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About Equip Consulting
Our Mission
At Equip Consulting, our mission is to help businesses thrive, grow, adapt and stand out. We do this by providing services that are tailored to the unique needs of each client. Our team is committed to providing top-notch consultancy, training and change management services that deliver real results.
Our people
We are project, programme and portfolio managers, experienced business leaders and coaches, who are passionate about seeing people develop and achieve their potential. We've been through the good times and the tough times, just like you.
We believe that people do business with people, not faceless corporate bodies or detached marketing initiatives, so first and foremost, we'd love to chat with you to understand your needs and how we can help you achieve your personal and business goals.
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Our Services
We offer a range of services at Equip Consulting, including:
- consultancy - we like to get "under the skin" of businesses, to find out where the gaps are, and therefore where the risks are, and how to minimise the threats and maximise the opportunities. No two businesses or projects are the same, so why take a "one-size-fits-all" approach?
- training - we specialise in project management, leadership and change management training.
- change management - driving and sustaining any change within an organisation takes commitment, effort and skill. We can guide you through how the change process should work effectively for you, train your people to lead this themselves and most importantly, how to make change stick.
Please get in touch to learn more about what we offer.
Our Approach
At Equip Consulting, we take a genuinely collaborative approach to our consulting, training and change management services. We work closely with our clients to understand their specific needs and develop solutions that are tailored to their unique challenges. Our approach is transparent, results-driven, and designed to help businesses succeed, grow and stand out.
Training
Qualifications courses
Non-qualifications courses
Non-qualifications courses
We're delighted to offer qualifications courses for the Association for Project Management (APM) and APMG, through our partnership with a leading APM- and APMG-accredited training provider. The courses shown below are those that we are able to deliver on behalf of our partners, and we are happy to refer customers directly to them for other APM and APMG courses not listed below, along with ECITB and CMI courses available through them.
Supporting your staff with gaining recognised qualifications is important for their professional development, including keeping CPD up-to-date and fresh.
It's also a way of investing in your people, motivating them to develop and giving them new skills that they can apply in their current roles or enable them to step into new roles in your organisation as part of an effective succession planning strategy..
Non-qualifications courses
Non-qualifications courses
Non-qualifications courses
We offer short courses and workshops, specifically focused on the application of knowledge and understanding. In this way, you will see real results as learners apply their new-found knowledge and understanding in the workplace.
We can develop bespoke training courses and workshops, or tailor existing courses and workshops to suit your needs. We recommend undertaking a gap analysis of skills, knowledge and behaviours before considering the training you and your team will benefit from.
For example, do a number of your staff require essential knowledge on how projects work and how their role fits into this environment, but only a selection of them require ongoing, deeper-level understanding? Then our one-day project essentials course, followed by tailored application-focused workshops, would be an ideal solution.
Qualifications Training
APM Project Fundamentals Qualification (PFQ)
APM Project Fundamentals Qualification (PFQ)
APM Project Fundamentals Qualification (PFQ)
The APM Project Fundamentals Qualification offers a fundamental awareness of project management principles, giving you the knowledge to make a positive contribution to any project.
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APM Project Management Qualification (PMQ)
APM Project Fundamentals Qualification (PFQ)
APM Project Fundamentals Qualification (PFQ)
The APM Project Management Qualification offers a deeper level of knowledge and understanding. The PMQ is ideal for those who are taking the lead on projects, essentially as project managers, or those who have significant interaction and engagement with projects on a regular and frequent basis.
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APM Project Professional Qualification (PPQ)
APM Project Risk Management Single Subject Certificate (levels 1 & 2)
APM Project Risk Management Single Subject Certificate (levels 1 & 2)
The APM Project Professional Qualification is the APM's most comprehensive assessment of project management competence, and covers all areas of project management.
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APM Project Risk Management Single Subject Certificate (levels 1 & 2)
APM Project Risk Management Single Subject Certificate (levels 1 & 2)
APM Project Risk Management Single Subject Certificate (levels 1 & 2)
The APM Project Risk Management Single Subject Certificate (level 1) is a foundational introduction to risk management in the project environment.
The APM Project Risk Management Single Subject Certificate (level 2) is a practitioner-level qualification for risk leaders and practitioners in the project environment.
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The APM project fundamentals qualification (PFQ)
What is the PFQ and is it right for me?
The APM Project Fundamentals Qualification offers a fundamental awareness of project management terminology giving you the knowledge to make a positive contribution to any project. The PFQ is ideal for those who want a broad understanding of projects and their environment, key roles, processes, terminology and structures etc. to enable them to engage with and support projects, or even start taking the lead on some projects. Prior knowledge isn't required, as everything you need is covered in the PFQ course syllabus which is based on the APM Body of Knowledge (BoK) 7, and is a SCQF level 6 qualification.
