Slides presented at an Arkatay Consulting Seminar March 15, 2017

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Certificates for Project Managers
Seminar, March 15, 2017
Malmö
Jan Raaschou, PMP, P2RP
Project Management Consultant & Partner, Arkatay Consulting AB
jan@arkatay.com 0721-616971
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About Arkatay
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PM
COMPETENCE
PM
MATURITY
PM
RESOURCES
PORTFOLIOS
PROGRAMS
STRATEGY
BUSINESS
VALUE
SUSTAINABLE
PROJECT
SUCCESS
SUSTAINABLE
PROJECT
SUCCESS

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Introduction and agenda
First things first

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Introduce yourselves:
• Name, employer, role
• What is your experience of project management?
• Are you planning to take any certificate?
• What are your expectations of this seminar?
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Introductions

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• Give you an overview of project management certifications:
• Different types of certifications
• Benefits of having a certification
• Popular PM certifications
• Discuss which certification you should chose based on:
• Experience
• Organization
• Level of effort
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Seminar Objectives

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1. Rationale for certificates
2. Certificates for project managers
3. Discussion, which certification you to choose
4. Extra material
• Agile certifications, some examples
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Agenda - Seminar

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Rationale for certificates

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Why become certified as a project manager?
1. Demonstrates proof of professional achievement
2. Increases your marketability
3. It raises customer confidence in you and your company’s
services
4. You get skilled in PMI® good practice processes
5. You learn a common Project Management language
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What are the benefits to your organization?
• Creates a project management culture within your organization
• Reduces delays and improves efficiency, lowering time-to-
market and raising ROI
• Improves stakeholders’ satisfaction and trust
• Creates a career path for Project Managers
• Builds trust with clients, and opens doors to new ones
• Contributes to higher billing rate for PM services
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Certificates for project managers

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PM Certifications - comparison
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SENIORJUNIOR
GENERAL
SPECIFIC
PRINCE2
Foundation
PRINCE2
Practicioner
CAPM
PMP
IPMA BIPMA C
IPMA D
PMI-ACP PRINCE2
Professional
PRINCE2
Agile
IPMA
PMI
Axelos

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About IPMA®
1. International Project Management Association - IPMA®
2. Founded 1965.
3. Promoting competence throughout society to enable a world in which all
projects succeed.
4. IPMA does not provide specific standards for project management processes.
5. Swedish Member Association: Svenskt Projektforum
6. The IPMA Competence Baseline (ICB) s used as frame of reference for
certifications (IPMA Level D-A).
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About the IPMA D, C and B Certifications 1 (2)
1. Certified Project Management Associate - IPMA® D
• is a certification of theoretical knowledge
2. Certified Project Manager - IPMA® C
• Three of the past six years in a responsible leadership position
in the management of projects.
• Knowledge test, workshop and interview
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About the IPMA D, C and B Certifications 2 (2)
3. Certified Senior Project Manager - IPMA® B
• Three years in a responsible leadership position in the
management of complex projects, plus two additional years in
project management. All five years of experience must have
been obtained during the last eight years.
• Project report and interview
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Related certificates, IPMA®
• Certified Projects Director - IPMA® A
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About PMI®
1. Project Management Institute - PMI®
2. Founded 1969. Today world’s largest PM organization.
3. ~480.000 members, ~760.000 credential holders.
4. Maintain and endorse standards and ethics in the field of
Project Management (PM)
5. PMI® Sweden Chapter: ~1.600 members
6. PMP® certification since 1984: ~713.000 certificate holders
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About the PMP® & CAPM® Certifications
1. Project Management Professional - PMP®
• is a certification of theoretical knowledge and practical experience
• is the world’s most internationally recognized PM certification
2. Certified Associate in Project Management - CAPM®
• is a certification of theoretical knowledge
• is the entry level certification with less experience required
3. CAPM/PMP/PMI/PMBOK are not project methodologies or project models
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Qualifying to take the Exam
Experience requirements for the PMP exam:
Category Level of Education PM Education PM Experience
1 Bachelor Degree 35 contact hours 3 years (4,500 h)
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High School
graduate
35 contact hours 5 years (7,500 h)
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Reference: PMP® Handbook

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Qualifying to take the Exam
Experience requirements for the CAPM exam:
Category Level of Education PM Education Project Experience
1
High School
graduate
<None required> 1,500 hours
2
High School
graduate
23 contact hours <None required>
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Reference: CAPM® Handbook

