1. Project Management Certifications
IT Project Management Postgraduate
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Ramon Costa i Pujol
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PMI Member 813576
CompTIA Project+ Certified
MCTS: Manag. Projects with Ms. Office Project 2007

2. Managing Information Systems
and Project Management Skills
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3. Main references in Project Management
Associations on Project Management:
• PMI (Project Management Institute, 1969): www.pmi.org
• IPMA (International Project Management Association, 1965): www.ipma.ch
• IAPPM (Intern. Association of Project and Program Management, 2003): www.iappm.org
• APM (Association for Project Management): www.apm.org.uk
Not covered in
this presentation
• AIPM (Australian Institute of Project Management, 1976): www.aipm.com.au
Methodologies:
• PRINCE2 (Projects in Controlled Env., 1989): www.prince2.com
Not covered in
this presentation • Scrum (Agile Project Management and Dev.): www.scrum.org
Academies:
Not covered in
this presentation
• American Academy of Project Managers (AAPM):
www.projectmanagementcertifications.com
Other institutions (IT specialized):
• CompTIA (1982): www.comptia.org
Linked to software programs:
• Microsoft Certified Technical Specialist: www.microsoft.com

4. Project Management Institute (PMI)
PMI Certifications
(March 2010)
• Project Management Professional (PMP)®  Total members: 317.962
• Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM)®  Total active
PMPs: 375.959
• Program Management Professional (PgMP)®
• PMI Scheduling Professional (PMI-SP)®
• PMI Risk Management Professional (PMI-RMP)®
Standars
• A Guide to the Project Management Body of
Knowledge (PMBOK® Guide)- Fourth Edition
• Practice Standard for Project Risk Management
• Practice Standard for Earned Value Management
• Practice Standard for Project Configuration
Management
• Practice Standard for Work Breakdown Structures
• Practice Standard for Scheduling
http://www.pmi.org

5. Project Management Institute (PMI)

6. Intern. Ass. of Project and Program Manag. (IAPPM)
Three levels of project management certification
• PME™ Project Manager e-business
• CIPM™ Certified International Project Manager
• MPM™ Master Project Manager
• 3+ years of verifiable project management experience
http://www.iappm.org

7. Intern. Ass. of Project and Program Manag. (IAPPM)
http://www.iappm.org

8. International Project Management Assoc. (IPMA)
• Four levels of project management
certification
• 110,000+ IPMA certificates worldwide
at the end of 2009
• Standard: ICB version 3
http://www.ipma.ch

9. Association for Project Management (APM)
Four levels of project management certification
• Qualification aligned with IPMA’s 4 level certification program
• Introductory Certificate in Project Management: foundations
• APMP (IPMA Level D): knowledge
• APM Practitioner Qualification (IPMA Level C): practice
• APM Certificated Project Manager (IPMA Level B): experience
• APM Body of Knowledge
http://www.apm.org.uk

10. PRINCE2
PRojects IN Controlled Environments
(PRINCE) is a project management method.
• It covers the management, control and
organization of a project
• It was initially developed in 1989 by CCTA
as a UK Government standard for IT project management
• PRINCE2 was released in 1996 as a generic project management
method
Two levels of project management certification
• PRINCE2 Foundation Qualification
• PRINCE2 Practitioner Qualification
Body of Knowledge
• 'Managing Successful Projects with PRINCE2 - 2009 Edition‘
• 'Directing Successful Projects with PRINCE2 - 2009 Edition'
http://www.prince2.com

11. CompTIA
• CompTIA is a non-profit trade association advancing the global interests
of information technology (IT) professionals and companies including
manufacturers, distributors, resellers, and educational institutions.
• Certifications
• CompTIA A+
• CompTIA Network+
• CompTIA Security+
• CompTIA Server+
• CompTIA Linux+
• CompTIA PDI+
• CompTIA RFID+
• CompTIA CTP+
• CompTIA CTT+
• CompTIA CDIA+
• CompTIA Project+
For project managers, the CompTIA Project+
certification covers the entire process of project
management, including initiation, planning,
execution, acceptance, support and closure.
http://www.comptia.org

12. Microsoft Project
• MCTS: Managing Projects with Microsoft Office Project 2007 (Exam: 70-
632 - TS: Microsoft Office Project 2007, Managing Projects)
• MCTS: Enterprise Project Management with Microsoft Office Project
Server 2007 (Exam 70-633: TS: Microsoft Office Project Server 2007,
Managing Projects)
• MCTS: Microsoft Office Project Server 2007, Configuration (Exam 70-639:
TS: Microsoft Office Project Server 2007, Configuring)
• MCTS Project Server 2010, Configuration (Exam 70-177: TS Microsoft
Project Server 2010, Configuring)
http://www.microsoft.com

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