Project Management Certificate. Some standards for project activities. Documents for admission

A distinctive feature of successful organizations is the presence of a system for developing and evaluating the competencies of their employees. A special place in this system is occupied by the task of forming a managerial reserve, on which the future of the company largely depends. Understanding management processes, knowledge of modern methods, as well as the ability to organize a project team and the ability to ensure the achievement of the goal, are the necessary competencies of the project manager.

There are many associations in the world involved in the development of competencies in project management, but the leading positions are occupied by two - International Project Management Association(IPMA) and Project Management Institute(PMI) ® . The systematization of knowledge, the definition of business processes, the formation of approaches to the assessments of project team members are just a small list of questions, the answers to which are reflected in numerous works of associations.

Project Management Institute (PMI) ® is a professional association for project management, uniting more than 500 thousand people, was founded in 1969 in the USA and today has its branches in more than 180 countries around the world. In Russia, the association has six branches, the largest of which is Moscow branch of PMI. The purpose of the association is to unite and certify professionals who connect their activities with project management and represent a wide range of industries. One of the most famous publications of the association is Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK ® Guide PMI), which introduces the project management process model and project management best practices.

International Project Management Association (IPMA) was formed in 1965 in Switzerland. The objective of the association was to bring together project management experts to discuss problems and find solutions in this area. Currently, the association has offices in more than 50 countries around the world and has more than 190,000 certified project management specialists. In Russia, the national representative of IPMA since 1991 is Project Management Association "SOVNET". Under the auspices of the association, numerous works of leading experts and practitioners have been published, whose lives are inextricably linked with the management of projects, programs and project portfolios. The systematization of the experience and best practices of the members of the association has become the basis of the ICB ( International Competence Baseline) and served as a definition of approaches to the assessment and certification of specialists. The Russian Project Management Association SOVNET prepared a publication on the basis of ICB National requirements for the competence of specialists in Project Management(NTK).

Attention all PMP applicants © PMI: changes in the content of the exam!
At the beginning of 2016 PMI ® changes the content of the exam to the PMP certificate.

January 11, 2016 - the last day when it will be possible to take the exam under the current rules. All subsequent exams will be held under the new requirements.

The changes were made based on the latest study of expectations from project managers (Role Delineation Study (RDS)) and are displayed in the exam description (Exam Content Outline). The five main areas of activity of project managers have remained the same, some tasks have changed within the areas of Initiation, Planning, Execution, Project Monitoring.

Region 1	Project initiation 3 tasks added - task 2, task 7, task 8
Region 2	Project planning 1 task added - task 13
Region 3	Project implementation
Region 4	Project monitoring and control 2 tasks added - task 6, task 7
Region 5	Project closure No tasks added

Starting December 1, 2015, changes will also be made to the program for monitoring the professional development of certified specialists (Continuing Certification Requirements (CCR) program). The changes affect the form and procedure for accounting for professional development units (PDU) in accordance with the concept of the PMI ® Talent Triangle.

The PMI ® Talent Triangle defines the ideal set as a combination of technical, leadership, strategic and business management competencies (technical, leadership, and strategic and business management expertise).

It should be noted that the strategic and business competencies of management are most fully disclosed in the concepts of System and Cost Engineering, and there is one step from technical expertise to Project Engineering.

All upcoming changes have been made to the course programs and teaching materials of the University. Our listeners meet the future with the necessary knowledge!

Preparation for certification in professional communities

Course code	Course name
M004-A	Basic knowledge in project management
M004-B	Stakeholder and Project Resource Management
M004-C	Purchasing management
M004-D	Management of risks
M004-E	Application tasks of the project management area Preparation of a specialist for the PMI ® certification exam, which includes mastering the basic terms, basic knowledge and information about project management best practices necessary for students to work effectively on projects in any form of organization and in any role.
CO8	PROJECT MANAGEMENT ACCORDING TO IPMA/SOVNET STANDARDS. PREPARATION FOR CERTIFICATION The course was developed on the basis of the requirements and content of the standard "Project Management: Fundamentals of Professional Knowledge, National Requirements for the Competence of Specialists" (NTC) of the Russian Association for Project Management SOVNET (NCB-SOVNET National Competence Baseline).

