Course ID: 84605

Course: APMP

Course Summary

Please note this course is arranged over two weeks!

This course focuses on project management concepts and processes. These processes apply to any project that is related directly to business change irrespective of the organisation structure or environment.

The content of this course is based entirely upon the APM Body of Knowledge, (APMBoK), which itself represents the topics in which professionals in project management should be knowledgeable and competent.
 
The APMP syllabus covers a wide breadth of topics, from the essential management tools required to monitor and control a project through to the wider context in which the project is being managed in terms of social and environmental issues, finance, organisation, procurement and people management.

This course is an intensive 4-day workshop, plus a 2-day event the following week. Topics are consolidated by practical exercises, which help the delegates to relate the subject areas to workbased scenarios. The week following the course,
delegates attend a 2-day exam workshop, the first day being an intensive examination preparation day, the second being the actual APMP Examination.


Course Outline

Introduction to Project Management
    Definition of a Project
    The Project Management Process
    Project Constraints
    Health, Safety and Environment

Characteristics of a Project compared to Business as Usual

Project Initiators

Portfolio and Programme Management
    Characteristics and Benefits

Project Lifecycle
    Conception
    Definition
    Implementation
    Handover and Closeout
    Benefit realisation review

Extended Project Lifecycle

Stakeholder Management
    Analysis
    Benefits
    Communication plan

Starting up a Project/Conception
    Business Case
    Success criteria
    Success factors

Definition
    Project Definition Workshop
    Project Management Plan
    Goals and Objectives

Organisation and Structure
    Roles and responsibilities

Project Organisations
    Functional
    Project
    Matrix
 
 
Management of People
    Belbin’s team roles
    Tuckman’s team development model
    Adair’s action centred leadership
    Motivation
    Leadership


Negotiation
    Process of negotiation
    Objectives

Procurement
    Procurement cycle
                Types of contractual arrangement and methods of supplier reimbursement

Planning Tools
    Scope Management
                Breakdown Structures
    Responsibility Matrix
                Precedence Network Analysis/Critical Path Analysis
    Gantt Charts
    Resource Histogram

Management Systems
   Issue Management
   Requirement Management
   Cost Management
   Project Evaluation Reviews
   Gate Reviews
   Audits
   Risk
   Quality
   Change Control
   Configuration Management
   Information Management
   Budget and Cost Management
   Project Management Methods
   Governance of Project Management
   
Investment Appraisal
    Payback
    Discounted Cash Flow and Net Present Value (DCF/NPV)
    Internal Rate of Return (IRR)



 

Where & When

LocationChester
Start Date9 Aug 10
Price (ex. VAT)£1495.00
Venue Info Chester - Ramada Jarvis
ResidentialNo
AvailabilityCall Us
Duration5 days
Delivered AsVenue and on-site
Pre-course Reading
Pre-course work

Delegates will receive a comprehensive handbook, APMP candidate guidance notes, and APMP syllabus. Delegates are required to read through the pre-course work thoroughly, to ensure familiarity with the syllabus prior to attending the course.

Delegates will be required to undertake individual assignments in the form of homework during the course and between the course and the examination workshop.



Notes
August 9th -12th August 19th & 20th
Exam IncludedYes
Course ID84605