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APM Project Management Qualification (PMQ) Course Outline

The APM Project Management Qualification (PMQ) syllabus is based upon the APM Body of Knowledge 7th edition. Through this 5-day training course, you will gain a broad understanding of Project Management, which help you participate in projects of different capacities, ranging from small-scale individual projects to large organizational projects.

Module 1: How Organizations and Projects Are Structured

• Differentiate between Permanent and Temporary Organization Structures
• Way in Which an Organizational Breakdown Structure is Used to Create a Responsibility Assignment Matrix
• Role and Key Responsibilities of the Project Manager
• Responsibilities of the Project Manager and the Project Sponsor Throughout the Project
• Describe Other Roles Within Project Management
• Describe the Functions and Benefits of Different Types of Project Office
• Why Aspects of Project Management Governance are Required?

Module 2: Project Life Cycles

• Differentiate Between Linear, Iterative and Hybrid Life Cycles
• Why Projects are Structured as Phases in a Linear Life Cycle?
• Differentiate Between a Project Life Cycle and an Extended Life Cycle
• Role of Knowledge and Information Management to Inform Decision Making
• Benefits of Conducting Reviews Throughout the Life Cycle
• Why Projects May Close Early?

Module 3: Situational Context of Projects

• Differentiate Between Projects and Business as Usual
• Differentiate Between Project Management, Portfolio Management and Programme Management
• Relationship Between Programs, Projects and Strategic Change
• Where the Use of Program Management May be Appropriate?
• Where the Use of Portfolio Management May be Appropriate?
• Tools and Techniques Used to Determine Factors Which Influence and Impact Projects
• Impact of the Legal and Regulatory Environment on Projects

Module 4: Communication within Project Management

• Benefits to a Project of a Communication Plan
• Relationship Between Stakeholder Analysis and an Effective Communication Management Plan
• State Factors Which Can Positively or Negatively Affect Communication
• State Sources of Conflict Within a Project
• Ways in Which Conflict Can be Addressed
• How to Plan and Conduct Negotiations?

Module 5: Principles of Leadership and Teamwork

• How Leadership Impacts Team Performance and Motivation
• Change Leadership Styles to Effectively Support the Management of a Project
• Characteristics and Benefits of Effective Teams and Teamwork
• Factors Which Impact the Leadership of Virtual Teams
• Which Influences the Creation, Development and Leadership of Teams?

Module 6: Understand Planning for Success

• Importance of a Business Case Throughout the Project Life Cycle
• What’s Meant by Benefits Management
• Investment Appraisal Techniques Used by a Project Manager
• Information Management Process
• Factors Which Would Typically be Reported on to Help Ensure Successful Project Outcomes
• Relationship Between the Deployment Baseline and the Development of a Project Management Plan in Linear and Iterative Life Cycles
• Importance of Producing a Project Management Plan
• Typical Contents of a Project Management Plan
• Approaches to Producing Estimates
• Reasons for and Benefits of Re-estimating with Project Life Cycle
• Relationship Between Stakeholder Analysis, Influence and Engagement
• Importance of Managing Stakeholder Expectations to the Success
• Why a Project Manager Would Use Earned Value Management?
• Interpret Earned Value Data
• Benefits of Using the Interpretation of Earned Value Data
• Role of Contingency Planning in Projects

Module 7: Understand Project Scope Management

• Scope in Terms of Outputs, Outcomes and Benefits
• How to Establish Scope Through Requirements Management Processes?
• How to Manage Scope Through Configuration Management Processes?
• Different Stages of a Typical Change Control Process

Module 8: Schedule and Resource Optimization

• Ways to Create and Maintain a Schedule
• Differentiate Between Critical Path and Critical Chain as Scheduling Techniques
• How Resources are Categorized and Allocated to a Linear Life Cycle Schedule?
• How Resources are Categorized and Allocated to an Iterative Life Cycle Schedule?
• Differentiate Between Resource Smoothing and Resource Levelling.
• Differentiate Between Cost Planning for Iterative Life Cycles and Cost Planning for Linear Life Cycles

Module 9: Understand Project Procurement

• Purpose, Typical Content and Importance of a Procurement Strategy.
• Differentiate Between Different Methods of Supplier Reimbursement
• Differentiate Between Different Contractual Relationships.
• Supplier Selection Process

Module 10: Risk and Issue Management of Project Management

• Explain Each Stage in a Risk Management Process
• Proactive and Reactive Responses to Risk
• Benefits of Risk Management
• Key Aspects of Issue Management

Module 11: Quality in the Context of a Project

• What’s Meant by Quality Planning?
• Differentiate Between Quality Control and Quality Assurance

APM Project Professional Qualification PPQ Course Outline

Domain 1: Delivering Projects through Effective Leadership and Management

Module 1: Provide Visionary Leadership for a Project

• Evaluate Ethical, Flexible, Inspirational and Collaborative Approaches
• Project’s Strategic Goals
• High-Performance Teams

Module 2: Establish and Develop Teams to Achieve Project Aims and Objectives

• Tools, Techniques and Leadership Behaviors
• How to Respond to Changes in a Project’s Environment?
• Develop And Maintain an Effective Team
• Role of Monitoring and Feedback
• Relationship Between Performance Management, The Team Development Cycle, and Motivation to the Success of a Project
• Evaluate the Usage of Conflict to Improve Individual and Team Performance.

