The reference and the series
The reference is for working project managers as well as people studying. The free YouTube series, Project Management Exam Prep, is one source of its content. Future essays will explore individual topics in more depth.
Unofficial study material for IPMA®, PMI® and APM exams
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This is a growing local edition covering the available series material. New practitioner explanations are labelled as editorial drafts for author review. Worked arithmetic is computed in code. Official bodies’ documents remain the authority on their own qualifications; this site does not issue qualifications or claim equivalence between them.
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Unofficial study material for IPMA®, PMI® and APM exams. Not affiliated with, endorsed by or approved by IPMA, PMI or APM, and not an accredited or endorsed training provider. IPMA® and IPMA ICB® are registered trademarks of IPMA in Switzerland and other countries. PMI, PMP, CAPM and PMBOK are registered marks of Project Management Institute, Inc. APM is a trade mark of the Association for Project Management. Other marks belong to their owners.
PMP® exam facts are from PMI's public PMP® Examination Content Outline (2026); check the current version on pmi.org. APM's qualifications are its own; this series is not an APM Accredited Provider or APM Endorsed.
How the series uses level labels
Levels (this series' labels): Mid-level = moderately complex projects (IPMA Level C, PMI's PMP®); Senior = complex projects and people (IPMA Level B, APM's Chartered Project Professional).
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