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 Introduction
The
qualification is designed to meet the needs of managers responsible for programmes
or projects, who wish to extend their skills and knowledge to embrace a number
of project and programme management disciplines. It is expected that candidates
will already be working in a Programme or Project Management environment, although
the qualification is also open to people wishing to build on their general management
skills. The qualification concentrates on the development of a clear understanding
of the range of disciplines which underpin successful programme and project management
and their practical application. In the context of personal development, it also
provides a foundation for continuing professional and personal development in
programme and project management. By completing this qualification, candidates
will learn how to: - Understand the business, social
and political contexts which impact on programmes and projects
- Develop
a focused and disciplined approach to developing and implementing plans and controls
for programmes and projects
- Apply a range of
methodologies to programmes and projects
- Enhance
communication and use information more effectively
- Improve
team and individual performance
Assessment Chartered
Management Institute awards are professional qualifications that demand high standards
of knowledge, understanding, reasoning and judgement, coupled with clarity of
expression. Our approach to assessment for all our qualifications is built on
the following principles: - The assessment should, wherever possible,
use work-based evidence drawn from the candidate’s own organisational experience
- Approved
Centres will have clearly identified how the organisational dimension to the candidate’s
evidence and assessment will be incorporated into the assessment process
- The
assessment process will be sufficiently flexible to allow for the diversity of
candidate organisational experience to be used, and will take into account special
needs of any candidate for whom work-based evidence will be difficult to obtain
- The
assessment process will not compromise or present any risk to candidate, organisational
or commercial confidentiality
- The assessment process will recognise equal
opportunity issues, will take due account of the values and ethics of management,
and will focus on the application of the concepts of management in practice
- The
assessments must be valid, reliable and fair
Prior
Learning
Candidates wishing to take this qualifications need to
have experience or qualifications in management or programme or project management.
Centres are encouraged to use their discretion in accepting candidates for this
qualification In addition, Centres retain the discretion to allow exemption from
study and/or assessment against a qualification which they have reviewed to ensure
it meets the content and learning outcomes. In these instances, authenticated
copies of the qualification and the review of its content must be made available
to the external verifier. However, no exemptions from assessment are allowed for
unit DPM06 (which is externally assessed) and DPM12 (the integrative assessment)
Excemptions A
number of qualifications – including PRINCE2, APMP, PMIP, MOR, MSP and ISEB
– provide partial exemption from a number of the units of this qualification.
Normally, partial exemption will result in candidates being exempt from the study
requirement of the unit. They will normally be required to provide evidence that
the learning outcomes have been met, and will be required to produce a reflective
statement confirming that their capability in that area is current. - 15
hours – Business Context
- 25 hours –
Principles of Programme and Project Management
- 15
hours – Risk Management
- 15 hours - Quality
Management
- 15 hours - Change and Configuration
Management
- 30 hours - Managing People
- 15
hours - Managing Contracts
- 20 hours - Integrative
Assessment
- 30 hours - Project Planning
- 30
hours - Project Monitoring and Control
- TOTAL 210 hours
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