Module 3: Maintain an Engaged and Constructive Team through a Positive Approach to Conflict Management

• Why and How to Act with Objectivity, Impartiality and Honesty
• Analyse Appropriate Actions
• Evaluate Ways to Address Challenges, Issues and Conflict
• Maintain an Awareness of Challenges, Issues, and Conflict

Module 4: Resolve Problems Taking a Logical Approach to the Problem-solving Process

Module 5: Make Decisions which Support the Objectives of a Project

• How to Maintain Decision-Making Hierarchies?
• How Decision-Making Relates to the Organization's Governance Structure?
• Logical and Recognized Approach to Decision Making

Module 6: Communicate Effectively with Stakeholders to Achieve a Project’s Objectives

• Analyse Ways Appropriately Communicate with Stakeholders
• Evaluate Ways in Which to Communicate Throughout a Project
• Effective Verbal Communication

Module 7: Negotiate Effectively with Stakeholders to Achieve a Project’s Objectives

• How to Effectively Negotiate with Internal Stakeholders?
• How to Effectively Negotiate with External Stakeholders?

Domain 2: Delivering Projects through Effective Governance and Oversight

Module 1: Establish and Maintain the Governance Structure of a Project to Ensure Alignment to Organizational Practice

• Evaluate Appropriate Structures and Hierarchies for a Project
• Why and How to Establish Roles, Responsibilities and Relationships within a Project
• Establish and Maintain the Reporting Hierarchies and Structure During the Life of a Project

Module 2: Use Information to Inform Reviews and Help Manage Deviations from a Project Plan

• Key Stages in a Project-Based Life Cycle
• Importance of Aligning Reviews with Organizational, Legal and Regulatory Requirements
• Analyse Situations and How to Resolve Them
• Reasons for Accurately Documenting Deviations from a Project Plan

Module 3: Manage Change Control Processes and Protocols

• Implementation And Maintenance of Change Control Process
• Determine The Impact on a Project’s Scope and Objectives
• Implement And Manage Approved Changes to a Project
• Why and How Trends Analysis is used to Add Value?

Module 4: Manage Stakeholder Influence, Interest and Engagement for the Benefit of a Project

• Techniques to Determine Stakeholder Power, Influence, and Interest
• Develop and Implement a Stakeholder Engagement and Communication Plan
• Monitor and Amend a Stakeholder Engagement and Communication Plan
• Evaluate Relevant Feedback from Stakeholders
• Why and How to Provide Relevant Stakeholders with Financial Reports

Module 5: Deliver the Intended Benefits of a Project

• Importance of Confirming the Intended Benefits
• Develop a Benefits Management Strategy
• Importance of Prioritizing the Achievement of Benefits
• Create a Benefits Realization Plan
• Evaluate Ways to Maximize Achievement of the Planned Benefits

Domain 3: Delivering Projects through Effective Planning and Control

Module 1: Manage Project Costs within Agreed Budgets Which Supports Management of a Project

• Cost Tracking Tools and Techniques
• Importance of Cashflow and Cashflow Forecasting
• Establish Cost Trends and Monitor the Financial Performance
• Importance of Cost Analysis and its Role
• Importance of Completing all Financial Transactions

Module 2: Respond to Risks to Minimize Threats and Increase Opportunities

• Qualitative and Quantitative Approaches to Risk Identification and Analysis
• How to Record and Plan Responses to Risks
• Why and How to Implement Appropriate Responses to Risks
• Importance of Reviewing How Risks Were Managed

Module 3: Respond to Issues in a Way that Supports the Management of a Project

• Why And How to Record and Plan Responses to Resolve Issues
• How to Implement Appropriate Responses to Issues?
• Importance of Reviewing How Issues were Resolved During a Project

Module 4: Develop and Implement an Integrated Plan to Support the Management of a Project

• Document the Outcomes of a Project’s Planning Process
• Fundamental Components of Scope, Schedule, Resource, Budgets, Risks and Quality
• Purpose of an Integrated Plan
• Why And How to Monitor the Progress of a Project?
• Why and How to Adjust an Integrated Plan?