IPMI Certification Approach (SOVNET)

When evaluating specialists, IPMA (SOVNET) uses a 4-level certification model (Level A, B, C and D). Each of the certification levels is focused on assessing knowledge and skills in a specific area of management - portfolio, program or project. At all levels of certification, the applicant will be required to answer direct questions, write an essay on a free topic (for example, describing a process) and complete an intellectual task (for example, debriefing a mini-situation). Levels A, B and C additionally include teamwork on the project and interviewing the applicant. Below is a brief description of each of the levels of certification and the main requirements for the applicant:

Certified Project Director (IPMA Level A) - Certified Project Director: The highest level for professionals - the holder is able to manage all the organization's project portfolios and has a minimum of 5 years of experience in managing projects, programs and portfolios.
Certified Senior Project Manager (IPMA Level B) - Certified Project Manager: the manager is able to manage complex projects; 5 years of project management experience is required, of which at least 3 years - as a person in charge of leading and managing complex projects.
Certified Project Manager (IPMA Level C) - Certified Project Management Professional: professional project manager; at least 3 years of project management experience is required, including simple projects;
Certified Project Management Associate (IPMA Level D) - Certified Project Management Specialist: basic level of certification - the specialist has a sufficient level of knowledge in all areas of project management to act as a member of the project management team, project administrator.

document published on the official website of SOVNET.

Feedback on passed certification

Grigory Tzipes, the first Certified Program and Portfolio Management Consultant (PPMC IPMA®): “It was a very interesting experience. If we talk about the examination part, then in my opinion, it is not particularly difficult for practicing consultants. I tend to credit the authors of the standard for this. A concise and concise presentation of material on key, really important elements of the competence of a project management consultant allows, on the one hand, to clearly understand the authors' approach to certification and, on the other hand, to comprehend and structure their own experience in this area.
Much more difficult and interesting is the second part of the exam - the interview. Talking to experienced assessors (who themselves have extensive consulting experience) is an opportunity to check the quality of their decisions, even if only on the example of one project. But there will be no discounts for experience, track record, regalia and so on. But isn't that the point of certification - to get an objective assessment of your professional competence?
Source: www.sovnet.ru

PMI® Certification Approach

Unlike IPMA, the American association PMI ® uses only a test protection format with a large number of questions when assessing the level of knowledge of specialists. However, the PMI ® certification is aimed at a larger number of project team members and offers eight different certifications. Below is a summary of PMI ® certifications:

Project Management Professional (PMP) – Project Management Professional is a degree in project management available to professionals from various industries. With a PMP, you become a member of the largest and most prestigious community of certified project management professionals.
Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM) - Certified Project Management Specialist is a practitioner in project management who has demonstrated basic knowledge, as well as the ability to apply project management tools and techniques in projects. As a member of the project team, the CAPM typically seeks guidance, guidance, and approval from more experienced project management practitioners.
Program Management Professional (PgMP) – Program Management Professional- identify and coordinate resources between program projects, their task is to constantly adjust the content of programs in accordance with the strategic business goals of the company. Program managers make decisions about initiating projects, appointing project managers, assigning them to manage the cost, schedule, and effectiveness of the project, while themselves ensuring the success of the entire program.
Portfolio Management Professional (PfMP) – Project Portfolio Management Professional- Responsible for the execution of the project portfolio management processes, managing communications during the execution of the project portfolio and issuing recommendations for actions. While project and program managers are responsible for "getting the job done right," this certification is ideal for those who are responsible for ensuring that the organization "does the right thing."
PMI® Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP) - PMI Certified Practitioner in Agile Methods.
PMI ® Project business analysis (PMI-PBA) - Certified Business Analyst- Responsible for working with stakeholders, the formation of business requirements and the evaluation of project results.
PMI® Risk Management Professional (PMI-RMP) - PMI® Risk Management Professional- risk manager - an expert in managing project risks, identifying them, preventing threats, capitalizing on opportunities based on existing general knowledge and practical participation in all other areas of project activities.
PMI® Scheduling Professional (PMI-SP) – PMI® Scheduling Professional– must be able to develop, maintain and analyze the project schedule, as well as report and inform project team members about the status of the project schedule.
More detailed information on the format of certification and admission conditions can be found in the following document published on the official PMI website.