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How to get certified, CAPM®/PMP®
1. Submit an application
• On-line form at www.pmi.org - expect to spend 2-3h
• PMP®: USD $555 ($405 for PMI members)
• CAPM®: USD $300 ($ 225 for PMI members)
• Expect 4-5 working days to get approved. Valid 12 months.
• 1 of 10 applications get audited.
2. Schedule the exam
3. Study
4. Attend a CAPM/PMP Exam Prep Course
5. Study
6. Take the Exam
7. Maintain your certification
• 60 PDUs are required every three years
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The Exams
1. PMP: 4 hours, computer-based test, 200 multiple choice questions
2. CAPM: 3 hours, computer-based test, 150 multiple choice questions
3. 25/15 questions will not be scored (“pre-test” questions)
4. PMI does not publish a passing score
• Arkatay recommends to score above 80% on mock-exams
5. Exam done at Prometrics (nearest test centers: Stockholm,
Copenhagen, Oslo, Hamburg)
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• Intended for agile practitioners
• not only project managers
• Measures knowledge and skill in:
• agile principles, practices, tools and techniques
• Covers multiple agile methodologies and frameworks
• Requires both general project experience and agile experience
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PMI-ACP

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• PgMP®: Program Management Professional
• PfMP®: Portfolio Management Professional
• PMI-RMP®: PMI Risk Management Professional
• PMI-SP®: PMI Scheduling Professional
• PMI-PBA®: PMI Professional in Business Analysis
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Related certificates, PMI®

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About Axelos
1. AXELOS is a joint venture company, created in 2013 by the
Cabinet Office (UK) to manage, develop and grow the Global
Best Practice portfolio.
2. AXELOS’ best practice methods include ITIL®, PRINCE2®, and
MSP® as well as guidance on cyber resilience, risk, value and
portfolio management.
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Managing Successful Projects with PRINCE2
• PRojects IN Controlled Environments 2
(PRINCE2)
• Current edition published 2009
• Abbreviated to: PRINCE2 Manual
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About the PRINCE2® Certifications
• PRINCE2 Foundation
®
• Closed book, exam testing mostly nomenclature (60 min)
• PRINCE2 Practitioner
®
• Open book, Pre requisite: PRINCE2 Foundation or similar certificate* (2.5 hrs)
• PRINCE2 Professional
®
• Pre requisite: PRINCE2 Practitioner
®
, 2,5 day assessment on fictional case (no test)
• PRINCE2 Agile
®
• Open book, Pre requisite: PRINCE2 Foundation
®
or similar certificate* (2.5 hrs)
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* Any of a number of PM certificates

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PRINCE2® related certifications
Management of
Risk
Management of
Value
Portfolio,
Programme and
Project Offices
Portfolio Management (MoP)
Programme Management (MSP®)
Project Management (PRINCE2®)
Portfolio,
Programme and
Project
Management
Maturity Model
P3M3
PRINCE2
Maturity Model
P2MM
GUIDANCE
GLOSSARY
MODELS
P3O® ITIL®MoVM_o_R®
M_oR, MoV, P3O,
MoP, ITIL, P3M3,
and MSP are
registered marks of
AXELOS Limited.

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Discussion, which certification you to choose

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Many factors influence which certification to choose:
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Which certificate is right for you?
• Are you looking for a traditional or
an agile certification?
• What is your level of experience?
• Do you want a general or specific
certification?
• Where in the world do you plan to
work?
• Do you work on local or global
projects?
• How soon do you want your new
certificate?
• How much time are you willing to
invest?
• Are you aiming to increase your rates or
salary?
• Do you want to focus on knowledge,
method, process or behavior?
• Has your organization chosen a
preferred certification?

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• Both IPMA and PMI provide well defined career paths through
certifications
• PMI certifications are usually cheaper and quicker to get
• IPMA certifications usually provide more of a learning experience
• PRINCE2 is a good methodology (go for Practitioner), but not a
general PM certification
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Which certificate is right for your organization?

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Agile certifications, some examples

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Scrum Alliance
Certified Scrum
Developer
Certified Scrum
Master
Certified Scrum
Product Owner
Certified Scrum
Professional
Certified Scrum
Trainer
Certified
Enterprise
Coach
Certified Team
Coach

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Scaled Agile
• SAFe Agilist (SA)
• SAFe Program Consultant (SPC)
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PMP, CAPM, PMI-ACP, PMI-RP, PMI-SP, PgMP, PMI, PMBOK and the PMI Registered Education Provider logo are registered marks of the Project Management Institute, Inc.
Thank you!
training@arkatay.com
Jan Raaschou, PMP, P2RP
Project Management Consultant & Partner, Arkatay Consulting AB
jan@arkatay.com 0721-616971
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