Description
This APM Project Management Qualification (PMQ) programme is our flagship APM PMQ course. It consists of 5 full days training, delivered over 5 weeks. This means 1 day a week, for 5 weeks. Sessions are delivered live, online by our experienced project management tutors. The training will incorporate lectures, group work, exercises and written resources to deliver an interactive learning experience.
This course includes the APM PMQ exam, and we will book this for you for the week after the final training session. We will give you weekly homework, and a 1/2 length mock exam to sharpen your exam technique before the real thing.
We run multiple PMQ programmes per month, and you are welcome to register yourself or your colleagues for any of them. All of the course dates and sessions are listed in the boxes to the right.
This course runs 1 day a week for 5 weeks, with an exam booked for you on week 6. Below are typical days and sessions in a programme.
Week 1 – Day 1 – Project fundamentals
Week 2 – Day 2 – Establishing the project and developing the solution
Week 3 – Day 3 – Project planning and quality management
Week 4 – Day 4 – Managing changes and project project managament
Week 5 – Day 5 – Exam prep day, including mock exam feedback
Week 6 – Exam – You sit the PMQ exam
Nov
- £1,650.00 excl. VAT
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Day 1 - Project fundamentals
Mon 18 Nov 09:00 GMT - Mon 18 Nov 16:30 GMT
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Day 2 - Establishing the project and developing a solution
Mon 25 Nov 09:00 GMT - Mon 25 Nov 16:30 GMT
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Day 3 - Project planning and quality management
Mon 02 Dec 09:00 GMT - Mon 02 Dec 16:30 GMT
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Day 4 - Managing changes and professional project management
Mon 09 Dec 09:00 GMT - Mon 09 Dec 16:30 GMT
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Day 5 - Exam Prep
Mon 16 Dec 09:00 GMT - Mon 16 Dec 16:30 GMT
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Online Exam
Mon 23 Dec 10:00 - Mon 23 Dec 13:30
Jan
- £1,850.00 excl. VAT
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Day 1 - Project fundamentals
Thu 16 Jan 09:00 GMT - Thu 16 Jan 17:00 GMT
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Day 2 - Establishing the project and developing a solution
Thu 23 Jan 09:00 GMT - Thu 23 Jan 17:00 GMT
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Day 3 - Project planning and quality management
Thu 30 Jan 09:00 GMT - Thu 30 Jan 17:00 GMT
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Day 4 - Managing changes and professional project management
Thu 06 Feb 09:00 GMT - Thu 06 Feb 17:00 GMT
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Day 5 - Exam Prep
Thu 13 Feb 09:00 GMT - Thu 13 Feb 17:00 GMT
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Online Exam
Thu 20 Feb 10:00 - Thu 20 Feb 13:30
Feb
- £1,850.00 excl. VAT
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Day 1 - Project fundamentals
Tue 11 Feb 09:00 GMT - Tue 11 Feb 17:00 GMT
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Day 2 - Establishing the project and developing a solution
Tue 18 Feb 09:00 GMT - Tue 18 Feb 17:00 GMT
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Day 3 - Project planning and quality management
Tue 25 Feb 09:00 GMT - Tue 25 Feb 17:00 GMT
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Day 4 - Managing changes and professional project management
Tue 04 Mar 09:00 GMT - Tue 04 Mar 17:00 GMT
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Day 5 - Exam Prep
Tue 11 Mar 09:00 GMT - Tue 11 Mar 17:00 GMT
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Online Exam
Tue 18 Mar 10:00 - Tue 18 Mar 13:30
Feb
- £1,850.00 excl. VAT
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Day 1 - Project fundamentals
Thu 27 Feb 09:00 GMT - Thu 27 Feb 17:00 GMT
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Day 2 - Establishing the project and developing a solution
Thu 06 Mar 09:00 GMT - Thu 06 Mar 17:00 GMT
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Day 3 - Project planning and quality management
Thu 13 Mar 09:00 GMT - Thu 13 Mar 17:00 GMT
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Day 4 - Managing changes and professional project management
Thu 20 Mar 09:00 GMT - Thu 20 Mar 17:00 GMT
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Day 5 - Exam Prep
Thu 27 Mar 09:00 GMT - Thu 27 Mar 17:00 GMT
