International Academy of Project Management

The Project Management Environment

The Project Management ‘industry’ is rapidly growing….

As is the demand for Project Managers….

Core Skills for a Project Manager ?

Methodology

Budget & Estimation Skills

Contractor/Partner ManagementPeople Skills

Technical/Domain Competency

Most companies would

classify these items as the

core skills for Project

Managers

But what are the key skills

that will make the difference

to your organization’s

bottom line…

…and make great Project

Managers

The core skills are ……

When you have a

multi-million dollar project on

the line, how exactly do

management skills get

classified as a soft skill?

For PM’s today, the core skill

is leadership and management,

not just technical competency

and methodology…On-time,

On-budget,……Everytime

Management Skills

Leadership Skills

Big Picture vision

Points of View……

"Technical skills are fine but project managers need a different set of skills to be successful – they need to be able to lead, manage and motivate…”

“Why should we spend all this money training and certifying our Managers, when they may end up leaving us and joining a competitor” .......

Well, imagine if you do not train them, and they do not leave you !!

Background to IAPM

IAPM Maxim….

‘Putting the Management back into

Project Management’

What is IAPM ?

Global Non-Profit

Association

Members

Chapters

Licensed Training

Providers

Governance

Partners

Clients

• Thousands of Members, Associates

and Affiliates in multiple Countries

• Chapters in many major cities around

the world

• Partners globally

• Clients across Asia and Middle-East

• Board of Governors, Board of

Management and Advisory Board

from around the world

Where does IAPM sit ?

Training Providers

Universities Chartered or Regulated Professions

Training Companies

Theory or Practical

Theoretical Conceptual Foundation with Practical Emphasis

Practical Skills Training

Objective Impart Knowledge

Competency based professional development

Improved specific skills

Focus “What” & “Why” “How” do I apply this?

Exercise Skills

Trainers Professors who research the real world

Practitioners who have done it

Trainers with specific skill experience

Length 1-4 years 30-80 hours 1-2 days

Qualifications Academic Award Professional Designation

Certificate of Attendance

Content Leading Knowledge

Insight and best practice

Established patterns

Target Audience Students/ Graduates

Working Professionals

Anyone

What IAPM Certifications are / are not ….

ARE NOT a basic Project Management Training course for “trainee” project managers

EXPECTS a minimum level of expertise and competence from the delegates of at least 3 years experience in project management before entry is permitted to certification

ARE NOT seeking to address the ‘basics’ or ‘fundamentals’ of Project Management

ARE a Certification for experienced Project Managers, delivered through a highly interactive program, where fundamental knowledge is assumed.

Interactive participation is the foundation of the CIPM Certification program

ARE toolset independent

Where is IAPM recognised ?

Where are IAPM partners based ?

Where do the IAPM delegates come from ?

Where are the main IAPM Offices ?

IAPM offers Executive Training Programs Globally ….

Public Programs Executive Programs offered in

over 20 countries 15+ Specialist Designation award

programs Typical Programs are

approximately 30-40 hours in duration

Average class sizes around 15+ On average 5 programs per

month are running somewhere in the globe

IAPM works through carefully selected, strategic marketing partners in each country

IAPM offers In-house customised training….

Custom In-House Training IAPM provides bespoke

training for leading brands and companies

A few countries where in-house training has been conducted: Hong Kong, Taiwan, China Brunei, Malaysia,

Singapore UAE, Kuwait, KSA, Bahrain Lesotho South Africa Indonesia …….

Some details on IAPM Membership….

IAPM is one of the fastest growing professional associations in the world:Members in multiple countries and growing by

approximately by 10-15% a yearIn 2012 IAPM projects new Middle-East members, African

members, CIS members, Eastern European and South American members and continued significant growth in Asia

Members from the following industry examples :-

• Government• Oil and Gas• Pharmaceuticals• Embassy• Shipping• Military

• FMCG• Airlines• Banks• Ship Building• Mining• Insurance

• Research • IT• Consulting• Hospitality• Telecoms• High Tech

• Construction• Medical • Investment• Power Generation • Universities• ....

The list is almost endless........

