Based on the Association for Project Management (APM) guidance for Planning and Project Control Managers and Engineers this course builds a structured and formalised approach to planning and controlling projects.
The APM’s guide, ‘Planning, Scheduling, Monitoring and Control – The Practical Project Management of Time, Cost and Risk.’ sets out a comprehensive and practical guide to project control across a number of different industries. The guide set out in practical terms the recommended best practice for the implementation of project planning and control.
Adopting this guide will provide organisations and individuals with the following benefits:
The combined effect is more clarity about the current state of the project and increased chances of project success.
Foundation:
Practitioner
Both foundation and practitioners cover the same contents. The difference is in the format of the exam. The course contents are:
Planning techniques and approaches including:
Budgeting and cost control including:
Scheduling practices including:
Communicating the Schedule including:
The supporting components of a schedule including:
Schedule review including the processes for approving and accepting schedules.
Building Information Management (BIM) including the integration of the schedule with the design process
Agile including planning for the use of sprints, timeboxes and other ag
Monitoring and Control including
Performance reporting including
Cost Control including
Change management including
Risk Management including
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They monitor you though a microphone, webcam and an app on a mobile phone. The APMG provide detailed guidance on the technology required but in summary, you need a personal computer with Google Chrome installed, webcam and microphone and mobile device (phone or tablet). The exam system will not load any software on your computer, they do ask you to add an extension to Google Chrome. This is why Google Chrome is the only supported browser. The APMG advise that the exam is unlikely to work on a corporate PC unless you have admin rights. Just like classroom exams, you will need a photo ID. For move information of the system requirements visit Equipment Requirements – ProctorU
Day 1: Foundation |
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09:00 |
Introductions |
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Business Case |
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Scope Management |
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Requirements Management |
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Stakeholder Management |
1100 to 11:15 |
Coffee Break |
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Planning and Scheduling |
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Breakdown Structures |
12:30 to 13:15 |
Lunch |
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Work Breakdown Structure Exercise |
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Dependency Management |
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Handover and Closeout |
15:30 to 15:45 |
Tea Break |
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Scheduling |
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Types of Schedules |
17:00 |
End of Day 1 |
Homework |
Complete Sample Paper Questions Delegates to mark own paper and review rationales Review Day 1 |
Delegates should expect to spend approximately 2 hours completing the homework (Sample examination, self-marking and review of the day. |
Day 2: Foundation |
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09:00 |
Review of Sample Paper Questions |
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Review of Day 1 |
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Building the Schedule |
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Critical Path Method |
1100 to 11:15 |
Coffee Break |
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Critical Path Method |
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Time Analysis |
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Network Exercises |
12:30 to 13:15 |
Lunch |
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Duration Estimates |
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Resources |
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Communicating the Schedule |
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Schedule Narrative |
15:30 to 15:45 |
Tea Break |
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Schedule Review |
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Project Baselines and Baselining Principles |
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Performance Reporting |
17:00 |
End of Day 2 |
Homework |
Complete Sample Paper Questions Delegates to mark own paper and review rationales Review Day 2 |
Delegates should expect to spend approximately 2 hours completing the homework (Sample examination, self-marking and review of the day. |
Day 3: Foundation |
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09:00 |
Review of Sample Paper Questions |
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Review of Day 2 |
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Variance Analysis |
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Resource Monitoring |
1100 to 11:15 |
Coffee Break |
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Earned Value Analysis (EVA) |
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Earned Value Analysis (EVA) Exercises |
12:30 to 13:15 |
Lunch |
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Cost Control |
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Short-term Planning |
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Change Control |
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Forensic Analysis |
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Record Keeping |
15:30 to 16:00 |
Tea Break |
16:00 |
Examination administration |
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Day 4: Practitioner |
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09:00 |
Introductions |
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The practitioner examination – overview |
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Project Definition |
1100 to 11:15 |
Coffee Break |
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Breakdown Structures |
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Schedules |
12:30 to 13:15 |
Lunch |
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Schedules (continued) |
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Critical Path Analysis and Constraints |
15:30 to 15:45 |
Tea Break |
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Estimating and Resourcing |
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Baselines and Performance Reporting |
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Earned Value Management (EVM) |
17:00 |
End of Day 1 |
Homework |
Complete Sample Practitioner Examination Paper (note that delegates should already be familiar with the case study scenario as a result of the course exercises) Delegates to mark own paper and review rationales Review Day 1 |
Delegates should expect to spend approximately 3 to 4 hours completing the homework (sample examination, self-marking and review of the day. |
Day 5: Day 4: Practitioner |
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09:00 |
Review of Sample Paper |
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Review of Day 1 |
1100 to 11:15 |
Coffee Break |
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Earned Value Management (continued) |
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Managing Risk |
12:30 to 13:15 |
Lunch |
13:30 to 16:30 |
APM Project Planning and Control Practitioner Examination |
17:00 |
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