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Online Exam
Thu 03 Apr 10:00 - Thu 03 Apr 13:30
- £1,850.00 excl. VAT
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Day 1 - Project fundamentals
Fri 14 Mar 09:00 GMT - Fri 14 Mar 17:00 GMT
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Day 2 - Establishing the project and developing a solution
Fri 21 Mar 09:00 GMT - Fri 21 Mar 17:00 GMT
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Day 3 - Project planning and quality management
Fri 28 Mar 09:00 GMT - Fri 28 Mar 17:00 GMT
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Day 4 - Managing changes and professional project management
Fri 04 Apr 09:00 BST - Fri 04 Apr 17:00 BST
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Day 5 - Exam Prep
Fri 11 Apr 09:00 BST - Fri 11 Apr 17:00 BST
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Online Exam
Fri 18 Apr 10:00 - Fri 18 Apr 13:30
- £1,850.00 excl. VAT
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Day 1 - Project fundamentals
Wed 02 Apr 09:00 BST - Wed 02 Apr 17:00 BST
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Day 2 - Establishing the project and developing a solution
Wed 09 Apr 09:00 BST - Wed 09 Apr 17:00 BST
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Day 3 - Project planning and quality management
Wed 16 Apr 09:00 BST - Wed 16 Apr 17:00 BST
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Day 4 - Managing changes and professional project management
Wed 23 Apr 09:00 BST - Wed 23 Apr 17:00 BST
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Day 5 - Exam Prep
Wed 30 Apr 09:00 BST - Wed 30 Apr 17:00 BST
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Online Exam
Wed 07 May 10:00 - Wed 07 May 13:30
- £1,850.00 excl. VAT
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Day 1 - Project fundamentals
Thu 24 Apr 09:00 BST - Thu 24 Apr 17:00 BST
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Day 2 - Establishing the project and developing a solution
Thu 01 May 09:00 BST - Thu 01 May 17:00 BST
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Day 3 - Project planning and quality management
Thu 08 May 09:00 BST - Thu 08 May 17:00 BST
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Day 4 - Managing changes and professional project management
Thu 15 May 09:00 BST - Thu 15 May 17:00 BST
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Day 5 - Exam Prep
Thu 22 May 09:00 BST - Thu 22 May 17:00 BST
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Online Exam
Thu 29 May 10:00 - Thu 29 May 13:30
- £1,850.00 excl. VAT
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Day 1 - Project fundamentals
Tue 13 May 09:00 BST - Tue 13 May 17:00 BST
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Day 2 - Establishing the project and developing a solution
Tue 20 May 09:00 BST - Tue 20 May 17:00 BST
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Day 3 - Project planning and quality management
Tue 27 May 09:00 BST - Tue 27 May 17:00 BST
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Day 4 - Managing changes and professional project management
Tue 03 Jun 09:00 BST - Tue 03 Jun 17:00 BST
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Day 5 - Exam Prep
Tue 10 Jun 09:00 BST - Tue 10 Jun 17:00 BST
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Online Exam
Tue 17 Jun 10:00 - Tue 17 Jun 13:30
- £1,850.00 excl. VAT
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Day 1 - Project fundamentals
Thu 12 Jun 09:00 BST - Thu 12 Jun 17:00 BST
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Day 2 - Establishing the project and developing a solution
Thu 19 Jun 09:00 BST - Thu 19 Jun 17:00 BST
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Day 3 - Project planning and quality management
Thu 26 Jun 09:00 BST - Thu 26 Jun 17:00 BST
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Day 4 - Managing changes and professional project management
Thu 03 Jul 09:00 BST - Thu 03 Jul 17:00 BST
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Day 5 - Exam Prep
Thu 10 Jul 09:00 BST - Thu 10 Jul 17:00 BST
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Online Exam
Thu 17 Jul 10:00 - Thu 17 Jul 13:30
- £1,850.00 excl. VAT
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Day 1 - Project fundamentals
Mon 23 Jun 09:00 BST - Mon 23 Jun 17:00 BST
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Day 2 - Establishing the project and developing a solution
Mon 30 Jun 09:00 BST - Mon 30 Jun 17:00 BST
