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Association for Project Management APMP

APM course RP0069 - Duration: 5 days

About APMP
APMP is aimed at aspiring project managers and project managers who wish to demonstrate their knowledge of project management at a foundation level. The APMP covers 37 knowledge areas from the APM Body of Knowledge 5th edition.

Knowledge of these areas is considered fundamental to the professional management of projects. The APM Body of Knowledge 5th edition forms the source materials for the examination. This will form the basis for revisiting training materials and developing exam questions.

APMP is the qualification for anyone who has worked within project management for up to two years, such as project office personnel, team members, or recently appointed project officers, or for anyone who has recently taken on project management responsibilities as part of their job.

The APMP assesses the candidate's breadth of knowledge in all areas of project management from the strategic and commercial implications of their role, to the technical, commercial, organisational and people management skills required to successfully participate in a project team.

This qualification allows candidates to demonstrate knowledge of all elements of project management in order to assist in the management of projects. Candidates with this award will be able to demonstrate an understanding of how these elements interact. They will also be able to understand how their project fits into their strategic and commercial environment.

The APMP qualification (recognised at IPMA Level D) is based on the APM Body of Knowledge 5th edition, which is acknowledged in Europe as the standard for competencies appropriate for project managers.

Through its work with the International Project Management Association (IPMA), APM has developed an internationally recognised Body of Knowledge that is reflected in the syllabus requirements for APMP. The APMP is an internationally accepted qualification.

The APMP assessment involves a three-hour closed-book written exam, where candidates choose ten from sixteen questions covering all areas of the Association for Project Management Body of Knowledge (APM BoK). There is be at least one and a maximum of two numerical questions on each paper.

Audience
This course is aimed at project managers and project team members who have at least two years experience in a project environment and who wish to develop their expertise and capabilities to run projects more effectively and efficiently via knowledge of the APM BoK, and in doing so achieve the APMP qualification.

Pre-requisites
At least two years experience in a project environment.

Pre-Course Study
None.

Course Outline
This course provides a route to the APMP qualification By the end of this event delegates will have knowledge of the APM BoK and be able to:
- Appreciate the differences between project, programme and portfolio management and understand the benefits of managing groups of projects within an organisation
- Understand the need to consider the project internal and external context (environment)
- Define and appreciate the importance of establishing the project’s Success Criteria
- Understand the need for and be able to describe techniques for Benefits and Stakeholder Management
- Outline the kinds of plans the Project Manager will have to make and understand the importance of the Project Management Plan
- Appreciate the importance of Risk Management within a project and describe the Risk Management process
- Explain the purpose of quality planning and appreciate the benefits and costs of quality
- Use the various breakdown structures that the Project Manager has available to them
- Understand the benefits of using Project Life Cycles
- Have confidence in the use of scheduling techniques such as Critical Path Analysis, Levelling and Smoothing. Producing Resource Histograms and S-Curves
- Appreciate the need for resource management and project monitoring and controlling. Be able to use performance measurement techniques such as Earned Value Analysis
- Understand and be able to describe Configuration Management, Change Control and Issue Management procedures
- Appreciate different estimating methods and the benefits of use of each
- Demonstrate knowledge of a project Business Case and be competent in the use of Net Present Value
- Define the terms and demonstrate a knowledge of Procurement
- Understand the need for a formal project close and handover
- Describe the benefits of Matrix, Project and Functional organisation structures and the associated roles
- Explain the need for and benefits of: effective Communication, Teamwork, Leadership, Conflict Management and Negotiation

Content:
- Project, Programme and Portfolio Management
- Project Context
- Project Sponsorship and Project Office
- Project Success and Benefits Management
- Stakeholder Management
- Project Management Plan
- Project Risk Management
- Project Quality Management
- Health, Safety and Environmental Management
- Scope Management
- Scheduling
- Resource Management
- Budgeting and Cost Management
- Change Control and Issue Management
- Earned Value Management
- Information Management and Reporting
- Requirements Management
- Estimating
- Configuration Management
- Business Case
- Procurement
- Project Life Cycles
- Project Reviews
- Organisation Structure
- Organisational Roles
- Methods and Procedures
- Governance of Project Management
- Communication
- Teamwork
- Leadership
- Conflict Management
- Negotiation