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APM Competence Framework - Overview

Make sure to have our ratings chart on hand to help you assess against each competence. Select a competence below to read more.

Setting up for success

1

Life cycles

2

Governance arrangements

3

Sustainability

4

Financial management

5

Business case

6

Portfolio shaping

Preparing for change

7

Procurement

8

Reviews

9

Assurance

10

Capability development

11

Transition management

12

Benefits management

People and behaviours

13

Stakeholder engagement and communication management

14

Conflict resolution

15

Leadership

16

Team management

17

Diversity and inclusion

18

Ethics, compliance and professionalism

Planning and managing deployment

19

Requirements management

20

Solutions development

21

Quality management

22

Integrated planning

23

Schedule management

24

Resource management

25

Resource capability planning

26

Budgeting and cost control

27

Contract management

28

Risk and issue management

29

Change control