At present, the world has over 600,000 PMP ® professionals, which provide project management services in 130 countries, of which 1,000 specialists work in Russia. In many corporations, one of the key requirements for a specialist when applying for a job or promotion is to have a certificate. PMI®, the most prestigious testament to your expertise in project management. Center "Specialist" at MSTU. N.E. Bauman is a Microsoft gold partner and the best Microsoft training center in Russia, Central and Eastern Europe. The Center conducts comprehensive training and preparation for certification according to the standards of the Project Management Institute (PMI)®, as well as courses based on Microsoft Project , - the world standard in the field of project management. Since 2002, the Center has been providing services for the development and implementation of corporate project management systems (EPM) based on Microsoft Project.

Getting PMI Certification

Changing PMP Certification Requirements

To obtain any certified PMI status (including the world's most popular PMP status), you need to earn a certain number of PDU points (what is a PDU) without dividing the PDU into a "triangle of competencies".

PMP, PMI, CAPM, PgMP, PMI-SP, PMI-RMP, PMBOK and The PMI Registered Education Provider logo are registered marks of the Project Management Institute.

Professional development program

The set is coming. Beginning of training as the group is recruited.

Program goal: structure project management knowledge in accordance with the requirements of the ICB standard of the International Project Management Association (IPMA) and the standard "Project Management: Fundamentals of Professional Knowledge, National Requirements for the Competence of Specialists" (NTK) of the Project Management Association SOVNET (Russia) and prepare students for passing the international certification exam on the IPMA system - SOVNET.

Training period: 1 month.

Period of study:

Price: 29 thousand rubles.

Form of study: full-time - part-time.

Class mode: 2-3 weekday evenings (18:40 - 21:30) and Saturday afternoons (10:00 - 16:30) (May holidays from 1 to 10 May)

At the end:

In case of successful final attestation, a HSE certificate of advanced training of the established form is issued.

Documents for admission:

diploma of higher education with the application (and its copy, including the application)
passport (and a copy of its pages: main and registration)
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PMI Certification System

The PMP certificate indicates that its owner has knowledge and skills in all groups of processes of the PMI PMBOK® Guide standard.

Certification is carried out in the form of computer testing, consisting of 200 questions. There are 4 possible answers for each question. The exam (takes place in both English and Russian) takes 4 hours.

In order to qualify for the title of PMP, a candidate with a higher education (bachelor's degree, bachelor's degree) requires at least 35 hours of project management training (PDU - Project Development Unit) and at least 3 years of project management experience. The candidate with a secondary education must also have 35 hours of project management training and at least 5 years of practical experience in project management.

The issued certificate is valid for 3 years.

CAPM Certification

САРМ (Certified Associate in Project Management, Certified Project Management Specialist) is a lower level in the PMI certification system. CAPM is a project management practitioner with basic knowledge and ability to apply project management tools and techniques in projects. The exam takes the form of a computer test in English and with translation into Russian, consists of 150 questions and lasts 3 hours.

An applicant for the CAPM degree must have completed secondary education, at least 1500 hours (at least 2 years) of project management experience and 23 hours of full-time project management training.

The validity of the certificate is 5 years.

PgMP certification

The PgMP certificate (Program Management Professional, Program Management Professional) confirms the skills, knowledge, ability to use the tools and methods that a specialist needs to manage project programs - several related projects aimed at achieving a company's strategic business goal. In addition, PgMP confirms that in managing their past programs, the manager has acted as a professional program manager.

To qualify for the exam, a bachelor's degree candidate must have 4 years of project management experience and 4 years of project program management experience. A candidate with a complete secondary education - 4 years of project management experience and 7 years of program management experience.

