This APM Project Management Qualification (PMQ) programme is a face to face 5 day course. It will take place in a classroom, in 1 week. It consists of 5 full days training and the exam. Sessions are delivered in person by our experienced project management tutors. The training will incorporate break out groups, 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 1pm on the Friday.
We set out what a project is and the differences between projects and business-as-usual.
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.
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.
This topic covers the importance of assurance on a project and its relationship with risk and governance in providing confidence in the project.
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.
This topic outlines the key leadership traits of a project manager and the different leadership approaches that a project manager can use.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
We will learn about the different elements of quality management, including planning, assurance and control.
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.
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.
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.
This section will cover the importance of sustainability in project management and how we can consider sustainability principles within our projects.
This section will cover how to build and maintain an inclusive project environment that embraces a diverse culture for higher performance.
This session covers continuing professional development (CPD) for project professionals and how to work consistently in a moral, legal and socially responsible way.
The course tutor will provide advice and guidance on revision and completing the mock exam paper, for which feedback will be given.
This session will focus on preparing for the exam.
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
This training course includes a fantastic learning package with the following components:
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.
eLearning modules – hours of lectures and exercises with a tutor guiding you right through the whole APM PMQ course.
Our APM PMQ study guide. This study guide is delivered once you book the course so that you can start your preparation in advance.
Our APM PMQ podcast series, integrated with the study guide, covering all the topics for the APM PMQ exam.
Online APM PMQ exam.
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.