APM Project Management (PMQ) eLearning with online exam

Study at your own pace and have 12 months to achieve your PMQ exam. Our digital platform gives you the tools to track your progress and manage your own learning. This includes digital learning designed around the PMQ syllabus, including sample exam questions, quizzes, and a combination of video and written content.

Once you have completed your digital learning, you'll be able to book your PMQ exam.

The Association for Project Management’s (APM) range of project management qualifications are designed to support you in every stage of your project management career. APM qualifications reflect the knowledge that you have, the work that you do, and the skills that you’ve developed. APM and QA provide a progressive structure for your career development to advance your project management knowledge and grow your skills.

The Project Management Qualification (PMQ) is a knowledge-based qualification and is APM’s most popular certification, enabling you to demonstrate knowledge of all elements of project management. You'll be able to demonstrate an understanding of how these elements interact and how your project fits into your strategic and commercial environment.

• Learn the latest mix of tools, techniques, processes and skills in project management
• Enhance your CV and earning potential through gaining an internationally recognised qualification
• Improved confidence, engagement, and credibility in your role

• 12 months access to the PMQ digital course on our digital platform
• PMQ exam (to be booked before the end of your 12-month license)

Prerequisites

The target candidate for PMQ certification is:

• Project management professionals with two-to-three years’ experience in the role – or
• Learners who have embarked on a project management apprenticeship or degree programme
• Learners who don’t satisfy either criteria should consider the APM Project Fundamentals Qualification (PFQ) (PMAPMIC)

The PMQ syllabus is based on APM’s Competence Framework and not APM’s Body of Knowledge. There are 24 individual learning objectives spread across four key areas.

Setting up for success – We analyse the optimum delivery model for a project and how it should be governed throughout its life cycle.

Preparing for change – key techniques in this section consider how organisations judge whether a project represents value-for-money and how to ensure that the business (or customer) is ready for any resultant change.

People and behaviours – project managers must engage with internal and external stakeholders (including the project team) in a professional and ethical manner.

Planning and managing deployment - irrespective of the chosen delivery model, projects must be planned and delivered in a way that respects the key constraints of schedule, budget, and quality. Risk and scope change must also be managed in a proactive and structured manner.

The full list of 24 PMQ learning objectives can be found below. Each of these topics will be covered during your course. Full details of the content for each learning objective can be found in the syllabus section of the PMQ Handbook. The Handbook can be downloaded from APM’s website.

Setting up for Success

• Life cycles
• Governance arrangements
• Sustainability
• Business case

Preparing for Change

• Procurement
• Reviews
• Assurance
• Transition management
• Benefits management

People and Behaviours

• Stakeholder engagement and communication management
• Conflict resolution
• Leadership
• Team management
• Diversity and inclusion
• Ethics, compliance, and professionalism

Planning and Managing Deployment

• Requirements management
• Solutions development
• Quality management
• Integrated planning
• Schedule management
• Resource management
• Budgeting and cost control
• Risk and issue management
• Change control

Examination Details

You will sit the online PMQ exam on the day that you book with our customer service team. Therefore, you must complete your digital learning before booking this. You will have 12 months from the time of booking this course to access your digital course and to book your exam.

Use of any study materials is not permitted during the exam.

• Duration: 2.5 hours and completed in two parts. You can take an optional break of up to 30 minutes between part-1 and part-2. The break is in addition to the 2.5 hours exam time. You cannot go back to Part-1 of your exam after it is submitted.
• 40 questions worth a total of 90 marks. You will attempt all questions.
  • 20 ‘multiple response’ questions (worth 1 mark each)
  • 5 ‘select the missing words’ questions (worth 2 marks each)
  • 5 ‘short-response’ questions (worth 2 marks each)
  • 10 ‘long-response’ questions (worth 5 marks each)
• APM has implemented a variable pass-mark for each exam paper that will be determined by the difficulty of the specific paper that you are assigned.

Full details of the APM qualifications can be found at: Project management qualifications & training | PFQ | PMQ | PPQ; (apm.org.uk)