APM Project Professional Qualification (PPQ)

Qualification overview

The Project Professional Qualification (PPQ), developed by APM, the chartered body for the project profession, draws on a candidate's existing skills developed through experience, supported by their theory and study.

Covering the core and specific competencies project professionals require across all areas of the profession, PPQ is the most comprehensive assessment of professional project management capability available.

Who is this qualification for?

The APM Project Professional Qualification is aimed at any project professional either:

  • As a next step after taking the APM Project Management Qualification (PMQ);
  • Or if they have around 5-7 years of experience as a project professional;
  • Or if they want to step up to more difficult projects and demonstrate their readiness to do so.

For those considering chartered (ChPP) status in the future, the new PPQ is a recognised qualification for route 1.

What is assessed?

The new syllabus covers three units:

  • Effective leadership and management
  • Effective governance and control
  • Effective planning and control

How is it assessed?

The purpose of the PPQ is to test the candidate’s skill and capability to perform in a specific environment.  There are three parts to the assessment, comprising of:

Stage 1: Scenario assessment (10 minutes preparation, 20 minutes assessment)

This is a role-play situation with one of the assessors taking on a specific role. The assessment is based on the pre-seen case study but will be a situation new to the candidate

Stage 2: Oral exam (50 minutes)

The second stage of the assessment will be an oral exam with two assessors. All questions will need to be answered by the candidates as though they were managing the project detailed in the pre-seen case study.

Stage 3: Project report (60 minutes)

This will be a written project report based on a question and the pre-seen case study.

Pass mark

Candidates must achieve a pass mark of 60% with minimum scores required across all three elements.

When can assessments be taken?

APM offer fixed dates and times for the assessments which can be found on their website.

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Provek PPQ 2nd Edition Specialist Support

Provek is able to offer candidates a unique specialist support package for the PPQ 2nd Edition, building on our experience of specialist support for PPQ 1st edition.

Provek is taking bookings for our public schedule.

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