APM Project Fundamentals Qualification (PFQ) 7th Edition - eLearning (exam included)

Accredited by the Association for Project Management (APM), this introductory course will lead to an internationally recognized qualification. This learning combines multiple voices, animation, and interactive exercises, providing training at a time, pace, and location to suit individual requirements.

ABOUT THE COURSE

The qualification has been designed to provide you with a better understanding of this exciting and challenging discipline and is based on the APM Body of Knowledge 7th Edition. Just to let you know, the APM recommends approximately 34 hours of preparation for the PFQ examination.

DURATION

This course is expected to take approximately 20 hours to complete.

PRE-REQUISITES

There are no formal prerequisites for this learning or the formal qualification.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

By the end of this course, you should:

• 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

WHAT IS INCLUDED

• 12 months of online access to our accredited Project Fundamentals qualification (PFQ) course
• Full tutor support
• PFQ exam simulator
• PFQ exam: Valid for 12 months from purchase date. The exam must be taken online via remote proctor

WHAT'S COVERED?

• Introduction
• Projects, programmes and portfolios
• Project lifecycles
• Situational context and reviews
• Roles and responsibilities
• Stakeholder management
• Leadership and teamwork
• Success, benefits and the business case
• Scope, configuration management and change control
• Estimating
• Scheduling
• Resourcing
• Risk and issue management
• Quality
• PMP, deployment baseline and communication
• Procurement and reporting
• PFQ exam simulator

TARGET AUDIENCE

This qualification is designed for those with little or no project management experience who are looking to start a successful project management career or wanting to understand the principles of project management excellence. Successful candidates will be able to understand the language of project management and the structure of a successful project. They will be able to take an active part in a project team and positively contribute to any project environment.

EXAM INFORMATION

The PFQ exam is taken online via remote proctor.

EXAM FORMAT

• 60-question
• Multiple choice examination
• One hour duration