/ IPMA Level D
IPMA Level D training built around project management competence.
Andrew Sills delivers IPMA Level D training for organisations and training providers, aligned to the IPMA Individual Competence Baseline, ICB4.
Rather than teaching one prescribed project management method, the framework develops broad understanding across the context of projects, the people involved and the practical disciplines required to manage them.
At a glance
- IPMA Level D Trainer
- Certified Project Management Associate
- ICB4
- No previous experience required
- Classroom · Virtual · Blended
Perspective · People · Practice · Knowledge · Application · Professional Development
/ The Certification
A broad foundation for project professionals.
IPMA Level D, Certified Project Management Associate, is the starting project management level within IPMA’s international certification system.
The focus at Level D is knowledge across the project management competence elements defined by ICB4. Previous project management experience is not required for eligibility.
Competence-based
The certification is built around a broad model of project management competence rather than one prescribed project method or process.
International baseline
ICB4 provides a common international language for the knowledge, skills and abilities associated with effective project, programme and portfolio management.
Starting level
Level D is designed for people building broad project management knowledge and may include project team members, developing project professionals and people moving towards project management responsibilities.
Method-neutral
ICB4 does not prescribe a particular methodology. Its competence model can be used across different sectors, organisations and project approaches.
/ ICB4
Three areas. A broader view of project management.
For the project management domain, ICB4 brings together 28 applicable competence elements across Perspective, People and Practice.
Perspective
Understand the environment in which projects exist and how project decisions connect to organisational and societal context.
Strategy · Governance, structures and processes · Compliance, standards and regulations · Power and interest · Culture and values
People
Develop the personal and interpersonal understanding needed to work effectively with individuals, teams and stakeholders.
Self-reflection and self-management · Personal integrity and reliability · Personal communication · Relationships and engagement · Leadership · Teamwork · Conflict and crisis · Resourcefulness · Negotiation · Results orientation
Practice
Build knowledge of the practical project management disciplines used to design, organise, plan, control and deliver projects.
Design · Requirements, objectives and benefits · Scope · Time · Organisation and information · Quality · Finance · Resources · Procurement and partnership · Plan and control · Risk and opportunities · Stakeholders · Change and transformation
/ IPMA 4-L-C System
Four levels. Different evidence of competence.
IPMA uses a four-level certification system. Level D assesses knowledge across the relevant project management competence elements. Higher levels assess competence demonstrated through professional experience, responsibility and increasing complexity.
Candidates do not need to progress through the levels sequentially. They can apply for the certification level for which they meet the relevant requirements.
Level D does not require previous project management experience.
The Level D certification process is administered by the relevant IPMA Certification Body. Current international regulations include a knowledge self-assessment and a written assessment using multiple-choice and open-answer questions.
Level D
Certified Project Management Associate
Knowledge across the relevant project management competences.
Level C
Certified Project Manager
Professional competence demonstrated in managing projects of moderate complexity.
Level B
Certified Senior Project Manager
Professional competence demonstrated in leading complex projects.
Level A
Certified Project Director
Professional competence demonstrated in strategic leadership of very complex projects.
The appropriate certification level depends on the candidate’s demonstrated knowledge, professional experience, responsibility and the complexity of the projects they manage.
/ How Andrew Trains
Frameworks matter. What people do with them matters more.
Understand it.
Competence models should make sense. Andrew explains the logic behind the baseline rather than asking people to memorise terminology.
Work with it.
Learners discuss, question and apply ideas throughout the session. Learning is something they participate in, not something delivered at them.
Use it.
Examples, exercises and discussion connect the framework to real projects, decisions and working environments.
Training that travels back to work.
/ Competence-Based Development
A common language for developing project professionals.
The value of ICB4 extends beyond certification. Its competence structure can give organisations and learning teams a consistent way to discuss what project professionals need to understand and develop.
Broader than tools
Development includes organisational context and people competences alongside planning, risk, resources, stakeholders and other practical disciplines.
Useful across environments
Because ICB4 does not prescribe one method, its competence language can sit across different delivery approaches and organisational contexts.
A basis for progression
Level D can provide a broad starting point while the wider IPMA certification system supports development as professional experience and responsibility grow.
/ Who Andrew Works With
One competence baseline. Different learning environments.
Training Providers
Associate IPMA Level D delivery
Andrew supports training providers and professional learning partners with scheduled IPMA Level D delivery, corporate cohorts and trainer cover.
ICB4 · Classroom · Virtual · Corporate cohorts · Assessment preparation
For Training ProvidersOrganisations
Developing project management competence
Andrew works with organisations that want project professionals to develop a broader understanding of context, people and project management practice rather than learning one method in isolation.
Competence development · Facilitated learning · Organisational context
For Organisations/ Work With Andrew
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