The Academy

The course ends. The Academy doesn't.

Delivery changes fast. Tools change faster. We're forward-leaning — constantly testing the new AI tools, working out which ones actually move the needle in delivery, and arming you with the best and most current practice as it lands.

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Meet the founder

Why the Academy exists.

Chris Lord spent 23 years in the British Army, leaving as a Brigade Sergeant Major — qualified on paper, but nobody had ever taught him how to actually do the job. The Academy is the course he needed: one real project, run under pressure, with the evidence to prove it.

40 min Chris Lord · what you'll actually do, and how the AI-powered approach changes your next role
Once you're in, you stay in

What membership keeps giving you.

Once you're in, you stay in the loop — current templates, working AI setups, weekly updates, and a community of PMs who know what you're going through.

The community

A safe space for PMs

Ask the questions you can't ask at work. Peer review of your artefacts, and a network going through the same transition.

Always current

Weekly AI best practice

We test the new tools as they land, work out which ones move the needle, and share the working setups every week. The Academy evolves as the tools evolve.

Ongoing access

Templates that stay live

The current versions of every template and prompt library, kept up to date after you certify — not a folder that goes stale the day you finish.

Why the Academy

How we compare to the certifications.

PMQ and PRINCE2 test what you've learned. The Academy tests whether you can deliver, certifies the result, and costs roughly the same.

APM PMQPRINCE2Digital Delivery Academy
What it testsTheory examMethodology exam ✓ Practical delivery, end-to-end
Live decisions under pressure✗ No✗ No ✓ Six hours of Decision Labs
Portfolio of real artefacts✗ No✗ No ✓ Full portfolio you can show
AI-powered delivery built in✗ No✗ No ✓ Woven through every week
CertificationAPM PMQPRINCE2 Foundation / Practitioner ✓ ILM Level 5 Certificate
Typical investment £1,200 – £1,800 £800 – £1,500 £636.50out of pocket with your MOD credits · £1,345.50 before your £709 reclaim
From the pilots

Learner testimonials.

Recorded straight after the cohort chaired their first cutover call. A few stayed on to talk about the live Decision Lab they'd just done — what changed for them.

Andrew Fyles Andrew Fyles, PgDip MAPMCapability Development Manager · UK Armed Forces
★★★★★

By far one of the best resettlement activities I've done — and haven't had to use any GRT leave either. It's a win all round.

John Blowes John Blowes CMgrStrategic Risk & Governance Leader
★★★★★

Exactly the kind of practical, real-world PM experience that makes it worthwhile. I'd highly recommend this to anyone looking to build solid project delivery skills.

Keith Emmerson Keith EmmersonProject, Programme & Operational Management · 22 years military
★★★★★

Although the learning curve is steep, the chance to work through realistic scenarios is a powerful way to build capability.

See it for yourself, live.

Tuesday 15 September, 7pm UK. Both routes, every price on screen, and your questions answered live by Chris. Free, and the replay goes to everyone who books.

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