The course will give you the fundamental knowledge as well as preparing you for the multiple-choice examination - 60 questions in 60 minutes via the APM's online exam portal. We will support you throughout this engaging and immersive course, whether delivered virtually or face-to-face we will bring the content to life and make it as relevant to you as possible. The syllabus for the PFQ includes:
- Project management and the operating environment
- Project life cycles
- Project management roles and responsibilities
- Project management planning
- Scope management including change control
- Project scheduling and resources
- Project risk and issue management
- Project quality management
- Communication
- Leadership and teamwork
Courses are available for corporate groups or individuals can join open courses on available dates. Online study and exam-only options are also available.
We can even tailor the course for you, by using examples and exercises to which you and your team can directly relate. Please contact us for more details.
If you're an ECITB levy payer, please let us know with your enquiry, as you may be eligible for grant support.
Click on the PFQ badge above for more information on the APM website, or contact us using the button on the previous page for more details on dates, booking, group sizes or simply to discuss the course in more detail.
The APM project management qualification (PMQ)
What is the PMQ and is it right for me?
The APM Project Management Qualification offers a deeper level of knowledge and understanding. The PMQ is ideal for those who are taking the lead on projects, essentially as project managers, or those who have significant interaction and engagement with projects on a regular and frequent basis, such as those working in project controls, project management office (PMO) or delivering work packages, for example. If you're not sure if you're at the right stage in your career for the PMQ, please get in touch and we'd be happy to chat with you.
The course will give you the deeper knowledge and understanding of the PMQ BoK7 syllabus content, as well as preparing you for the essay-based examination, which is 3 1/4 hours (or 2 1/4 hours if you hold a current valid PRINCE2 Practitioner qualification certificate). The PMQ is a SCQF Level 7 qualification. The PMQ syllabus covers:
• How organisations and projects are structured
• Project life cycles
• The situational context of projects
• Communication within project management
• The principles of leadership and teamwork
• Planning for success
• Project scope management
• Schedule and resource optimisation
• Project procurement
• Risk and issue management in the context of project management
• Quality in the context of a project
We will support you throughout this engaging and immersive course over 5 days or 3+3 days, and whether delivered virtually or face-to-face we will bring the content to life and make it as relevant to you as possible. Courses are available for corporate groups or individuals can join open courses on available dates. Blended learning, online study and exam-only options are also available.
If you're an ECITB levy payer, please let us know with your enquiry, as you may be eligible for grant support.
Click on the PMQ badge above for more information on the APM website, or contact us using the button on the previous page for more details on dates, booking, group sizes or simply to discuss the course in more detail.
The APM project professional qualification (PPQ)
What is the PPQ and is it right for me?
The APM Project Professional Qualification provides candidates with the opportunity to demonstrate their ability to apply their knowledge, understanding and experience, via scenario (role-play), oral and written assessments, all based on a non-complex project scenario. It is the APM's most comprehensive assessment of project management competence, and covers all areas of project management.
The PPQ is ideal for those who have led projects, essentially as project managers, ideally from business case to benefits, for a n umber of years - you will need to draw on your experience to demonstrate your competence. If you're not sure if you're at the right stage in your career for the PPQ, please get in touch and we'd be happy to chat with you.
The APM PPQ is aimed at project professionals, who may:
- be working in project management and looking to take the next step in their career
- hold the APM Project Management Qualification or equivalent, and wish to gain a higher-level qualification
- seeking to become a full member of APM (MAPM)
- seeking to achieve the Chartered Project Professional (ChPP) designation via route 1.
We will guide you with hints, tips and techniques for the APM PPQ assessment, throughout this preparatory course over one or two days. We will help you immerse yourself in the case study project as if it was your own, help you understand the different types of questions you'll face, show you the pitfalls to avoid and how to showcase you competence as effectively as possible.
Delivered virtually (or face-to-face for small corporate groups) we will help you understand how the assessment works, how to prepare for it and we can offer a "mock assessment" to help you prepare practically and emotionally for the assessment experience. Courses are available for corporate groups or individuals can join open courses on available dates.
Click on the PPQ badge above for more information on the APM website, or contact us using the button on the previous page for more details on dates, booking, group sizes or simply to discuss the course in more detail.
APM Project Risk Management Single Subject Certificate (leve
What are the APM Risk Level 1 & 2 and are they right for me?