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Day 3 - Project planning and quality management
Mon 07 Jul 09:00 BST - Mon 07 Jul 17:00 BST
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Day 4 - Managing changes and professional project management
Mon 14 Jul 09:00 BST - Mon 14 Jul 17:00 BST
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Day 5 - Exam Prep
Mon 21 Jul 09:00 BST - Mon 21 Jul 17:00 BST
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Online Exam
Mon 28 Jul 10:00 - Mon 28 Jul 13:30
- £1,850.00 excl. VAT
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Day 1 - Project fundamentals
Wed 16 Jul 09:00 BST - Wed 16 Jul 17:00 BST
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Day 2 - Establishing the project and developing a solution
Wed 23 Jul 09:00 BST - Wed 23 Jul 17:00 BST
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Day 3 - Project planning and quality management
Wed 30 Jul 09:00 BST - Wed 30 Jul 17:00 BST
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Day 4 - Managing changes and professional project management
Wed 06 Aug 09:00 BST - Wed 06 Aug 17:00 BST
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Day 5 - Exam Prep
Wed 13 Aug 09:00 BST - Wed 13 Aug 17:00 BST
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Online Exam
Wed 20 Aug 10:00 - Wed 20 Aug 13:30
- £1,850.00 excl. VAT
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Day 1 - Project fundamentals
Tue 12 Aug 09:00 BST - Tue 12 Aug 17:00 BST
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Day 2 - Establishing the project and developing a solution
Tue 19 Aug 09:00 BST - Tue 19 Aug 17:00 BST
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Day 3 - Project planning and quality management
Tue 26 Aug 09:00 BST - Tue 26 Aug 17:00 BST
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Day 4 - Managing changes and professional project management
Tue 02 Sep 09:00 BST - Tue 02 Sep 17:00 BST
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Day 5 - Exam Prep
Tue 09 Sep 09:00 BST - Tue 09 Sep 17:00 BST
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Online Exam
Tue 16 Sep 10:00 - Tue 16 Sep 13:30
- £1,850.00 excl. VAT
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Day 1 - Project fundamentals
Wed 27 Aug 09:00 BST - Wed 27 Aug 17:00 BST
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Day 2 - Establishing the project and developing a solution
Wed 03 Sep 09:00 BST - Wed 03 Sep 17:00 BST
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Day 3 - Project planning and quality management
Wed 10 Sep 09:00 BST - Wed 10 Sep 17:00 BST
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Day 4 - Managing changes and professional project management
Wed 17 Sep 09:00 BST - Wed 17 Sep 17:00 BST
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Day 5 - Exam Prep
Wed 24 Sep 09:00 BST - Wed 24 Sep 17:00 BST
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Online Exam
Wed 01 Oct 10:00 - Wed 01 Oct 13:30
- £1,850.00 excl. VAT
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Day 1 - Project fundamentals
Thu 11 Sep 09:00 BST - Thu 11 Sep 17:00 BST
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Day 2 - Establishing the project and developing a solution
Thu 18 Sep 09:00 BST - Thu 18 Sep 17:00 BST
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Day 3 - Project planning and quality management
Thu 25 Sep 09:00 BST - Thu 25 Sep 17:00 BST
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Day 4 - Managing changes and professional project management
Thu 02 Oct 09:00 BST - Thu 02 Oct 17:00 BST
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Day 5 - Exam Prep
Thu 09 Oct 09:00 BST - Thu 09 Oct 17:00 BST
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Online Exam
Thu 16 Oct 10:00 - Thu 16 Oct 13:30
- £1,850.00 excl. VAT
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Day 1 - Project fundamentals
Fri 03 Oct 09:00 BST - Fri 03 Oct 17:00 BST
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Day 2 - Establishing the project and developing a solution
Fri 10 Oct 09:00 BST - Fri 10 Oct 17:00 BST
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Day 3 - Project planning and quality management
Fri 17 Oct 09:00 BST - Fri 17 Oct 17:00 BST
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Day 4 - Managing changes and professional project management
Fri 24 Oct 09:00 BST - Fri 24 Oct 17:00 BST
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Day 5 - Exam Prep
Fri 31 Oct 09:00 GMT - Fri 31 Oct 17:00 GMT
