 Project Management General Information
Benefits
The business environment is changing at an ever-increasing pace. Companies are looking for high standards in project management and to seek confirmation that individuals working in project management are competent in this field.
We work with the American Society for the Advancement of Project Management ('asapm') as a recognised Competency Enabler. asapm is the USA Affiliate of the International Project Management Association. The IPMA Level D qualification is therefore recognised worldwide. It is generic so an individual may carry it from job to job or from one industry to another.
The Proportion project management course has been developed to follow the goals of the 'asapm'. The work that candidates undertake on the course will raise the awareness of and standard for project management within their organizations.
Ask yourselves:
What percentage of your projects have been over budget?
How many Projects fail to deliver on time?
Are you relinquishing your marketplace edge to successfully streamlined competitors? In today’s global marketplace corporate inefficiencies run high without properly trained Project Managers.
Get your Projects under control:
Training your team in Project Management best practice increases your overall effectiveness, helping your company to make more money with less hassle. For example, learn about:
- Minimizing Risk
- Projects finishing on time and within budget.
- Planning projects successfully
- Systematically controlling and tracking projects
- Constructively managing change
- Leadership, team and people skills
At Proportion our Project Management training program is specially designed to build these critical skills.
The International Project Management Association, Level D qualification
The IPMA Level D (known as aCPP.D by the 'asapm') is a foundation qualification
The aCPP.D certlification examination is in two parts: a one hour and fifteen minute 100 question multiple-choice paper and a three hour written paper. The multiple choice paper tests the candidate's depth of understanding and knowledge against the full range of professional topics contained in the 'asapm' NCB National Competency Baseline. The second paper poses questions which demands written discussion.
The whole examination is designed to demonstrate the candidate's knowledge in respect of important aspects of project management.
Relationship with Other Qualifications
TheAmerican Society for the Advancement of Project Management (‘asapm’), aCPP.D is based on the IPMA Level D qualification which is recognized as the standard for competencies appropriate for project managers and is reflected in IPMA syllabus requirements. The CPMA Level D is an internationally accepted, IPMA-validated qualification
The Course is designed to be an intensive and rigorous culmination of studies, building upon experience and some pre-course work. It is mapped to the current National Competence Baseline (NCB).
The course is recognised under the terms of CES by the American Institute of Architects and as such is reflected by offering 48 Credits (incl HSW) – the highest award of any training program within the AIA.
The Course generally covers 4 working days, including examinations on the last day. Attendance on all parts of the course is compulsory, as each part is designed to prepare the candidate for the aCPP examination taken on the last day.
For those who are members of other institutions, academically, the course including the pre-reading equates to a 100 hour module.The aim is to move Project Manager education and learning opportunities beyond simple knowledge transfer and into skills, behavioral attributes and Competence. The asapm Competence Model, can be seen at http://www.asapm.org/e_CompModel.asp
The Course elements
- some distance learning
- classroom teaching
The Certification will be made on the basis of passing two examinations – the pass mark is 60% - the ‘asapm’ award the distinction Certified Project Practitioner (aCPP)
Each candidate will gain Full Membership of the ‘asapm’. The first year is compulsory upon joining the course. The fee is renewable annually for membership only and is currently $60 per annum. The first year’s fee is included in the course payment.
This course is based upon the ‘asapm’ NCB.
The course uses individual and group working sessions and expects the students to spend time throughout the course out of the standard "class" hours. In addition, a case studies will be used in the course.
The identified course sessions will be
- The Role of the Manager
- PM Definitions
- Project Organisation
- Managerial Behavior
- Project Initiation
- Project Planning
- Work Breakdown Structures
- Life Cycles
- Risk Management
- Estimating
- Managing Other Resources
- Progress Control
- Document Management
- Configuration Management
- Post Implementation Considerations
- Change Management
- Quality Management Systems
The order and timing will be confirmed at the beginning of the course. It is advisable to obtain and read certain documents prior to taking the course a helpful listed below. It is difficult to offer a choice, however the following recommendations will give a good grounding:
Pre Reading for the Project Management Course
*** essential reading ** advised extra reading
*** ‘asapm’ NCB Provided electronically by Proportion.
The course is necessarily intensive and without having read this and digested the contents participants will always be running to keep up.
Other reading is also recommended. It is difficult to make a choice, or indeed, recommendations. The following will give a good grounding:
** Cleland & Ireland – “Project Manager’s Portable Handbook, 2nd Edition McGraw Hill
** Rory Burke, “Project Management, Planning & Control Techniques 4th edition John Wiley
** Belbin –“Management Teams” Elsevier
** D.C.B. Chapman & S. Ward Project Risk Management – John Wiley
Details of the Registration forms for the ‘asapm’ Examination are obtained from Proportion upon payment of the course fee. The Exam Registration must be submitted direct to the ‘asapm’ at least 10 working days before the examination. Failure to comply with this will mean exclusion from the examinations. You can still attend the course, but you would have to sit the examinations at a later date at additional expense. Note - at such a late stage, no refunds would be applicable.
More Information
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Any queries on the above should be directed to John Colville at Proportion (312) 329-9893
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