Acknowledgements & sources
Last updated: 10 September 2026
This tool helps candidates prepare for the Association for Project Management Project Management Qualification (APM PMQ). Much of the study material it presents comes directly from APM's published work, and we want to be plain and honest about that. This page sets out what we've used, where it came from, and the basis on which we use it.
Source material
The learning content in this tool — the topic texts, the figures and diagrams, and the glossary — is drawn from the APM Body of Knowledge, 8th edition, © Association for Project Management 2025. The topic text and glossary are reproduced verbatim, and the figures are reproduced from the published edition. The practice questions are our own, written and derived from the concepts in the relevant BoK topics.
Wherever a figure or topic is shown, it is credited to its location in the BoK (for example, “APM BoK 8th ed., p.23”) so it is always clear that the material is APM's, not ours.
Permission status
The verbatim APM material is used here without APM's permission. We wrote to APM in June 2026 setting out plainly what this tool reproduces and asking for their permission or their blessing. We have not had a reply.
This tool is not open to the public. Access is limited to organisations we have agreed terms with, and accounts can only be created at an email domain we have specifically allowed. We are not offering it for general sale.
We recognise that this leaves the copyright question unresolved. Our request to APM stands, we will act on their answer whenever it comes, and if APM ask us to stop, we will stop.
Acknowledging a source is not the same as holding the right to reproduce it. We credit APM scrupulously because it is the honest thing to do — but we also recognise that the copyright in the Body of Knowledge belongs to APM, and we are seeking their permission accordingly.
Not affiliated, not endorsed
This is an independent tool built by Forward Projects Ltd. It is not affiliated with, authorised by, or endorsed by the Association for Project Management. “APM”, “APM Body of Knowledge” and “PMQ” are the property of the Association for Project Management.
The practice questions, model answers, mark schemes and any AI-generated feedback are study aids produced by us — they are not official APM examination material and should not be taken as such.
Contact
For any question about sources, attribution or rights, please get in touch using the contact form in our privacy notice — it reaches us directly. If you are from APM and have a query about how your material is used here, we'd welcome the conversation.