Project Management for the APMP Examination - Modular

Overview

Course duration: 6 days.

The APMP is the professional qualification awarded by the Association for Project Management.

The focus of this course is to provide you with a level of knowledge that will enhance your personal effectiveness in project management and give you a professional qualification that is recognised worldwide.

The format for this course is to break the APM syllabus up into modules and for delegates to attend the course over afive-week period (one day a week) with the exam taking place on thesixth week.

Between each training day delegates will be set homework to help embed and facilitate their learning.

The syllabus is based upon the Body of Knowledge (BoK).The classroom sessions will include discussions, exercises, and case studies

Given the intensive nature of the syllabus, this modular course will enable delegates to study at their own pace and take responsibility for their own learning.

The examination consists of athree-hour essay style paper.

APMP is a knowledge based qualification. Successful candidates are able to participate in projects from individual assignments through to large capital projects. APMP is a qualification recognized both nationally and internationally that successful candidates can carry from one job to another or from one industry to another.

APMP covers 37 knowledge areas from the APM Body of Knowledge. Knowledge of these areas is considered fundamental to the professional management of projects.

The course is fully accredited and approved by the APM, and Hemsley Fraser is an APM Accredited Training Provider.

Is it right for me?

Suitable for people managing projects in any industry already using some formal project management processes and methods who wish to complete the APMP examination via a slower-paced six-week programme.

What will I learn?

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

• Provide organisations with a proven project management methodology that can allow people to plan organise and control the successful implementation of projects.
• Achieve the APMP qualification, the UK ’s leading project management qualification.
• Provide practical skills and techniques to help further your career in project management.

Pre-course Activity

Delegates are required to read the APM Body Of Knowledge in advance of the course from the APM Body of Knowledge manual and which will be posted to delegates prior to the course.

Delegates are also advised to download support documentation from the APM website to assist with their study and must complete and return a Competency Assessment and APM Application Form to the course administrator.

Thiscourse also requires structured self-study during the course to cover the material contained within the exam.

What will it cover?

Week 1

• Project management fundamentals
• Programmeand Portfolio management
• Project Organisation
• Project Concept and context

Week 2

• Business case
• Financial Appraisal
• Procurement
• Project Definition and scope

Week 3

• Resources Management
• Budgeting and cost management
• Risk management
• Quality management

Week 4

• Communication Planning and Information Management
• Project management plan
• Implementation
• Health, safety and environment
• Earned Value Management

Week 5

• Project Change Control
• Project Configuration Management
• People and the Profession

Week 6 – Exam Week

• Exam Preparation
• Exam

NB the order may be subject to change due to the group needs

Trainer Profile

Paul Richardson

This course is designed to equip delegates with the knowledge to pass the nationally recognised APMP qualification. During the course, we cover a wide breadth of project management topics as well as focussing on some really useful hints and tips to help banish those exam nerves.

I create an environment conducive to productive learning where delegates are invited to get involved in the course, far removed from a lecture style. Through this facilitative approach to training, I will help you to understand and utilise some really practical skills when you return to your workplace, as well as giving you the knowledge necessary to pass the exam.

The Faculty

Along with Moyra Wright, Ray Moore, Mike Savage and Graham Kerr, Paul Richardson is part of the dedicated faculty team who will deliver this course. The initials next to each date below indicate which trainer is scheduled to deliver which event.

Recent delegates have said:

“Paul’s significant practical experience in project management was extremely beneficial in developing my understanding and was expertly delivered.”