Code of Ethics

• Every member of the association is

protected by and must adhere to a

professional Code of Ethical Behavior and

Conduct

• Any violation of the Code of Ethics can

result in disciplinary action including

revocation of membership, designation

and listing on the association website

IAPM Certification Programs

Certification Path Overview…

Basic/No PM

ExperienceAt Entry to Certificatio

n

3+ yrs PM ExperienceAt Entry to Certificatio

n

5+ yrs PM ExperienceAt Entry to Certificatio

n

PMP™ PRINCE 2…..etc

CIPM™IAPM

MIPM™IAPM

Who should attend IAPM certification programs…

•Project Managers •Senior Project Managers•Operations Managers•Area Managers•Executive Directors•Project Directors•Administration Managers•Finance Managers• Architects•Engineers•Business Analysts•Assistant Managers•PMO Head•Civil Engineer

Well that depends on the level of the program, but typically ……•IT Manager•Project Co-Ordinator•Applications Manager•Consultants•Proposal Engineer•Logistics Co-Ordinator•Marketing Manager•Divisional Heads•Other Decision Makers•Head of Training•Head of HR•CEO’s• ……..

The list is almost endless........

Major Benefits gained from attending ….

By attending these interactive courses, you will be equipped with knowledge to:

•Appreciate the importance and benefits of accurate project management

•Master the art of efficient project delivery

•Use project analysis as a key business driver

•Comply with major international project management standards

•Successfully determine the appropriate technological solutions for your projects

•Develop a comprehensive tool-kit for successful project management that you

can use immediately

•And you will become Certified by IAPM as (insert IAPM certification …….)

Additional Benefits from attending ….

•The ability to use the respective designation (eg CIPM) on your business card and

resume

•Lifetime membership to the IAPM professional body

•Access to the IAPM network and body of information online

•Access to IAPM journal published online

•Gold embossed IAPM Certificate with your name and designation as M.I.A.P.M.

(Member of the International Academy of Project Management)

•The Certification shows that you have completed International qualifications and

that you have the skills and experience to manage effectively on a national, regional

and global level

The IAPM training style ….

IAPM employ “best practice” training – called “blended learning”. This involves

classroom lecturing, high intensive case study / role playing reviews, classroom

interaction and feedback, one to one coaching from the speaker, and a final

examination.

IAPM have found this to be one of the most effective training methodologies to

date and many large multinationals and training companies have also taken up

this “blended learning” methodology.

Certification programs and levels of recognition….

Recognition comes at 3 levels: international, corporate and individual

At the International Level, the programs are recognised by the International Academy of Project Management (IAPM), the International Academy of Financial Management (IAFM) and the Institute of Certified eCommerce Consultants, various Governments and also many Project Management Institutions (eg PMSA)

At the Corporate Level, the programs have been developed as the result of active discussions with multiple multinational companies and IAPM Partners.

At a Personal Level the course content has received commendations from most previous individual delegates.

Delegate Comments ….

I enjoyed this course because I was able to re-focus on where I was going wrong, going along with new things that were being implemented, and the status of how they should be done.Syed Hasnain Haider from The HUB Power Co Ltd, Pakistan

I learned how to manage a project more efficiently, also, I benefited from the experiences shared by different people from various industries.Sunny Zheng from Eli Lilly Asia Inc, China

“Excellent course!”Majed Rofail, Project Director, Al Shafar General Contracting Co., UAE

“He is one of the best instructors I have met in the last 15 years”Amro Ahmed Hassan, Senior Project Manager, Tameer Holding Investment, UAE

“It was very interactive. Steve did not let the course go off track.”Syed Bukhari, Project Leader, Emirates NBD, UAE

“This is not just a Project Management Course, this is a mini MBA for Project Managers…”Professor Paul Teng, Dean, Graduate Programs, National Institute of Education, Singapore.

“The course is recommended to cascade “helicopter thinking” from top to bottom.”Jun San Juan, Project Administrator, Abdul Latif Jameel Co., KSA

Major IAPM Designations

MIPM

CIPM

Advanced Project Management Certification

Major IAPM Designations

MIPM

CIPM

CGISCIPP

Specialised Business Management Certification

Major IAPM Designations

MIPM

CIPM

CGISCIPP

PQMA

RPMRPM

OCPTLCPRA

ACRS

CSSACBCC

M

Specific Project Management Certification

Master International Project Manager

MIPM

CIPM

CGIS

CIPP

PQMA

RPM

RPMO

CPTL

CPRA

ACRS

CSSA

CBCCM

MIPM

This programme is designed to take Project Management competencies of the delegates to the level where they will become comfortable with running multinational, multimillion dollar projects.

