• To provide a good grounding in all areas of project management for project personnel
• To understand the APMs Body of Knowledge
• To pass the APMP exam

• Apply knowledge of project management techniques in your projects
• Demonstrate an understanding of how projects fit within the organisation?s operations
• Understand the impact of the organisation's structure on your projects
• Help plan a complex project
• Apply techniques such as risk analysis and quality control on your projects
• Recognise appropriate ways of leading, motivating and dealing with people in the project team
• Balance the required level of control against the need for efficiency

Project management in context - project management - programme management - portfolio management - project context - project sponsorship - project office

Planning and the strategy - project success and benefits management - stakeholder management - value management - project management plan - project risk management - project quality management - health safety and environment management

Executing the strategy - scope management - scheduling - resource management - budgeting and cost management - change control - earned value management - information management and reporting - issue management

Techniques - requirements management - estimating - configuration management

Business and commercial - Business case - procurement

Organisation and governance - project life cycles - handover and closeout - project reviews - organisation structure - organisational roles - methods and procedures - governance of project management

People and the profession - Communication - teamwork - leadership - conflict management - negotiation