APM APM-PFQ - APM Project Fundamentals Qualification (PFQ)

organise management plans.

keep all stakeholders happy.

control change initiatives.

effect beneficial change.

Benefits.

Quality.

Tolerance.

Controls.

ensure the required materials are in stock when needed.

help the impact Of a change request to be fully assessed.

help configuration within IT projects.

ensure that a work breakdown structure can be completed.

structured process for risk identification.

record of the ownership of risk and issue management actions.

means of assessing the likelihood and impact of all of the risks.

record of risks, their impact and the actions taken to manage them.

Social sensitivity.

Leadership.

Communication.

Drive.

an approach that adds operational and termination phases to a linear life cycle.

an approach that adds adoption and benefits realisation phases to a linear life cycle.

a framework for conducting a cost-benefit analysis once a project has closed.

a framework for ensuring the re-deployment of assets post project.

It provides a documented account of the decisions that have been made and by whom in the planning of the project's finances, ensuring the project's compliance with recognized governance standards

It provides an overview of how the project will deliver the scheduled progress over the period agreed between the project manager, sponsor and other key stakeholders associated with the project.

It provides a means by which the sponsor can monitor the project manager's performance in relation to the plans documented in the business case and highlight points at which a change of project manager may be necessary.

It provides a recognized framework by which project spending proposals can be recorded, reviewed and audited to learn lessons about how efficiently the organisation is deploying funds to achieve its targeted returns.

External stakeholders.

The end users.

The finance director.

The project manager

The business case is owned by the sponsor and is created during the concept phase of the project life cycle.

The business case is owned by the project manager and is created during the concept phase of the project life cycle.

The business case is owned by the sponsor and is created during definition phase of the project life cycle.

The business case is owned by the project manager and is created during the definition phase of the project life cycle.

Total and free float.

Earliest start time and latest finish time of activities.

Project completion time.

Cost-benefit analysis.