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Association for Project Management (APM)

Project Fundamentals Qualification (PFQ)

  • Start your APM project management career.
  • Project Management Qualification (PMQ)
  • Advance your APM project management expertise.
  • Project Risk Single Certificate Level 1
  • Enhance your project risk management skills.
  • AgilePM
® Agile principles
– Agile Project Management Foundation Learn the key principles of Agile Project Management. Practitioner Includes Foundation & Practitioner combined option.

PRINCE2

AI in Project Management Project Management Qualification (PMQ)

Learn how to use AI tools in everyday project work.Advance your APM project management expertise.ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI)Project Risk Single Certificate Level 1

BCS AIEnhance your project risk management skills.Foundation AgilePMLearn the fundamentals of artificial intellegence.®

AI Project Governance Framework (AIPGF) – Agile Project Management

Foundation Foundation

Learn the fundamentals of the governance framework.Learn the key principles of Agile Project Management.

Practitioner Practitioner
Includes Foundation & Practitioner combined option.Includes Foundation & Practitioner combined option.WorkshopsPRINCE2AI in Project Management ®

AgileLearn how to use AI tools in everyday project work.Foundation AGILE

Learn the fundamentals of the PRINCE2 Agile method.AgilePM

Defined roles and responsibilities:
ensure clear accountability across the project board and delivery roles.Manage by stages: plan and authorise work in manageable chunks using a stage plan.

Manage by exception:

set tolerances and escalate only when they are forecast to be exceeded.

Focus on products: define, agree and verify outputs and acceptance criteria.Tailor to suit the project:

scale controls to project size, risk and environment.
Optional detail: organisations commonly tailor the amount of documentation while keeping decision points, roles, and change control discipline intact.For a more in-depth description, read PRINCE2 principles

.PRINCE2 practicesThe

7 practices

(used to be called themes) describe the project management disciplines that must be addressed continuously. They ensure the project is planned, controlled and aligned to the business case.

Business case:

define and maintain the justification and benefits profile.
Organisation: establish the project management team structure and decision rights.Quality:

Managing a stage boundary:

report stage results and plan the next stage plan for approval.Closing a project: confirm acceptance, review performance and hand over products.

For a more in-depth description, read
PRINCE2 processes.PRINCE2 people

PRINCE2 treats success as a people-centred change effort, not just processes.

Outcomes must be embedded in business as usual; leadership and culture drive success.

Change management moves the organisation from current to target state, protecting the investment.

Stakeholder engagement thrives when ecosystem relationships are actively built and maintained.

Co-creation with users improves fit, reduces handover risk, and boosts adoption.

Temporary teams perform best with clear roles, psychological safety, and agreed ways of working for virtual or hybrid delivery.
Delegating knowledge-based decisions near the source supports managing by exception, especially where trust is strong.

PRINCE2 roles and responsibilities

PRINCE2 separates governance from management. The project board owns key decisions and provides direction, while the project manager manages day to day delivery.

Core governance and delivery roles

Project board:

accountable for success; sets direction; approves the business case and tolerances.
Executive: chairs the project board and owns the business case.Senior User:

represents users and ensures products meet needs.

Senior Supplier:

represents suppliers and ensures technical integrity.

Project manager:
plans, delegates, monitors, controls and reports.Team manager: manages specialist delivery within work packages.

Project Support and PMO (Project Management Office): supports administration, reporting, configuration and standards.How escalation works in practice

When time, cost, scope, quality, risk or benefit tolerances are forecast to be exceeded, the project manager escalates to the project board. This supports fast decisions while keeping routine control at the right level.

For a more in-depth description, read

PRINCE2 roles and responsibilities

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PRINCE2 management productsManagement products

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