PMQ Blended Learning

The PMQ blended-learning course fee of £450 + VAT includes:

• Our MSC PMQ Study Guide - to give you the required knowledge - contains:

• Current and past APM sample questions .
• 16 chapters divided into four modules each taken in one day of the classroom version.
• Appendix on examination technique .
• Appendix containing Specimen Examination Paper of 16 questions plus an additional 16 questions.
• Notes for answers to all 32 questions.

• On-line access to MOODLE learning management system which contains:
• 36 video podcasts in MP4 format - listen to the tutor, see the slides - nearly six and a half hours long.
• Copies of all APM PMQ documentation - syllabus, sample paper, guide for candidates.
• Copies of all slides used in the podcasts.
• Direct e-mailed tutor support  - to deal with any problems encountered. 

• Examination preparation. This includes:
• Two exam-preparation webinars each 75 minutes long. 
• Assignment submissions of up to five exam-type questions, which will be marked by the tutor to examination standard.

These webinars will concentrate on examination technique, time management and analysing some of the 32 exam-type questions in the MSC Study Guide - these are based on 64 of the 67 course assessment criteria.

After completing a substantial amount of study, delegates should inform the office which online workshop they wish to attend; the examination/examination workshop is then arranged at your convenience.

Course Outline (as followed by the MSC APM PMQ Study Guide)

Module 1: PROJECT CONTEXT AND CONCEPT

Session 1 - Project, Programme and Portfolio (P3) Management, Common Causes of Project Failure.

Session 2 - Project Life Cycles, Infrastructure - Project Offices, Methods

Session 3 - Project Environment, and Risk Management

Session 4 - Requirements Management, Stakeholder Management, Success and Benefits Management, Business Case

Module 2: DELIVERY I

Session 5 - Project Management Plan, Estimating

Session 6 - Scope Management I:  Scope Definition and Management, Requirements Management

Session 7 - Scope Management II: Change Control, Configuration Management

Session 8 - Schedule Management: Time scheduling, Resource Scheduling  

Module 3: DELIVERY II

Session 9 - Accounting and Procurement

Session 10 - Earned Value Management

Session 11 - Quality Management and Legal Matters

Session 12 - Reviews, Information Management and Reporting, Communications

Module 4: PEOPLE - ORGANISATION and SKILLS

Session 13 - Organisational Structure, Roles, Governance of Project Management

Session 14 - Leadership

Session 15 - Teamwork

Session 16 - Negotiation and Conflict Management

Module 5: EXAMINATION WORKSHOP (not attended but included in the Study Guide)

Examination technique, Question selection, Revision paper, Additional questions.

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