How long is the Advanced Diploma in Project Management?

The Advanced Diploma in Project Management runs for 12 to 15 months. Full-time and part-time cohorts share the same closing programme business-case assessment.

Can the Advanced Diploma in Project Management be studied online?

Yes. The Advanced Diploma in Project Management runs on-campus in central London, fully online with cohort calls, and by distance learning.

Is the Advanced Diploma in Project Management recognised by UK employers?

Yes. The Advanced Diploma in Project Management is designed around APM, MSP and PRINCE2 senior content and is a recognised programme-manager credential across UK delivery.

What are the entry requirements for the Advanced Diploma in Project Management?

A relevant Level 4 Diploma or two years of PM experience, GCSE English and Maths at grade 4, IELTS 6.0 for international applicants on the Advanced Diploma in Project Management.

What does the Advanced Diploma in Project Management cost?

Fees vary by mode and instalment plan. Contact LSIBM admissions for the current schedule and employer-sponsored places on the Advanced Diploma in Project Management.

Advanced Diploma in Project Management | LSIBM London | Harold International College of London

Course Overview

The Advanced Diploma in Project Management at the London School of International Business and Management (LSIBM) is a senior-track Level 5 qualification for project managers moving up to programme delivery — a senior PM at a UK consultancy, a programme manager at a bank running a multi-workstream regulatory delivery, or a lead delivery manager inside a public-sector transformation. Sitting inside the Business & Management faculty, it covers programme structure, benefits realisation, portfolio-level risk, dependency management and stakeholder governance at director level.

The Advanced Diploma runs over 12 to 15 months and is available on-campus in central London, fully online, or by distance learning. Tutors are practising programme managers drawn from APM, PRINCE2 and MSP communities, and the closing assessment is a programme business case defended in front of a working senior responsible owner (SRO). The sections below cover modules, audience and progression.

Key Features

Curriculum reviewed against APM Practitioner Qualification (PMQ senior), MSP Practitioner and PRINCE2 Practitioner content.
Three study modes — central London campus, fully online, or distance learning — with the same tutor cohort.
Real-world assessment: a programme business case defended in front of a working SRO.
Working reference to the UK Green Book, HM Treasury Better Business Cases and the National Audit Office guidance on programme delivery.
Direct articulation into the LSIBM Higher Diploma or BSc top-up in Project Management.

What You Will Learn

The Advanced Diploma builds a senior delivery professional. You will finish able to structure a programme rather than a single project, manage dependencies across workstreams, own a benefits case, and defend a programme with an executive sponsor under pressure.

Programme structure — MSP transformational flow and multi-workstream design.
Benefits management — mapping, measurement and realisation planning.
Portfolio-level risk — aggregation, correlated risks and quantitative risk analysis.
Dependency management — Kanban, dependency matrices, integrated master schedule.
Stakeholder governance at senior level — SRO, sponsor, steer-co design.
Programme finance — funding envelopes, tranches and Green Book economic case.
Assurance — three-lines model, IPA gateway reviews and NAO reporting.
Managing external partners — SI contracts, T&M vs fixed-price and change control.

Who This Course Is For

Diploma-level project managers stepping up to programme-manager remit.
Senior PMs on regulatory or transformation delivery inside UK banks or insurers.
Public-sector delivery leaders on IPA-visible programmes.
Delivery leads at UK consultancies formalising programme-level credentials.
Founders and COOs at scale-ups running multiple integrated programmes.

Career Pathways

Advanced Diploma graduates step into senior delivery roles across UK banks, consultancies, tech scale-ups, public-sector programmes and infrastructure firms. Outcomes remain individual.

Senior Project Manager
Programme Manager
Portfolio Analyst
Head of PMO
Delivery Lead (transformation)
Change and Programme Director (junior)

The Advanced Diploma is a direct feeder into the LSIBM Higher Diploma, BSc top-up, APM Chartered Project Professional (ChPP) application, and MSP Practitioner.

Entry Requirements

A relevant Diploma (Level 4), Foundation Year, or two years of substantive project-management experience — a short structured-thinking sample is encouraged.
GCSE English Language at grade 4/C and Mathematics at grade 4/C (or equivalent).
IELTS 6.0 overall (no band below 5.5) for non-native English speakers.
A short statement of intent and one academic or professional reference — applicants with APM PMQ, PRINCE2 Practitioner or PMI PMP should mention it on application.

Why Study at LSIBM

The London School of International Business and Management (LSIBM) is a specialist business-education provider based in central London and part of Harold International College. Advanced Diploma cohorts sit in small groups so tutors track progress course by course, and every route is mapped to UK professional-body competencies — ACCA, CIMA, CIM, CIPD, CMI, CIPS, IOE&IT, CFA UK — so employers recognise the credential.

London puts the City, Canary Wharf, Whitehall, Companies House, the FCA, the Bank of England and the West End within a short tube ride of every classroom. Advanced Diploma students access a fortnightly practitioner clinic, an industry-careers day each cohort and structured application coaching in the final term.

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