Association for Project Management
APM Project Fundamentals Qualification (PFQ)
Who is eligible?
Potential project management personnel
Personnel wishing to expand their knowledge, understanding and skills for a project management role
Organisations wishing to demonstrate they have competent project management personnel.
Course objectives
Attendees:
Will know and understand the language of project management
Will be able to employ some of the principles of best practice project management
Will be able to confidently sit the PFQ examination
Will be able to demonstrate their competences in their working environments
Pre-requisites
No previous project management experience is necessary.
Duration: This course is normally delivered in 2 days and consists of tutor presentations, group discussions and individual work on project planning with a closed-book essay-based written examination.
Certificates available
Course content
– An overview of project management offering a fundamental awareness of project management terminology and principles
– An overview of syllabus coverage from Body of Knowledge 6th Edition in ten sections
– Project Management and the Operating Environment
– Project Life Cycle
– Management Structures by which projects operate
Course Content
– Project Management Planning
– Scope Management
– Scheduling and Resource Management
– Risk Management and Issue Management
– Project Quality Management
– Communication
– Leadership and Teamwork
