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APM Project Fundamentals Qualification
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Access: eLearning and Online exam for 12 months
Duration: 12 hours
Pre-Requisites: None
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Course Description:
Project Management is the way of managing change. Everything from the Olympics to organising a wedding can be considered a project. It describes the activities that meet specific objectives and can be used to introduce or improve new or existing products and services that are separate to business-as-usual activities.
This APM Project Fundamentals Qualification will provide you with the fundamentals necessary to apply the key elements of Project Management including planning and scheduling, communication, teamwork, resource management, project risk management and project reviews.
This APM accredited blended eLearning course covers the latest version based on APM Body of Knowledge 7th edition and provides delegates with a sound introduction into project management fundamentals which can be carried from one job to another.
Exam Information
- Multiple choice format
- 50 questions per paper
- 25 marks or more required to pass (out of 50 avaliable) -50%
- 60 minutes duration
- Closed-book
Throughout the course, interwoven within the delivery of the theory and the practical examples of good practice, there is ongoing support and preparation for the examination. We provide sample papers and worked exercises using a scenario/case study to help create situations which develop the delegates understanding and recall of the material.
Who is this course for?
This course is intended for staff with little understanding or those new to project management and wishing to gain a broad understanding of the principles of the profession for example:
- Project Managers
- Project Assurance
- Project Support
- Project team members
Module 1 - Introduction to Project Management
This section covers:
- Project management overview covering:
- Concept
- Context
- Best practice
- Components: Project Process, Project Lifecycle, P3M heirarchy
Module 2 - Fundamentals of Governance and Leadership
This section covers:
- Overview - Governance
- Overview - Leadership
- Components of Goverance
- Components of Leadership
Module 3 - Fundamentals of Business Case
This section covers:
- Business Case Overview
- The Five Case Model
- Developing the Business Case
- Setting and Managing the Budget
- Project Costs
- The Final Product
- Business Case & Finance in Practice
Module 4 - Fundamentals of Planning
This section covers:
- The Planning Cycle
- Managing the Plan
- Project Success Measures
- Estimating
- Scheduling
- Critical Path Analysis
Module 5 - Fundamentals of Stakeholder
This section covers:
- Stakeholder Overview
- Stakeholder Management Cycle
- Identify Stakeholders
- Analysing Stakeholder Impact and Influence
- Communicating with Stakeholders
- Message Structure
- Communications in a Busy World
- The Communication Process
- Stakeholder Management Roles
- Stakeholder Management in Practice
Module 6 - Fundamentals of Benefits Management
This section covers:
- Overview of Benefits Management
- Benefits Management Process
- Benefits in the Wider Context
- Benefits Chain Reaction
- Benefits Management Cycle
- Benefits Mapping
- Benefits Management in Practice
- Benefits Realisation
Module 7 - Fundamentals of Requirements
This section covers:
- Requirements Overview
- Requirements Approaches
- Requirements Cycle
- Identifying Requirements
- Identifying Requirements
- Analysing Requirements
- Planning for Requirements
- Managing Delivery
- Reviewing Requirements
- Requirements in Practice
Module 8 - Fundamentals of Resources
This section covers:
- Resources Overview
- Resource Management Cycle
- Identifying Resources
- Analysing Resources
- Planning Resources - Tuckman's Model
- Delivering Resources
- Procurement
- Resource Management in Practice
- Building the Team
Module 9 - Fundamentals of Commercial Management
This section covers:
- Commercial Management Overview
- Commercial Cycle
- Procurement Management
- Steps of Procurement
- Procurement Methods
- Nine Steps of Contract Management
- Negotiating Steps
- Negotiating Agreements
- Approaches to Conflict Resolution
Module 10 - Fundamentals of Risk & Issue Management
This section covers:
- Concepts and best practice
- Risk & Issue Management Overview
- Identifying and analysing risks
- Risk Management cycle
- Opportunity Management
- Issue Management
- Change Control cycle
- Roles and responsibilities
Module 11 - Fundamentals of Scope and Controls
This section covers:
- Scope and Controls Overview covering:
- Definition
- Product Breakdown Structure
- Responsibility Assignment Matrix
- Control Principles
- Managing the controls
- Management controls
- Planning your controls
Module 12 - Fundamentals of P3M Lifecycle
This section covers:
- P3M Lifecycles Overview
- Types of Lifecycle
- Delivery Cycle
- Project Lifecycle
- APM Linear Project Lifecycles
- PRINCE2 Project Lifecycle
- P3M Project Lifecycle
- Programme Management Lifecycle
- Management of Portfolios
Module 13 - Fundamentals of Assurance and review
This section covers:
- Assurance and Review Overview
- Characteristics of Effective Assurance
- Assurance reviews
- Benefits of Assurance
- Common Weaknesses
Module 14 - Fundamentals of Quality and Information Knowledge Management
This section covers:
- Quality Overview: Concept, Context, Best practice
- Quality Components: Quality Management, The Timing of Reviews, Quality in Practice
- Information Knowledge Management Overview: Concept, Context, Definitions
- Information Knowledge Management Components: Knowledge v Information Management, Configuration Management Principles, Information Management Steps and many more
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