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Online Exam
Fri 07 Nov 10:00 - Fri 07 Nov 13:30
- £1,850.00 excl. VAT
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Day 1 - Project fundamentals
Thu 06 Nov 09:00 GMT - Thu 06 Nov 17:00 GMT
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Day 2 - Establishing the project and developing a solution
Thu 13 Nov 09:00 GMT - Thu 13 Nov 17:00 GMT
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Day 3 - Project planning and quality management
Thu 20 Nov 09:00 GMT - Thu 20 Nov 17:00 GMT
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Day 4 - Managing changes and professional project management
Thu 27 Nov 09:00 GMT - Thu 27 Nov 17:00 GMT
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Day 5 - Exam Prep
Thu 04 Dec 09:00 GMT - Thu 04 Dec 17:00 GMT
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Online Exam
Thu 11 Dec 10:00 - Thu 11 Dec 13:30
- £1,850.00 excl. VAT
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Day 1 - Project fundamentals
Tue 18 Nov 09:00 GMT - Tue 18 Nov 17:00 GMT
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Day 2 - Establishing the project and developing a solution
Tue 25 Nov 09:00 GMT - Tue 25 Nov 17:00 GMT
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Day 3 - Project planning and quality management
Tue 02 Dec 09:00 GMT - Tue 02 Dec 17:00 GMT
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Day 4 - Managing changes and professional project management
Tue 09 Dec 09:00 GMT - Tue 09 Dec 17:00 GMT
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Day 5 - Exam Prep
Tue 16 Dec 09:00 GMT - Tue 16 Dec 17:00 GMT
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Online Exam
Tue 23 Dec 10:00 - Tue 23 Dec 13:30
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Topics Covered
Day 1 – Week 1
Project fundamentals
We set out what a project is and the differences between projects and business-as-usual.
Life cycles
We will explore the different types of project life cycle and their suitability for different types of project. We will also understand how to select the appropriate life cycle for our project.
Transition management
We will understand the benefits of a smooth transition from project outputs into business-as-usual and consider the importance of change impact analysis and knowledge transfer.
Assurance
This topic covers the importance of assurance on a project and its relationship with risk and governance in providing confidence in the project.
Reviews
We will explain the importance of carrying out regular reviews and how they can help projects to identify problems, as well as considering the importance of re-planning after a review.
Leadership
This topic outlines the key leadership traits of a project manager and the different leadership approaches that a project manager can use.
Day 2 – Week 2
Governance arrangements
Governance is a critical element of a project, setting out those processes that will guide our project. This topic will cover the different types of organisation and the various roles and responsibilities that we need on a project.
The business case
We will consider the purpose of a business case and its typical contents. We will cover who writes and owns the business case and consider the tools that we can use to understand the context of our project, such as PESTLE, SWOT and VUCA.
Benefits management
This topic covers the importance of benefits to our project and how we manage them throughout a project. We will use the benefits management cycle to help us better understand how to do this.
Stakeholder engagement and communication management
We will understand how to identify, analyse and engage stakeholders and how this relates to the management of our project communications. We will also learn how to prepare a communications plan.
Requirements management
We will understand how to manage project requirements and how this affects the project scope. We will consider function analysis, function cost analysis and using the MoSCoW technique to prioritise requirements.
Solutions development
This topic covers the process of developing a solution which will satisfy project requirements and explains how we can adapt this to the chosen project life cycle.
Procurement
This topic covers the procurement strategy and its contents and explains when we might choose to procure goods or services for our project. It covers contractual relationships and negotiation, which are both essential elements of the procurement strategy.
