Association of Project Management – Project Management Fundamentals
Edinburgh Business School
Key Information
Campus location
Currie, United Kingdom
Languages
English
Study format
Distance Learning
Duration
3 days
Pace
Part time
Tuition fees
GBP 575 / per course
Application deadline
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Introduction
97 per cent of business leaders believe that projects are critical to business performance and organisational success which is why having trained project managers within the workforce is critical.
Our Project Fundamentals Qualification meets the continued and growing demand for qualified project managers and is fully accredited by the Association of Project Management (APM).
Utilising the latest teaching practices, this course is delivered through a blended learning approach of live, online interactive sessions with supporting video tutorials for flexibility.
No prior knowledge or experience is required for this qualification, which provides participants with the knowledge to make a positive contribution to any project.
This course is of particular benefit to those either starting out in project management or seeking to enhance their CV and career prospects with an internationally recognised project management qualification and for organisations seeking to develop project management skills.
All our training courses at Edinburgh Business School are delivered by qualified academic specialists. Our project management professors are leading experts in their field with significant professional and teaching experience.
Delegates participating in the course will not only learn the fundamentals of project management but will benefit from the knowledge and insight of published, internationally recognised project management experts.
On completion of the course, participants register to sit the APM PFQ exam. It consists of 60 multiple choice questions which must be answered in an hour. The exam can be taken online at any time, whenever the participant feels ready.
Taught as live via Teams 2.5 days.
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Program Outcome
The key learning outcomes include:
- Understand project management and the operating environment
- Understand project life cycles
- Understand the roles and responsibilities within projects
- Understand project management planning
- Understand project scope management
- Understand resource, scheduling and optimisation in a project
- Understand project risk and issue management in the context of a project
- Understand quality in the context of a project
- Understand communication in the context of a project
- Understand leadership and teamwork within a project