Project Management Profession

1. Diploma of Project ManagementProject ManagementProfession & StandardsCourse Number 17872Qualification Code BSB51507

2. Project Management Profession • The field of Project Management is in transition between a set of skills and a recognised profession, similar to Accounting and Law Past Present Future • Poor understanding of the key knowledge areas and competencies • Thought anyone who was highly organised could be a Project Manager • Emerging professional bodies • No formal standards • Anyone could call themselves a project manager • Better understanding of the key knowledge areas and competencies • Specific skills and experience expected of Project Managers • Strong professional bodies • Emerging standards and competencies • Formal certification and registration of project managers • Can still be a project manager without certification • Formal acceptance of the key knowledge areas and competencies • Specific skills, experience, certification and professional membership expected • Formal recognition of standards and competencies • Compulsory certification and continuing professional development • Unable to be a project manager without certification

3. Professional Bodies - AIPM • Australian Institute of Project Managers (AIPM) Our vision is to be recognised by business, industry, and government, as the key promoter, developer, and leader in project management professionalism. • Formed in 1976 as the Project Managers' Forum. • Primary role is to improve the knowledge, skills and competence of project team members, project managers and project directors, and also to promote an understanding of project management amongst the community and at all levels within organisations.  • For more information go to www.aipm.com.au

4. Master Project Director (MPD) Certified Practising Project Director (CPPD) Now defined as Registered Project Manager (RegPM) Certified Practising Project Manager (CPPM) Now defined as Certified Practising Project Practitioner (CPPP) Qualified Project Practitioner (QPP) Now defined as AIPM Certification • RegPM ("Registered Project Manager") is AIPM's project management certification program. It involves an individually designed competency-based workplace assessment program. • Candidates are required to compile evidence that displays their competence in Project Management.

5. AIPM Standards • AIPM Professional Competency Standards for Project Management, June 2008 • Endorse the Project Management Institute's Project Management Body of Knowledge - PMBOK

6. Professional Bodies - PMI • Project Management Institute (PMI) • Formed almost 40 years ago in the US • With more than half a million members and credential holders in over 170 countries, PMI is the leading membership association for the project management profession • PMI is recognized for the advocacy programs we conduct with governments, organizations and industries around the world as they recognize and embrace project management to achieve business results. • For more information go to www.pmi.org

7. PMI Certification • PMI offers specific certification for practitioners with different levels of experience • Most are obtained by passing an examination, but some of the more advanced levels also require evidence of competency from the workplace Program Management Professional (PgMP) Specialist Certifications PMI Scheduling Professional (PMI-SP) Project Management Professional (PMP) PMI Risk Management Professional (PMP-RMP) Certified Associate of Project Management (CAPM)

8. PMI Standards • Five foundation standards • A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge – PMBOK Guide, 4th edition • The Standard for Program Management, 2nd edition • Project Manager Competency Development Framework, 2nd edition • Organisational Project Management Maturity Model – OMP3, 2nd ediiton • The Standard for Portfolio Management, 2nd edition

9. Next Steps Please proceed to Ethics & Code of Conduct in the Learning Program. Best of Luck!