Compare Certification Programs
A. Links to broad-based comparisons of program and project management certifications:
- Project Management Credentials Compared: 2014 Update; by Dr. Paul Giammalvo, CDT, CCE, MScPM, MRICS, GPM-M.
- What Makes IPMA's Certifications Stand Out? By Stacy Goff, 2011-2014 IPMA Vice President of Marketing & Events; 2009-2015 IPMA-USA President. The link goes to the article summary; from that page, you can download the full article in Adobe Acrobat pdf format.
B. Focused comparisons of our certifications to competitive offerings.
B1. Certified Program Director
How do our advanced Program Director and Program Manager certifications compare to PMI's PgMP? |
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IPMA Level A®, Certified Program Director
IPMA Level B®, Certified Senior Program Manager
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PgMP®
Program Management Professional |
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Years of experience as a Program Mgr.
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Five years1
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Three years2
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Minimum required complexity?3
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Very complex (Level A), Complex (Level B)
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No
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Program results reviewed?
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Yes
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No
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Face-to-face interview?
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Yes, 2 assessors
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No
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Global recognition through IPMA?4
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Yes
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No
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Length of certification
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5 Years
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3 Years
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1 For Level A, programs must have been at a strategic level.
2 A minimum of 4500 hours leading and directing programs (revised 04/2012 eligibility requirements in the PgMP Handbook).
3 Our management complexity evaluation tool helps candidates determine whether their programs qualify.
4 All IPMA Member Associations accept the validity of each other's certifications.
B2. Certified Project Management Associate
How does our Certified Project Management Associate certification compare to similar offerings? |
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IPMA Level D®
Certified Project Management Associate |
PMP®
Project Management Professional |
PRINCE2® Foundation & Practitioner; CAPM® Certified Associate in Project Management
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Years of experience
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Not required. IPMA Level D is intentionally accessible to all
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Three years1
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Not required
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Project complexity assessed?
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No
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No
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No
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Project results reviewed?
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No
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No
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No
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Face-to-face interview?
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No
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No
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No
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Global recognition through IPMA?2
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Yes
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No
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No
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Length of certification
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5 Years
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3 Years
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3 Years
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1 A minimum of 4500 hours leading and directing projects (revised 04/2012 eligibility requirements in the PMP Handbook).
2 All IPMA Member Associations accept the validity of each other's certifications.
IPMA Level A, IPMA Level B, IPMA Level C, and IPMA Level D are registered marks of IPMA in the USA and other countries.
PgMP, PMP and CAPM are registered marks of Project Management Institute in the USA and other countries.
PRINCE2 is a registered mark of OGC in the United Kingdom.