Level A
IPMA Level A Certification : Certified Project Director
What You Need to Know About Level A Certification
IPMA level A certification is the highest level for project, programme and/or portfolio management professionals.
To possess this certification, you need to demonstrate that you possess the competences as described in the IPMA ICB4, continually and consistently applied these competences in a highly complex environment, taking full responsibility in a leading role.
Typical positions for Level A are – project director, programme director or portfolio director.
Entry Criteria for Project Director
An IPMA certification Level A for project management requires that the candidate has acted in a very complex project environment that has a strategic impact on the organisation.
Eligibility criteria include:
• that within the last twelve years, the candidate needs to have a minimum of five years’ experience as a project manager in a responsible leadership function in very complex project of which at least three years were at a strategic level.
Entry Criteria for Programme Director
Eligibility criteria include:
• within the last twelve years, the candidate needs to have a minimum of five years’ experience as a programme manager in a responsible leadership function in very complex programme at a strategic level; or
• a minimum of four years’ experience as a programme manager in a responsible leadership function in very complex programme and a minimum of three years’ experience as a project manager in a responsible leadership function managing very complex projects at a strategic level.
Entry Criteria for Portfolio Director
Eligibility criteria include:
• within the last twelve years, the candidate needs to have a minimum of five years’ experience as a portfolio manager in a responsible leadership function in very complex portfolios at a strategic level; or
• a minimum of four years of experience as a portfolio manager in a responsible leadership function in very complex portfolios and a minimum of three years’ experience as a project or programme manager in a responsible leadership function managing very complex projects or programmes at a strategic level.
Start by downloading and correctly filling out your Self Assessment Form and Certification Application Form.
Let’s Get You Started
Level A is constructed in terms of the leadership of others in very complex projects (programmes or portfolios) throughout the life cycle (where applicable) at a strategic level.
Kindly Fill out your Certification Application Form and Self Assessment Form and upload your filled forms below for Check and Approval.
(Kindly wait for an approval response via email before you proceed)
Now that you have been Approved, Kindly Proceed to Apply for your Level A Certification
About PMDAN
PMDAN (IPMA Member Association in Nigeria) organizes project, programme and portfolio management certification in line with the IPMA Individual Competence Baseline®, ICB version 4 (ICB4)
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