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Risk, Quality, Procurement and Professionalism

Note: This quarter completes the learner’s journey by strengthening the Associate Project Manager Level 4 KSBs in risk management (K23, S14), quality management (K25, S15), procurement and contracts (K26, S21), and professional behaviours (B1–B6).

Subjects

  • Risk Management – frameworks, processes, and practical application
  • Quality Management – planning, assurance, and continuous improvement
  • Procurement and Contract Management – lifecycle, contract types, and compliance
  • Professional Behaviours and Ethics – embedding standards and values
  • Integration of Risk, Quality, and Procurement – aligning with overall project control
  • End-Point Assessment Preparation – consolidating knowledge, skills, and behaviours

Key Topics

  • Risk identification, qualitative & quantitative analysis, and risk registers
  • Mitigation strategies, contingency planning, and monitoring risk assumptions
  • Quality frameworks (ISO 9001, Six Sigma, TQM) and tools for assurance/control
  • Continuous improvement and lessons learned in quality management
  • Procurement lifecycle: tendering, evaluation, supplier selection, contract award
  • Contract types (fixed price, cost-plus, T&M) and their impact on controls
  • Legal, commercial, and compliance considerations in contracts

Learning Outcomes

  • Apply risk management practices to identify, assess, mitigate, and monitor risks (K23, S14).
  • Implement quality management techniques to assure outputs meet stakeholder and organisational standards (K25, S15).
  • Manage procurement and contract processes effectively, ensuring compliance, value for money, and alignment with project objectives (K26, S21).
  • Demonstrate professional behaviours including safety, leadership, commercial awareness, integrity, impartiality, and accountability (B1–B6).
  • Integrate risk, quality, and procurement into overall project governance and control systems.
  • Communicate clearly with stakeholders on risk, quality, and procurement issues to support decision-making.
  • Uphold ethical, safe, and sustainable practices across project delivery.
  • Demonstrate readiness for End-Point Assessment (EPA) by evidencing competence across all KSBs.

KSBs

Knowledge
  • Principles of project risk and issue management
  • Procurement strategies and processes (ethical and sustainable)
  • Role and purpose of quality requirements, planning, and control
  • Principles for evaluating project success and lessons learned
  • Regulations, HSE, and compliance frameworks affecting project controls
  • Sustainability, environmental impact, and net carbon zero objectives
  • Ethical and inclusive practices, codes of conduct, and professional standards
  • Evaluate and make recommendations on the risk management plan
  • Identify and monitor risks and issues; plan and implement responses
  • Deliver a Quality Management Plan and contribute to quality control
  • Use continual improvement processes (lessons learned) to improve performance
  • Use data to inform decisions on mitigating risks

  • Operates professionally with integrity and confidentiality

  • Works flexibly and adapts to evolving risks and quality demands

  • Seeks continuous professional development to improve controls and assurance

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