APM Training

For each of the 52 topics in the APM Body of Knowledge there is an explanation of the topic, relevant definitions and a reading list. The topics are grouped into sections that range from the broad to the specific:

• Project Management in Context
• Planning the Strategy
• Executing the Strategy
• Techniques
• Business and Commercial
• Organisation and Governance
• People and the Profession.

The APM Body of Knowledge provides an essential and comprehensive base upon which to build a project management career.

APM training gives you a breadth of understanding that will complement whatever project management method or development lifecycle you use. It will help you become a project management professional. You will appreciate the wider context of your projects whether they sit in a structured programme or portfolio, are supported by a project office or need a committed sponsor.

You will be able to plan a strategy for your project with stakeholders by looking at the benefits, value, risks and quality dictated by the wider environment.

When executing the strategy you will know how to manage information covering scope, resources, budgets, and earned value while accommodating changes and issues.

You will have experience of a wide range of techniques covering the complete development cycle including requirements & configuration management, estimating, value engineering and testing. When looking at the business and commercial aspects of your project you will be able to include in the business case sales, funding, and procurement without overlooking legal requirements.

When organising the project you will go beyond roles & responsibilities and consider governance - an appropriate lifecycle, complete with reviews, methods & procedures.

Finally your leadership and teamwork will be improved as you consider the behavioural side of the people you work with, helping with their learning and development, dealing with conflict, negotiation & communication.

AFA staff have the experience to give you the bigger picture on your APM training. Over the course of 30 years we have delivered projects in aviation, IT, financial services, civil engineering, etc, etc. AFA also go beyond project management, providing training and consultancy in programme, portfolio & risk management, project offices and change management. We provide that extra something when looking at APM topics beyond project management and of course provide you with a comprehensive training pathway when you are ready to extend your knowledge beyond the APM topics. Finally we are the premier PRINCE2 training provider and can provide you with complementary or integrated APM and PRINCE2 training. We provide training for both the Introductory Certificate, the APMP qualification and the APMP for PRINCE2 Practitioners qualification. We currently schedule APM open courses throughout the UK and can also provide them across Europe; alternatively we are happy to provide a quotation for in-house APM training. 5 reasons to choose AFA:

• AFA has experience of a wide range of project environments
• AFA has been delivering project management training for over 10 years
• AFA achieves consistently high examination pass rates
• AFA does not just teach APM, we are actively involved in aligning APM and other project management standards
• AFA uses a unique blend of hybrid trainer-consultants to bring real life into the classroom