Australian Project Management Qualifications & Certifications Demystified Friday, 1st July 2016

Are you looking at how to get into project management or formalise your project management experience? Maybe you are looking for a project manager but don’t know a RegPM from your CAPM? This document summarises the common, industry qualifications and certifications in use in Australia and what is required to obtain and retain them. It does not include project management training or qualifications available through Universities although some of the following may be available through this channel. Agile project management qualifications are well summarised here.

Name Short Name Pre-requisites Format Governing Body

Cost* Most suitable for?

Certified Associate in Project Management

CAPM • Secondary degree • 23 hours project management education without professional work experience or •Secondary degree •1,500 hours of project experience

Exam 150 multiple choice questions, and you have three hours to complete it. Maintenance You must retake the exam every five years.

Project Management Institute (PMI)

Member US$225 Non-member US$300

Project management industry entrants.

Aspiring project managers looking for industry recognised certifications.

Project team members looking to enhance their credibility and effectiveness working on — or with — project teams.

Project Management Professional

PMP • Secondary degree • 7,500 hours leading and directing projects • 35 hours of project management education or • Four-year degree

Exam 200 multiple-choice questions, and you have four hours to complete it. Maintenance You must earn 60 professional

Project Management Institute (PMI)

Members US$405 Non-Members US$555

Project professionals with demonstrable experience leading and delivering projects.

Experienced project managers looking for a globally recognised certification.

Industry and methodology

Name Short Name Pre-requisites Format Governing Body

Cost* Most suitable for?

• 4,500 hours leading and directing projects • 35 hours of project management education

development units (PDUs) every three years.

agnostic

Program Management Professional

PgMP • Secondary degree • 6,000 hours project management experience • 10,500 hours program management experience or • Four-year degree • 6,000 hours project management experience • 6,000 hours program management experience

Evaluation Panel review of your experience Exam 170 multiple-choice questions, and you have four hours to complete it. Maintenance You must earn 60 professional development units (PDUs) every three years

Project Management Institute (PMI)

Member US$800 Non-member US$1,000

Senior-level project practitioner on the forefront of advancing your organization’s strategic goals.

You manage multiple, related projects in a coordinated way, achieving benefits that could not occur if the projects were handled separately.

You are an experienced leader.

PRojects IN Controlled Environments (Foundation)

PRINCE2 Foundation

Nil Exam Multiple choice examination questions • 75 questions per paper • Five questions to be trial and not

AXELOS Varies - check your local accredited training organisations (ATO's)

Project management industry entrants, particularly those looking to work in the public/government sector.

Project team members involved in projects be delivered using the PRINCE2 methodology.

Name Short Name Pre-requisites Format Governing Body

Cost* Most suitable for?

counted in scores • 35 marks required (out of 70 available) to pass - 50% • One hour's (60 minutes) duration • Closed book.

Projects IN Controlled Environments (Practitioner)

PRINCE2 Practitioner

PRINCE2 Foundation (this can usually be completed as part of the same course) or another Project Management certification.

Exam • Objective testing • Eight questions - 10 question items per question, each worth one mark • 44 marks or more required to pass (out of 80 available) - 55% • Two-and-a-half hours’ (150 minutes) duration, no additional reading time • Open book exam (official PRINCE2 manual only). Maintenance Completion of a

AXELOS Varies - check your local accredited training organisations (ATO's)

Project Managers delivering projects using the PRINCE2 methodology.

Project team members involved in projects be delivered using the PRINCE2 methodology.

Name Short Name Pre-requisites Format Governing Body

Cost* Most suitable for?

renewal exam every 3 - 5 years.

Certified Practising Project Practitioner

RegPM CPPP Sufficient experience and evidence to support completion of your assessment report within 6 months of applying

Assessment Completion of an assessment report and submission of evidence to an assessor Maintenance Attain Continuous Development Points (CPD) 70 points over the course of three years

Australian Institute of Project Management

AU$200 + AU$1,095

Relatively recent arrivals to the project management industry with a moderate level of knowledge about project management theory

Project team members who can provide evidence that they contribute to the management of projects or are involved in planning, monitoring and controlling time, cost and scope.

Certified Practising Project Manager

RegPM CPPM

Sufficient experience and evidence to support completion of your assessment report within 6 months of applying

Assessment Completion of an assessment report and submission of evidence to an assessor Maintenance Attain Continuous Development Points (CPD) 70 points over the course of

Australian Institute of Project Management

AU$200 + $1,520 Project Managers with a broad understanding of the theory of project management

Project Managers who have managed at least two projects during the last three years

Project Managers who can provide evidence that they have managed plans across all of the Project

Name Short Name Pre-requisites Format Governing Body

Cost* Most suitable for?

three years Management Body of Knowledge (PMBoK) knowledge areas.

Certified Practising Senior Project Manager

RegPM CPSPM

Sufficient experience and evidence to support completion of your assessment report within 6 months of applying

Assessment Completion of an assessment report and submission of evidence to an assessor Maintenance Attain Continuous Development Points (CPD) 70 points over the course of three years

Australian Institute of Project Management

AU$200 + AU$1,650

Senior Project Managers with a comprehensive understanding of the theory of project management.

Project Managers who have managed at least two very large and/or complex projects

Project Managers who can provide evidence that they have managed comprehensive plans across all of the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBoK) knowledge areas.

Project Managers who mentor/ direct junior PMs within your organisation

Certified Practising Project Director

RegPM CPPD Sufficient experience and evidence to support completion of your assessment report within 6 months of applying

Assessment Completion of an assessment report and submission of evidence to an

Australian Institute of Project Management

AU$200 + AU$1,750

Program Managers or Directors who have a comprehensive understanding of the theory of project management as

Name Short Name Pre-requisites Format Governing Body

Cost* Most suitable for?

assessor Maintenance Attain Continuous Development Points (CPD) 70 points over the course of three years

well as program management.

Program Managers or Directors who have been responsible for the management of at least two programs consisting of multiple projects during the last three years.

Program Managers who can provide evidence that they have developed higher level program management plans to guide/ direct project managers as part of a program.

* As at July 1st 2016.