allowed to sit the exam. The Foundation exam stays closed book.

Until 1st September 2008 you can be awarded an MSP^TM Foundation exam pass with a 50% mark. Grab the last opportunity for this low pass mark on our holiday priced MSP^TM course 18 - 20 August 2008.

60% MSP Foundation Exam pass mark

The pass mark for the MSP Foundation Exam is being increased from 50% to 60% for all candidates (even those that do not proceed to take the Practitioner exam) from 1 September 2008.

To take your last chance to sit the last MSP Foundation exam with a pass mark of 50%, book on our 18-20 August 2008 Foundation course.

Fast-track MSP Advanced course

Scoll offers a fast-track route to obtaining the MSP Advanced Practitioner qualification. With most training organisations, you will need to spend 7 working days in the classroom (including exam time) to obtain this qualification, often with a break between the Practitioner and Advanced Practitioner training sessions. Scoll offers you a chance to complete the study needed and the sitting of the exam within a SINGLE 5-DAY WORKING WEEK.

If you want to know more about how to attend this course, contact us on 0800 458 9121.

Scoll Trainers used in Exam Reviews

Scoll's trainers have been involved in the reviews of PRINCE2 project management, MSP programme management, and M_o_R risk management Practitioner examinations prior to the examining board's use of these exams. 

This involvement offers you two advantages:

1. Scoll's trainers are able to represent Scoll delegates effectively at the point at which decisions are taken on exam questions by the examiners.
2. Scoll's trainers are well placed to understand the type of exam questions that their delegates will face.

Support Office (P3O) Training coming November 2008!

In November 20008, the Office of Government Commerce (OGC) will publish a new manual to help anyone working in a support office environment. Scoll Methods Ltd will also be offering training from this date to help you use what is in this manual.

What is the manual called?

The manual will cover information about setting up and running a Portfolio, Programme and/or Project Office (what OGC is calling a 'P3O Model' because of the three Ps)

Who is the manual for?

The manual covers a whole spectrum of different support office situations. The manual has as much to say to you if you are working on your own and supporting, part-time, a small initiative as to someone who is setting up a support office covering the entire, organisation-wide portfolio of change initiatives. At one end of the scale, you will learn what you need to sponsor and run a project support office or programme support office dedicated to a single project or programme initiative. At the other end of the scale, you will learn how to sponsor and run support offices concentrating on all of a corporate change portfolio being deployed in a single-country or across a multi-national organisation.

Will there be an examination?

Yes. You will be able to at least acquire a Foundation qualification from November 2008. Plans for implementing a Practitioner qualification are still being agreed by APMG, the examining body.

How can I know more?

Please contact us at Scoll on 0845 223 5464 for more information and a chance to book an early course place.

Meeting Room

Do you need somewhere to meet during the day or evening?

Scoll Methods is located at The Hub (click here for more information about The Hub), so your meeting would take place within 100 metres of Watford High Street and all the shopping and restaurant facilities that this street offers.

The room can comfortably accommodate 9 people for your meeting or seminar event. Refreshments, flipcharts and other presentation media can be made available if you require.

For more information on how to book these facilities, please contact us on 0845 223 5464 or info@scoll.co.uk