Day 3 – Week 3
Integrated planning
We will learn about the typical contents of a project management plan, who writes and owns it and its role as the complete guide to our project.
Schedule management
This topic will cover defining scope using different breakdown structures, schedule optimisation and the purpose and benefits of re-estimating throughout the project life cycle.
Resource management
This topic will cover the types of resources that we might require on our projects, how we determine the required resources and availability and how we can create a responsibility assignment matrix to ensure our project is appropriately resourced.
Budgeting and cost control
We will learn how to create a budget, including how to forecast and refine it, monitor and report on financial performance and close down the finances at the end of the project.
Risk and issue management
This topic will cover the stages in the risk and issue management processes, the benefits of risk and issue management and how we respond to risks.
Quality management
We will learn about the different elements of quality management, including planning, assurance and control.
Day 4 – Week 4
Team management
We will learn about the stages of team development and explore different models that can be used to understand team development. We will also look at why different leadership approaches are needed to support virtual and hybrid teams.
Conflict resolution
This section will cover the sources of conflict within projects and help us to understand the positive and negative influences of conflict and how it can be addressed.
Change control
We will explain the stages of the change control process, from request through to implementation, understanding how we assess change requests and justify the recommendations that we make.
Sustainability
This section will cover the importance of sustainability in project management and how we can consider sustainability principles within our projects.
Diversity and inclusion
This section will cover how to build and maintain an inclusive project environment that embraces a diverse culture for higher performance.
Ethics, compliance and professionalism
This session covers continuing professional development (CPD) for project professionals and how to work consistently in a moral, legal and socially responsible way.
Revision and mock exam guidance
The course tutor will provide advice and guidance on revision and completing the mock exam paper, for which feedback will be given.
Day 5 – Week 5
Exam preparation and revision
This session will focus on preparing for the exam.
Day 6 – Week 6
Online exam
The APM PMQ exam is a 2-hour-30-minute exam made up of 4 different question types. These are:
- Multiple response
- Select from list
- Short response
- Long response
The APM PMQ exam is taken online via a proctoring service, where you will be observed by an invigilator whilst completing your exam. Your exam registration will be organised by Parallel, however it is the APM who will contact you directly with the login information and a test link for the exam.
Learning outcomes
1. Understand the fundamentals of project management, including:
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How to select a project life cycle
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How to manage the transition from project into BAU
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The importance of assurance and reviews
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The importance of leadership to a project.
2. Understand how to establish a project, including:
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Understand the importance of governance arrangements for a project
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The content of a business case
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Setting out a project’s benefits and managing them throughout the project
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Engage stakeholders and manage communications
3. Learn how to develop solutions, including:
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Managing different project requirements
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Developing effective solutions
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Managing and implementing an appropriate procurement strategy
4. Plan a project, including:
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Creating an integrated project management plan
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Managing a schedule and resources in a project
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Appropriate budgeting and cost control
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Managing risks and issues that impact our project
5. Manage quality and changes, including:
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Implementing quality management processes
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Managing the project team effectively
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Resolve conflicts that may arise
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Managing changes in a controlled way
6. Manage projects professionally, including:
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Implementing sustainable practices through the project
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Awareness of the benefits of a diverse and inclusive team
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Working with ethics, compliance and professionalism
7. Confidently sit the APM PMQ exam with a clear understanding of what is required to pass.
What is included in this course?
This training course includes a fantastic learning package with the following components:
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5-day tutor-led course in which you will work through the content with a tutor with real project management experience, completing practice questions and exercises.
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eLearning modules – hours of lectures and exercises with a tutor guiding you right through the whole APM PMQ course.
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Our APM PMQ study guide. This study guide is delivered once you book the course so that you can start your preparation in advance.
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Our APM PMQ podcast series, integrated with the study guide, covering all the topics for the APM PMQ exam.
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Online APM PMQ exam.
Prerequisites
Payments
We offer multiple options for payment;
1. Credit / Debit Card
2. Payment via invoice. During checkout for your course, select 'Offline Payment'. You will then receive an invoice from which you can pay. If you wish to add a Purchase Order number to your order, please enter this when prompted at checkout.