PgMP certification is carried out in several stages. The first of these is an audit and Panel Review, a review of the data specified in the application for certification, during which it is decided how the candidate's professional experience meets the requirements of the PMI certification. Only after successfully passing the audit and Panel Review, the candidate gets the opportunity to take the exam (Multiple-Choice Examination). The exam is a 4-hour computer-based test of 170 questions based on business scenarios that are close to real. The third stage - Multi-rater Assessment (MRA) - assessment of the level and performance of a program management specialist from the point of view of his supervisors, colleagues and subordinates. MRA is an analogue of personnel assessment using the 360 degree method.

Certified PgMPs need to renew their status every 3 years.

PMI-SP Certification

The PMI-SP certification (PMI Scheduling Professional, Project Scheduling Professional) certifies a professional's knowledge and skills in project scheduling based on the ANSI PMI PMBOK® GUIDE and PRACTICE STANDARD FOR SCHEDULING standards.

The examination is open to professionals with a high school diploma with at least 5,000 hours of project scheduling work and 40 hours of project schedule management training, as well as professionals with a graduate diploma (bachelor's degree) with 30 hours of project schedule management training and at least 3,500 hours of hands-on work with the project schedule.

The exam for the PMI-SP degree takes the form of a computer-based test (170 questions) for 3.5 hours.

The certificate is valid for 3 years.

PMI-RMP Certification

PMI-RMP certification (PMI Risk Management Professional, Risk Management Professional) is a confirmation that a specialist has knowledge and skills in the field of assessing and identifying risks, reducing threats and realizing opportunities.

Requirements for an applicant with a higher education (minimum bachelor's degree): 1) 3000 hours of risk management experience 2) 30 hours of project management training

Requirements for an applicant with a complete secondary education: 1) 4500 hours of risk management experience 2) 40 hours of risk management training

The exam is in the form of a computer test and includes 170 questions. The duration of the exam is 3.5 hours. The certificate is valid for 3 years.

IPMA Certification System

Certified Program or Project Director ( level A- the highest level of the certification system) is a specialist who knows how to manage project programs and complex projects. The candidate must have a higher education and five years (5 years) experience as a coordinator of a program, a set of projects.

Possession of a degree IPMA(B)(Certified Project Manager, B) - evidence that the specialist is able to manage complex projects. The applicant is required to have a higher education and work experience as a project manager for at least 5 years.

Certified Project Management Professional ( Level C) can manage simple projects and basic functions in complex projects. An applicant for IPMA (C) needs to have a higher education and three years of experience in a project team.

Certified Project Management Specialist ( Level D) must be able to manage individual functions in the project based on their knowledge. The candidate does not require work experience - only a document on higher education.

In Russia, IPMA certification services are provided by the Project Management Association (SOVNET), which is a corporate member of IPMA.

PRINCE2 certification system

PRINCE 2 Foundation is the first British Standard PRINCE2 exam to be taken by a specialist wishing to obtain the PRINCE2 Practitioner degree. The certification is designed for members of project teams using the PRINCE2 methodology in project management. The exam takes the form of a one-hour computerized test consisting of 75 questions.

PRINCE2 Practitioner- the second and last stage of certification, which characterizes the high level of specialist competence and allows project management according to the theoretical and practical recommendations of PRINCE2. The 2.5 hour exam includes 9 questions with 12 multiple choice answers.

Russian certification systems

In Russia, PM Expert offers its own certification system. According to the company, the certification was created taking into account the Russian specifics of project management and is based on the best world standards in this area.

The PME® degree (Project Management Expert, "Expert in Project Management") - the first stage of company certification - confirms knowledge in general issues of project management, integration management, scope, timing, cost, quality, team, communications, risks and project deliveries.

Testing consists of 200 questions and is conducted in Russian for 4 hours. At the same time, the candidate does not require practical experience in project management and training hours of professional development.

The PMEP© (Project Management Expert Practitioner) degree confirms the practical experience of the holder. At the time of passing, the candidate must have a PME degree and at least 2 completed projects in the last 4 years in which he served as a project manager. The exam is conducted orally: the applicant must speak to a commission of experts, talking about one of the projects in the form of a presentation.

International Competence Baseline of the International Project Management Association (ICB IPMA) is a standard that describes the international requirements for the competence of project management (PM) specialists developed by the International Project Management Association.

