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APM Project Fundamentals Qualification (PFQ)
Developing your future project managers for tomorrow
Pre-requisitesWho is this qualification for?
Qualification overview
The APM Project Fundamentals Qualification, developed by the Association for Project Mangement, offers a fundamental awareness of project management terminology. It is a qualification designed for those embarking on a project management career who require recognition for their general project management knowledge and awareness.
It is based on the Association for Project Mangement’s Body of Knowledge and covers the syllabus for the APM Project Fundamentals examination.
Candidates will take a one hour, 60 question multiple choice exam paper at the end of the training course which has a pass mark of 60%.
The APM Project Fundamentals Qualification is aimed at those wishing to gain a broad understanding of the principles of the profession. It is suitable for all levels of staff who are relatively new to project management in order to fulfil a role as a project team member.
No prior knowledge or experience is required for this qualification. However, project experience will bring an advantage to the course.
“We have worked with Provek for several years and trust them to deliver quality training and support our staff in achieving excellent exam pass rates.”
Michael Coombs Project Management CoordinatorTaylor Wimpey
provek.co.uk 01635 524610 [email protected]
APM PFQRaise your project management
to the next level
Course contents
Classroom Online
Directed self-study through The PM Channel
10-15 hours of study required1 hour online exam scheduled
by the individual Remote expert support
The course includes:• Project and programme management • Lifecycle management • Success criteria and benefits • Project context and stakeholder managment • Business case • Organisational roles • Project management plan • Risk management • HSE and quality management • Scope management and planning • Estimating • Resource management • Change control and configuration management • Procurement • Teamwork and communication • Handover and post-project review
Learning outcomes
Delegates will be able to:• Appreciate the terminology and techniques of project management • Define a project, project management and success factors • Define the different roles required in a project • Describe the content and purpose of a business case • Define the reasons for managing with life cycles • Define purpose, benefits and content of a Project Management Plan• Describe the breakdown structures used on projects • Appreciate the different estimating methods • Describe the risk management process • Understand the differences between quality planning, assurance and control • Describe a change control procedure • Define the characteristics of a typical project team • Describe the purpose and content of the post project review
Two-day course 0.5 hours of out-of-classroom
work required1 hour exam at the end of the
two-day course Remote expert support