GAQM CPD case studies
GAQM CPD · Put your knowledge to work in context.
The Certified Project Director (CPD) is one of the certifications in the project management portfolio of the Global Association for Quality Management (GAQM), an organisation that describes itself as "Educating, Empowering and Certifying Individuals and Corporates Globally." GAQM presents its project management credentials as part of a "3 level multi-level certification system," and the CPD is positioned at the senior end of that ladder - the title suggests a candidate who directs programmes of work and carries accountability for project outcomes rather than merely executing tasks. GAQM's own testimonial from a CPD holder in California describes the certification as being "very heavily emphasized from a real time perspective," which is a fair signal of the practical, director-level orientation to expect. The GAQM CPD case studies are 5 cases and about 4,720 words.
1Two Weeks From an Immovable Cutover
Northbridge Insurance must complete a policy-administration data migration before a regulator-mandated cutover date that cannot move. The project has a 14-week critical path against a 12-week window.
1,055 words, about 5 min2The Sponsor's 'Small' Addition
Six months into an HR and payroll platform implementation, the project has a baselined set of 42 requirements and a go-live in ten weeks. The executive sponsor asks, in a steering meeting, for manager self-service and mobile approval of leave to be included 'in the same release, it is only screens'.
952 words, about 5 min3The Shared Tester
In a matrix organisation you manage a customer-billing replacement with a committed go-live in seven weeks. System testing is on the critical path: 200 of 620 test cases remain, and the only performance tester on the team is shared with a production-support group.
769 words, about 4 min4Green Cost, Red Schedule
At the end of month six of a twelve-month programme the control account reports: planned value USD 2,400,000, earned value USD 1,950,000, actual cost USD 1,740,000, budget at completion USD 4,000,000. The sponsor sees the cost performance index of 1.12 and concludes the project is 'comfortably under budget', proposing to add a reporting dashboard to the release.
955 words, about 5 min5One Supplier, Four Weeks of Float
A network refresh for a distribution company depends on a single licensed switching appliance. The vendor is the only qualified source in the region; its quoted lead time is 16 weeks against a go-live in 20 weeks.
989 words, about 5 min