The International Project Management Association (IPMA) is registered in Switzerland as a non-profit professional organization whose main function is to promote the development and widespread use of PM methods and tools in practice in different countries of the world.

IPMA was established in 1965 as a forum for the exchange of experience among project managers working in different countries of the world. In 1967, the first IPMA International Congress was held in Vienna. Members of the IPMA are mainly national PM associations. Currently, the association includes 55 countries.

Purpose

In 1998, at the congress of the Council of Delegates of IPMA, the concept of a universal international certification system for PM professionals was approved. To solve the problems of professional certification, a standard was needed that established norms and requirements that would determine the level of competence required for certification. Such requirements were determined by systematizing the experience accumulated by that time in the field of PM and described in the ICB.

ICB was created on the basis of national competency requirements (National Competence Baseline, NCB, NTC) of the following national PM associations: AWP (Great Britain), VZPM (Switzerland), GPM (Germany), AFITEP (France).

In 1998, IPMA approved the four-level certification program (4-LC - Four Level Certification) ratification system, which has gained worldwide fame. Since 1999, the international certification program began to be implemented.

The compilers of the ICB emphasize that this is not a textbook or a collection of recipes. It opens the way to knowledge, experience and individual mastery in the field of PM, describing them in a structured way. The main purpose of the ICB IPMA standard defines international requirements for the competence of PM specialists and is the basis for their professional certification. ICB IPMA is the basis of all certification programs of national associations and their certification centers.

The current version of the ICB IPMA is 3.0, which was put into effect in March 2006 to replace version 2.0, which has been in effect since 1999.

Structure

At the heart of the ICB structure is the so-called "Eye" competency diagram, which displays the entire set of PM elements that the project manager (PM) sees when assessing a certain situation (Fig. 1).

Rice. one. ICB Eye Competency Diagram

The ICB contains a description of three groups of competencies, or competency elements:

Technical competence - is intended to describe the fundamental elements of competence that characterize the very essence of project management, for example "Procurement and contract management".
Behavioral competence - is intended to describe the elements that characterize the personality and behavior of a specialist from the standpoint of his competence in the field of project management, for example, "Conflicts and Crisis".
Contextual Competence - designed to describe elements related to the project environment. This area includes elements of competence that characterize the ability of a project manager to function in a project-focused organization, including the ability to build relationships with line managers, for example, “Project portfolio and program implementation”.

Thus, in total, 46 competencies are described in the ICB standard, structured into three competency groups.

Short description

The description of each of the 46 ICB competency elements (competencies) contains:

title;
description of the content;
possible (minimum) technological steps of the management process;
topics for familiarization with competence;
criteria for evaluating experience necessary for certification of specialists at each level;
indications of relationships with other elements of competence.

The ICB includes 20 technical competency elements (Table 1).

Table 1. Technical Elements of ICB Competence

The ICB includes 15 behavioral competency elements (Table 2).

Table 2. Behavioral Elements of ICB Competence

The ICB includes 11 contextual competency elements (Table 3).

Table 3 Contextual elements of ICB competence

At the same time, the ICB manual does not contain a description of specific methods, tools, methods. It contains descriptions of subject areas, methodological approaches to problem definition, and provides, where illustrative, some examples of methods. Methods and tools may be determined by the organizations themselves. The project manager should select methods and tools appropriate to the specific situation in the course of project management.

The ICB also includes basic terms and concepts, tasks, a generalized overview of best practices in the field of PM, skills, functions, processes, methods, technologies and tools that are commonly used in PM, as well as special knowledge about innovations and their application in the management of individual projects. . ICB is presented in three languages: English, German and French.

The practical value of the ICB standard is that it is:

the basis for describing the competence of PM specialists in general;
a methodological basis (“framework”) on which it is possible to create competency models for PM specialists for various countries, subject areas and specific organizations;
a source for the development of various educational programs for training specialists in project management, advanced training and development of competence in the field of project management and project activities of the company.

Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge

A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK®) is a national American standard that contains professional knowledge of the project management process. The standard is issued by the Project Management Institute (PMI), located in Pennsylvania, USA. Official translation into Russian is carried out by the PMI office in Russia.