Project and Programme Management
Project and Programme Management portfolio is designed for anyone involved in Project work whatever their level of experience.
We offer 3 courses, Foundation, Project Manager and Programme and Portfolio Manager that can be tailored to meet the needs of your business. The foundation course is a 1 day event whilst the Project Manager and Programme and Portfolio Manager events are both 3 day events.
The courses will take attendees through the Project lifecycle stage by stage covering all the technical skill a great Project Manager or Programme/Portfolio Manager needs as well as the softer skills such as influencing, communications, matrix management and motivating people.
Certification Guidelines
If you have been trained in Project and Programme Management with another organisation, you can stll apply for BQF certification.
Each certification level will be assessed against the required body of knowledge for:
- Knowledge and understanding
- Application of principles and concepts
- Tools & Techniques
The candidates will be be given an exam and present a portfolio to be assessed in interview format.
The pass rate for the exam depends on the level that the candidate is applying for.
PPM Master Practitionerwill require testimonial reviews as well as the exam and portfolio review.
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Certification Levels:
PPM Practitioner
Demonstrating delivery of a project using a range of recognised project management tools, techniques and processes.
Principles and concepts
Project Set Up
- Identify and evidence the key documentation and agreements to successfully set up and launch a project. As a minimum this should include – business case with clear scope, project goal and cost, benefit, risk assessment. Charter (sponsor contract), work package agreements, work breakdown structure
Benefits Management
- Evidence the benefit type, the critical success factors and the Key Performance Indicators and a plan of where and when the benefit will be realised
Change Management
- Demonstrate understanding of Change Management methods. Evidence a change management plan that includes how you delivered sustainable change
Project Planning
- Evidence of planning and scheduling activities using the right types of plans for the project. Identifying the critical path, evidence that the plan has been kept up to date
Financial Planning
- Demonstrate estimating, budgeting and forecasting, evidence of cost control and an understanding of break even and return on investment
Project Governance and Progress Reporting
- Evidence project governance structure and meeting schedules, status reporting process, change control process and post implementation review with lessons learnt
Risk Management
- Evidence a log that lists the risks, issues, dependencies, constraints and assumptions and how you are managing and mitigating them
Certification
- Exam – Open book 20 multiple choice questions, pass 70%
- Evidence – Presentation and Q&A of a completed project to demonstrate application and understanding of the principles, concepts, tools and techniques and personal learning.
PPM Advanced Practitioner
In addition to Practitioner the candidate needs to demonstrate – Delivery of a range of projects and/or programmes that link to a defined business strategy and cross multiple disciplines or teams with evidence of Indepth use of recognised project management tools, techniques and processes.
Principles and concepts
Project/Programme Set Up
- In addition evidence of strategic alignment, resource planning and onboarding and solution analysis.
Benefits Management
- In addition evidence of cross functional benefit ownership, agreement and realisation plans
Change Management
- In addition evidence of a change management plan that includes impact assessment, communication, capability and reinforcement plans
Project Planning
- In addition evidence of planning in a matrix environment with use of network diagrams, SIPOC, Gantt Charts, dependencies map, test plan with test cases
Financial Planning
- In addition evidence of types of financial outcomes eg RoI, IRR and NPV
Project Governance and Progress Reporting
- In addition evidence of jeopardy management including risks, issues, cost v benefit and milestones. Demonstrate use of tools and techniques to maximise individual and team contribution to deliveries; coaching, facilitation, creativity, lateral thinking and innovation
Risk Management
- In addition impact on customer experience/operational performance/costs/benefit realisation
Certification
- Exam – Open book 20 multiple choice questions and 1 case study question – pass 75%
- Evidence – Presentation and Q&A of a completed project to demonstrate application and understanding of the principles, concepts, tools and techniques and personal learning.
PPM Master Practitioner
In addition to Advanced Practitioner the candidate needs to demonstrate – Delivery of multiple complex projects/programmes or a portfolio that link to a defined business strategy at strategic and/or enterprise level across multiple disciplines with evidence of in-depth use of recognised project management tools, techniques and processes.
Principles and concepts
Project/Programme Set Up
- In addition evidence of set up and establishing large and highly complex programmes, gaining commitment and buy in from senior stakeholders and business leaders.
Benefits Management
- In addition evidence of continued benefits realisation and effective BAU delivery post initiative closure, leadership of benefits reviews and management of any required changes to deliver the intended benefits, benefit management across a portfolio or Programme
Change Management
- In addition evidence of a change management plan that includes impact assessment, communication, capability and reinforcement plans
Project Planning
- In addition evidence of planning and scheduling activities across highly complex and ambiguous initiatives; management of inter-dependencies, point of escalation for significant and highly complex resource, planning or benefit/outcome issues.
Financial Planning
- In addition evidence of leading robust financial estimating tools and techniques, budget management and cost control, deviation management. Demonstrate integration into BAU financial planning and budget setting processes through robust agreements
Project Governance and Reporting
- In addition evidence of producing and/or managing production of complex mobilisation plans, define, recommend and set up appropriate governance structures with stakeholders representing interests of the busines. Lead others in creating and maintaining project controls and reporting requirements to fully understand and share insight into programme/project performance. Leadership of all aspects of reviewing initiative delivery progress. Define, develop and set up control and reporting methodologies to manage direction and prioritisation over a wide variety of initiatives, clear communication of the vision, values and objectives, maintain a working environment that encourages high performance, and builds trust, confidence and commitment
Risk Management
- In addition evidence of establishing and communicating a clear framework for the project teams to follow which is fully integrated with the programme/portfolio log and organisation risk policy; scanning of the operational environment to proactively identify internal and external risks ,issues, dependencies constraints and assumptions. Demonstrate risks etc have a calculated financial value, are prioritised accordingly and support contingency measures including budget.
Certification
- Exam – Open book 20 multiple choice questions and 2 case study questions – pass 80%
- Evidence – Presentation and Q&A of a completed portfolio of programmes and/or projects at a strategic and/or enterprise level to demonstrate application and understanding of the principles, concepts, tools and techniques, feedback from a selection of stakeholders and team members and personal learning.