APMG Project Planning & Control Professional Development Training Course

Module 1: Fundamentals of APMG Project Planning & Control

• APMG Project Planning & Control principles
• Purpose of project planning and control
• Project control functions
• Relationship between planning and delivery
• Project control responsibilities
• Professional development and CPD

Module 2: Project Planning Techniques

• Planning techniques and their application
• Project objectives and deliverables
• Work breakdown structures
• Activity definition and sequencing
• Project dependencies
• Milestones and project baselines
• Resource and activity planning

Module 3: Project Scheduling and Time Control

• Scheduling principles
• Schedule development
• Activity relationships
• Critical path analysis
• Milestone management
• Schedule baselines
• Schedule updates and progress monitoring
• Delay identification and analysis

Module 4: Project Controls Framework

• Project controls structure
• Control baselines
• Project performance monitoring
• Progress measurement
• Variance analysis
• Forecasting techniques
• Corrective-action planning

Module 5: Cost, Resource and Performance Control

• Cost planning and monitoring
• Resource planning and utilisation
• Budget control
• Cost and schedule integration
• Performance measurement
• Resource variance analysis
• Forecasting project outcomes

Module 6: Project Governance and Reporting

• Project governance principles
• Governance roles and responsibilities
• Decision-making structures
• Project reporting requirements
• Control documentation
• Management information
• Governance assurance and accountability

Module 7: Risk, Change and Issue Management

• Risk identification within project controls
• Risk monitoring and responses
• Change control processes
• Issue management
• Impact assessment
• Escalation procedures
• Maintaining control during project changes

Module 8: Programme Delivery and Integrated Controls

• Programme delivery principles
• Coordinating multiple project schedules
• Interdependencies between projects
• Integrated planning and controls
• Resource coordination
• Programme-level performance monitoring
• Delivery forecasting

Module 9: Professional Application of Project Controls

• Applying planning techniques to practical scenarios
• Schedule analysis
• Progress and variance assessment
• Control information interpretation
• Developing corrective actions
• Improving project reporting
• Integrating planning and control activities

Module 10: Continuous Professional Development and Improvement

• CPD principles for project professionals
• Maintaining professional competence
• Identifying project control capability gaps
• Continuous improvement practices
• Lessons learned
• Professional performance development
• Applying learning to workplace project environments