Project Management Standards & Certifications

PM Standards

"There shall be one measure of wine throughout our kingdom and one of ale, and one of measure of corn, to wit the London quarter, and one breadth of dyed cloth, russets and haberjects, to wit two ells within the lists. And with measures so shall it be also with weights" ... Magna Charta

A listing of current project management standards and certification documents which have a significant impact on understanding of project management and professional certification and accreditation.

The Standards are listed according to function.

Standards - General

Organizational Standards

Information Technology Best Practices

Guides to Project Management Training and Professional Certification

Project Management Quality Standards (ISO) Quality Management Compliance

Project Performance Measurement (Earned Value) Management System Assessment

Project Risk Management Standards- Risk Assessment

Global Alliance for Project Performance Standards (PDF document) The Global Alliance for Project Performance Standards (GAPPS) is an independent collaborative not-for-profit organisation dedicated to fostering mutual recognition for project and program management standards and qualifications.  It was formed in response to the need for global portability of project management qualifications and certifications.  The standards have been created by a global team of representatives from industry, academia, national training authorities and professional associations in Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, Russia and South Africa.  The GAPPS project manager standards provide a framework for assessment and development of project management skills. They also support the Millennium Development goals proposed by the United Nations addressing an identified applied skill shortage in many nations. All the works produced by GAPPS are developed on a volunteer basis, are publicly available for use by public and private sector organisations, and can be downloaded from the GAPPS website www.globalpmstandards.org.

 

PM Certification Providers

Read an interesting and provocative Comparison of AACE, AIPM, IPMA and PMI Certifications
Association for Project Management

Association for Project ManagementAPM qualifications are designed to meet the needs of a project manager throughout their career. APM's qualifications are aligned with IPMA's 4-level Certification Program.

All qualifications, apart from the Certificated Project Manager
qualification, are delivered through APM Accredited Training Providers. Details of the qualifications on offer and how to contact each Training Provider can be found at
http://www.apm.org.uk/professionaldevelopment.asp.

Introductory Certificate: for anyone looking to understand the principles of project management.

APMP (IPMA Level D): for people with up to two years' project management
experience.

Practitioner Qualification (IPMA Level C): for anyone with more than three years of project management experience.

Certificated Project Manager (IPMA Level B): for project managers with extensive experience in managing complex, multi-disciplinary projects.

APM Project Risk Management Certificates: APM offers level one and level two certificates for project and programme managers involved in project risk assessment in any way.

For more information about our qualifications, please contact profdev@apm.org.uk

Australian Institute of Project Management

Australian Institute of Project RegPM (Registered Project Manager) is AIPM’s competency-based Project Management Certification Program. It is fully aligned with the Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) and based on individual assessment against the National Competency Standards for Project Management. It is awarded on three levels: Level 4 (Qualified Project Practitioner); Level 5 (Registered Project Manager); and Level 6 (Master Project Director).

Further information and contacts RegPM are available at http://www.aipm.com.au. Email questions are welcome at info@aipm.com.au.

IPMA Validated Four-Level Certification Programme

International Project Management AssociationThe International Project Management Association (IPMA) has developed a Four-Level Certification Programme. The main requirements for each level are:

IPMA Validated Four-Level Certification Programmes

Two publications support the IPMA Validated Four-Level Certification Programmes. These are:

The IPMA Competence Baseline (ICB, 1999) which explains the IPMA certification programmes and shows the core and additional elements of the knowledge and experience as well as the aspects of the personal behaviour and general impression for the certification of project management competence, and

the IPMA Certification Yearbook which shows the concept of the four level certification and lists the actual certificates and assessors fo the national certification bodies.

For further information on IPMA contact the Secretariat office:
International Project Management Association
PO Box 30 Monmouthshire NP5 4YZ
United Kingdom
Tel: +44 1594 531007 Fax: +44 1594 531008
Email: ipma@btinternet.com or visit the IPMA web site at: www.ipma.ch

Project Management Institute

Project Management InstituteProject Management Professional (PMP®)
Certification Handbooks

The Project Management Institute's Project Management Professional (PMP®) Certification Handbooks can be downloaded in PDF format from the PMI® web site. These handbooks contain information on applying and sitting for the PMP® Exam, Exam Applications and the Experience Verification form.

 

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