The APM Project Risk Management Single Subject Certificate (level 1) provides candidates with the knowledge to better understand Risk analysis and risk management, which allows individual risk events and overall risk to be understood and managed proactively, optimising success by minimising threats and maximising opportunities and the resultant outcomes.
The Risk L1 course and qualification is ideal for those who want a broad understanding of risk management on projects and in the project environment, key risk management roles, processes, terminology and structures etc. to enable them to engage with and support project risk management, or even start taking the lead on risk for some projects. Prior knowledge isn't required, as everything you need is covered in the course syllabus which is based on the APM Project Risk Analysis and Management (PRAM) Guide 2nd edition. The course covers 8 learning outcomes, at foundation level.
The course will give you the fundamental knowledge of risk management on projects as well as preparing you for the multiple-choice examination - 60 questions in 60 minutes via the APM's online exam portal. We will support you throughout this engaging and immersive course, whether delivered virtually or face-to-face we will bring the content to life and make it as relevant to you as possible.
The APM Project Risk Management Single Subject Certificate (level 2) provides candidates with the opportunity to demonstrate their ability to apply their knowledge, understanding and experience of project risk management, via essay-style questions based on a non-complex project scenario and/or 'generic' risk management.
The Level 2 exam is 3 1/4 hours' duration, and our Risk Level 2 course structure assumes candidates have the prior knowledge required at Level 1 standard and therefore focuses on exam application and technique.
Courses are available for corporate groups. Online study options are also available.
We can even tailor the course for you, by using examples and exercises to which you and your team can directly relate. Please contact us for more details.
If you're an ECITB levy payer, please let us know with your enquiry, as you may be eligible for grant support.
Click on the APM Project Risk Management Single Subject Certificate (level 1) badge above for more information on the APM website, or contact us using the button on the previous page for more details on dates, booking, group sizes or simply to discuss the course in more detail.
Non-qualifications courses
Project Essentials (group price £1,350 excl. VAT)
Our Project Essentials one-day course is designed to provide a high-level overview of how projects are established and managed, for people who will encounter projects either on an infrequent basis or may support projects more frequently, but who may not necessarily be involved in the direct planning or delivery of them.
The course is ideal for those who work in finance, procurement, HR and technical functions, where the focus is on day-to-day operations but with occasional involvement in projects, where understanding terminology, roles, structures and processes would be beneficial.
The structure for our course follows our “P-R-O-C-E-S-S-M-A-P”© approach:
Stage 0: Pause - do we really need a project
Stage 1: Rationalise the project
Stage 2: Objectives of the project
Stage 3: Clear scope
Stage 4: Establish structures
Stage 5: Set out the project plans
Stage 6: Stay in control
Stage 7: Manage and report
Stage 8; Agree handover and close
Stage 9: Prepare for benefits
We can tailor elements of this course to suit you, for example if you use any in-house processes, project lifecycle structures or software/documentation, we can incorporate content into the course to make it even more specific and relevant to your team.
The course is also designed as a useful step in familiarising participants with the recognised best practice set out in reference texts such as the Association for Project Management (APM) Body of Knowledge, used as the foundation for many APM qualifications courses, and the International Project Management Association (IPMA) IPMA Individual Competence Baseline: Project Management (ICB4).
This course will therefore give participants a head-start in acquiring and structuring some of the knowledge required by qualifications courses on offer, such as the APM’s Project Fundamentals Qualification (PFQ) and Project management Qualification (PMQ).
Our Project Essentials course can be delivered virtually or face-to-face, for groups of up to 12 participants. Please contact us for details and specific pricing.
Development workshops (£1,350 per day excl. VAT)
Our Development Workshops are designed to follow-on from the Project Essentials course, but can also be delivered as stand-alone topics.
We will tailor elements of the workshops to suit your needs as identified by a brief gap analysis - limited tailoring is included in the price above. The workshops will then focus on developing deeper knowledge and understanding of specific topics. For example, a range of people skills could include adaptive leadership, facilitation, negotiation, communication and resolving conflict. Participants will gain further understanding of these topics in the first part of the workshop, and then be 'tasked' with selecting 2-3 'nuggets' to take away and apply in their roles.
Participants then feed back to their group at the next workshop, usually 6-8 weeks later, on how they have applied their learning from the previous workshop and the results they've seen, along with any reflective learning.
This can be repeated for numerous topics for a deeper-dive at each workshop, for example groups could participate as follows:
- Project Essentials course, with take-aways captured at the end of the day
- Workshop 1: Presentations (15 m minutes each participant) followed by in-depth learning on Leadership (e.g. adaptive leadership, facilitation, negotiation, communication and resolving conflict). New take-aways captured at the end of the day's learning, for presentation at the next workshop.
