APM Project Management Qualification - Live Online

Ipso Facto Training Solutions Ltd.

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£ 1,599 + VAT

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Description

  • Type

    Intensive workshop

  • Level

    Intermediate

  • Methodology

    Online

  • Duration

    2 Days

Course Aims. To provide revision of the techniques used in some key areas of project management. To understand better the APM's Body of Knowledge and what further topics provide a career development path. To pass the APMP exam. Suitable for: APMP is the qualification for anyone who has worked within project management for up to two years, such as project office personnel, team members, or recently appointed project officers, or for anyone who has recently taken on project management responsibilities as part of their job.

About this course

Course Objectives
By the end of this course you will be able to:

Apply knowledge of project management techniques in your projects
Demonstrate an understanding of how projects fit within the organisation’s operations
Understand the impact of the organisation’s structure on your projects
Help plan a complex project
Apply techniques such as risk analysis and quality control on your projects
Recognise appropriate ways of leading, motivating and dealing with people in the project team
Balance the required level of control against the need for efficiency

IPSO FACTO’s APM PMQ course is delivered over 5 days, with the exam delayed until delegates are ready to take it. This qualification follows the APM PFQ and then leads on to the APM PPQ and ultimately the Chartered Project Professional. Our courses are delivered online with a professional APM accredited trainer with years of experience, and our team is here to support you throughout.

APM Project Management Qualification

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You require some project management experience to increase your chance of success when taking the 3hr exam.

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Subjects

  • Project Manager
  • Quality
  • Risk Management
  • Planning
  • Project Life Cycle
  • Benefits
  • Leadership
  • Communication
  • Scope
  • Scheduling
  • Procurement Management

Teachers and trainers (1)

Julia Gosse

Julia Gosse

PM Trainer

Course programme

APM PMQ course contentOrganisation and project structures
  • types of organisation structures
  • organisational breakdown structure
  • role and key responsibilities of the project manager
  • responsibilities of the project manager and project sponsor throughout the project life cycle
  • users, project team members and the project steering group/board
  • different types of project office (project support office, enterprise project management office, project services or centres of excellence)
Project life cycles
  • project life cycle and project life cycle phases
  • projects structured as phases (end of phase reviews, go/no-go decisions and high level planning)
  • project life cycle and extended life cycle
  • processes for sharing knowledge and lessons learned
  • reviews throughout the project life cycle (project evaluation reviews, gate reviews, post project reviews, peer reviews, benefits reviews and audits)
Contexts and environments
  • projects and business as usual {BAU}
  • project management, portfolio and programme management
  • programme management and strategic change
  • challenges a project manager may face working within a programme
  • use of portfolio management
  • environmental factors affecting projects (sector, geography and regulation)
  • tools and techniques used to assess a project’s context (PESTLE, SWOT)
  • legislation applicable to projects (health and safety, environmental, employment, contract, data protection, freedom of information)
Governance and structured methodologies
  • governance of project management (policies, regulations, functions, processes, procedures and responsibilities)
  • project management methodologies supporting the governance structure
  • standard project management methodologies across an organisation
Communication
  • contents of a project communication plan
  • benefits of a project communication plan
  • effective communication in managing different stakeholders
  • factors affecting communication
  • conflict within the project life cycle (Blake and Mouton, Thomas/Kilmann and Pruitt)
  • negotiations (formal, informal, competitive and collaborative)
Leadership and teamwork
  • leadership qualities
  • principles and importance of motivation
  • impact of leadership on team performance and motivation (Maslow, Herzberg and McGregor)
  • styles of leadership within a project (situational leadership, action centred leadership)
  • effective teams and teamwork
  • creation, development and management of teams (Belbin, Margerison-McCann, Myers- Briggs, Tuckman, Katzenbach and Smith)
Planning for success
  • a business case and its importance during the project life cycle
  • authorship and approval of the business case
  • benefits management (success criteria, key performance indicators)
  • payback, Internal Rate of Return and Net Present Value as investment appraisal techniques.
  • information management system (collection, analysis, storage, dissemination, archiving, destruction of information)
  • a project reporting cycle including the gathering of data and dissemination of reports and the principles of reporting by exception
  • project management plans and their importance throughout the project life cycle
  • contents of a project management plan
  • authorship, approval and audience of a project management plan
  • estimating techniques (analytical, comparative, parametric, three-point, PERT formulae)
  • re-estimating through the project life cycle and the concept of the estimating funnel
  • stakeholder management processes
  • managing stakeholders expectations
  • earned value management
  • earned value calculations and interpret earned value data
Scope Management
  • scope in terms of outputs, outcomes and benefits (product breakdown and work breakdown structures)
  • manage scope through:
    • requirements management processes (capture, analysis, justifying requirements, baseline needs)
    • configuration management processes (planning, identification, control, status accounting, audit and verification)
  • stages of change control (request, review, assessment, decision, implementation)
  • change control and configuration management, and the concept of change freeze
  • a change control process
Schedule and resource management
  • creating and maintaining a schedule
  • techniques depicting a schedule (network diagrams, critical path analysis, Gantt chart, milestone chart)
  • software scheduling tools
  • categories and types of resources (human resources, consumable and re-usable equipment, materials, space)
  • resources and schedules
  • resource smoothing and resource levelling
  • budgeting and cost control
Procurement
  • a procurement strategy
  • supplier reimbursement (fixed price, cost plus fee, per unit quantity, target cost)
  • contractual relationships
  • supplier selection process
Risk and issue management
  • a risk management process (initiate, identify, assess, plan and implement responses)
  • risk as a threat or opportunity (avoid, reduce, transfer or accept and exploit, enhance, share or reject)
  • project risk management
  • risks and issues
  • risk and issue escalation
Quality management
  • quality management
  • quality planning, quality assurance, quality control and continual improvement
  • quality management process

Additional information

Join our 5 day APM PMQ course with the added benefit of taking your on-line exam after a period of reflection and consolidation. Its proving to be extremely popular for those looking to gain this highly regarded project management qualification.

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