- Workshop 2: Presentations (15 m minutes each participant) followed by in-depth learning on Project start-up (e.g. requirements capture and structure, use of product and work breakdown structures, baselining, risk identification, stakeholders). New take-aways captured at the end of the day's learning, for presentation at the next workshop.
- Workshop 3: Presentations (15 m minutes each participant) followed by in-depth learning on Managing and Controlling (e.g. change control, configuration management, risk and issue management, communication etc). New take-aways captured at the end of the day's learning.
The cost of this combination would be £5,400 excl. VAT
The workshops are delivered face-to-face, for groups of up to 12 participants. Please contact us for details and tailored pricing.
Other short courses
We are constantly in the process of developing new short courses and workshops to offer. However, we recognise that many customers need something specific, either because they have internal processes and structures in place, or to achieve a specific outcome.
Courses available or coming soon include:
- Project Sponsors' & leaders' workshop (2 x half day sessions, face-to-face)
- Project lifecycles and organisation introductory course (2 hrs virtual)
- Communication (half day, virtual)
- Scope development workshop (one day, face-to-face)
- Negotiation and influencing skills (half day, face-to-face or virtual)
- Collaborative planning workshop (one to two days, face-to-face)
- Change management (2 days, face-to-face)
We're also able to offer many other short courses through our accredited partners,
If you would like to discuss your requirements and objectives with us, to decide what's best for you, please get in touch and we'll happily set up a no-obligation chat.
Our people
Greg Montgomery
Greg Montgomery
B.Sc. M.Sc. ChPP FAPM C.Eng MIMM
Greg is our founder and Managing Director. He is passionate about developing people to create opportunities, improving business performance to achieve sustainable success and collaborative working to develop mutually beneficial long-term partnerships.
Greg has worked in the professional consultancy and training sector for over a decade, including as MD of a leading training and consulting business, where he led the growth of the business to double in size. Greg has delivered many training courses to literally thousands of participants, receiving excellent feedback and many comments about his authentic delivery, enthusiasm and his use of real-life stories to bring theoretical content to life.
Greg has also led process re-engineering and collaborative working programmes, business re-structuring and procurement programmes and other consultancy commissions for private and regulated public sector organisations.
Prior to this, Greg worked at Executive Director level as well as other senior leadership and management roles in consulting, social housing, renewable energy, contracting, utilities, operations management, construction and civil engineering.
One of his mantras is "do change with people, not to people" - change happens more smoothly when people are involved in making it happen.
Greg also has voluntary leadership responsibilities and has coached other project professionals on a voluntary basis.
Greg is married with two daughters, is a keen cyclist and lives in a small Leicestershire village where he is able to support local village projects.
Andy Childerhouse
Andy Childerhouse
BA (Hons), MSP™ & PRINCE2™ Registered Practitioner; PMP Body of Knowledge™
Andy’s career began with BT, having held a number of positions in the company with his last role being Programme Director for the BT Broadband Technical Help outsource programme to HCL in India. Andy oversaw the set-up of the new 2,000-person operation in Delhi and Chennai whilst also defining and coordinating the exit strategy from the UK onshore supplier, delivering year-one savings of £70M.
Andy later set up his own programme and project management consultancy company. He was subsequently appointed Programme Manager of the National Institute of Health Research IS Programme for the Department of Health with an annual budget of £8M. He fulfilled this role for a number of years.
In 2014, Andy joined Customer Research Technology Ltd, initially on a part-time consultancy basis. Andy subsequently acquired the business, relaunching it as ViewPoint Feedback, implementing a packaged, SAAS/HAAS based business model targeting the global feedback market.
Andy describes his ‘first career love’ as programme & project management contracting and consultancy and interim management. He has worked as a project management coach and trainer, leadership development coach and mentor. He is a great sounding board for ideas, with an eye for detail and a shared passion for helping individuals and organisations develop and flourish. His key skills are in the areas of;
- C-Suite level leadership
- IT programme and project management
- Procurement
- Corporate Strategy
- Change management
- Operations management
- Product strategy, development & launch
- Marketing
- Stakeholder management
- Supplier and commercial relationship management
- Business finance
Andy lives in a small village in South Leicestershire, where he spends his time with his wife and three sons, two dogs and the great outdoors, venturing to mountains further afield when he can. Andy also has voluntary roles and oversees the Supported Living home that he established for his disabled son and two other adults with additional needs.