Final Certification exam will test delegates in all aspects of Project Management, from Staff recruitment through to International relocations and Organisational Theory (Traditional versus Modern Companies and the challenges of managing projects in such diverse environments)

Master International Project ManagerOutline of MIPM program contents ……

Stakeholder ManagementRiskCommunicationsOrganisational TheoryInternational Management and Cross Cultural CompetenciesQuality ManagementFinancial Management for non Financial ManagersThe changing environment of ManagementDecision Making and Problem SolvingArbitration and Contract Conflict ResolutionService Level AgreementsStrategic Planning and International Business StrategiesStrategic Human Resources Management and Performance ManagementDealing with dysfunctional teams and difficult peopleStrategic Performance Management and Balance ScorecardsIT for non-IT ManagersDISC personality ProfilingCase StudiesExamination and Written Submission.Seminar Based Certification ExaminationMini ‘thesis’ on selected management topics

Certified International Project Manager

MIPM

CIPM

CGIS

CIPP

PQMA

RPM

RPMO

CPTL

CPRA

ACRS

CSSA

CBCCM

CIPMFormal Project Management is growing exponentially.

It’s now used in virtually all industries, such as: government, healthcare, telecom, IT, education and banking.

Effective project management and people management is how these organisations streamline to improve productivity. As businesses are restructured, project managers take over many new responsibilities.

Expertise in project management is a source of security, prosperity and power to many companies.

CIPM is a ‘flagship’ course and is internationally popular.

Certified International Project Manager

Outline of CIPM program contents ……What is Project Management

Principles of project management

Project stages and lifecycles

Project components

Project Management Components

Why projects go wrong

Project goals and kick off

Planning and scheduling

Breakdown structures

Estimating

Gantt and Pert

Financial management

Commitment based project management

Goals and personal commitment

Operational management and Risk Mitigation

Quality management

Scope management

Project Managers role

Human resource strategy

Leading project teams

Communication styles

Negotiation

Procurement and contracts (for non-lawyers)

Project Management supplement

10 Detailed Problem Solving Case Studies

1 Personality Profiling Test

CIPM Examination

Certified General Insurance Specialist

MIPM

CIPM

CGIS

CIPP

PQMA

RPM

RPMO

CPTL

CPRA

ACRS

CSSA

CBCCM

CGIS

CGIS was designed to raise awareness amongst insurance specialists about the 'bigger picture' of the insurance world and in areas where perhaps they have not had any prior experience themselves, but need to know more. Also, it internationalises insurance and brings a global awareness of processes / practices / procedures / technology / terminology / best practice and so forth that simply cannot be obtained from a single source (until now) nor from a single work environment.

CGIS combines a blend of detail and overview, history and forward planning, business and IT, and an overarching philosophy of improving management and awareness in the industry

Certified International Procurement Professional

MIPM

CIPM

CGIS

CIPP

PQMA

RPM

RPMO

CPTL

CPRA

ACRS

CSSA

CBCCM

CIPP

In recent years, Strategic Procurement and Supply Chain Management have been receiving increased focus. This is due to the quick and large benefits that are available, often with minimal investment.

These disciplines apply across all industries, in the same way as all companies require robust financial control. It is the experience of the discipline, not the industry, that leading companies are looking to develop.

Effective management and control of these disciplines will make a material difference to your bottom line.

Registered Program Management Officer

MIPM

CIPM

CGIS

CIPP

PQMA

RPM

RPMO

CPTL

CPRA

ACRS

CSSA

CBCCM

RPMO

The finest plans invented will be ineffective if the Control Process is faulty.

IAPM have worldwide experience in dealing with the results of lack of the Control Process in projects.

This course addresses aspects of Control such as planning, administration, communication, monitoring, reviewing, reporting and very importantly, closing out projects.

IAPM will teach you about Team Structures and the steps required to successfully set up and manage a Project Management Office.

Registered Project Manager

MIPM

CIPM

CGIS

CIPP

PQMA

RPM

RPMO

CPTL

CPRA

ACRS

CSSA

CBCCM

RPM

This course is a foundation course designed to successfully launch aspiring project managers from all industries and to ensure that all the Project Management fundamentals are addressed and understood.

This course will fine tune their skills and hone their knowledge using real life case study scenarios, blended with interactive learning techniques and extensive study materials.

All attendees will be able to demonstrate a sound knowledge of Project Management principles, and to be able to function over a range of projects.

The course can be adapted to cover Project Management tools.

Certified Project Risk Analyst

MIPM

CIPM

CGIS

CIPP

PQMA

RPM

RPMO

CPTL

CPRA

ACRS

CSSA

CBCCM

CPRA

Designed for project and risk practitioners within the business who are involved in formalizing or implementing processes of risk management within the scope of projects.

The course reviews critical analysis techniques of business decision making and enabling the process of risk taking within the scope of projects.

IAPM’s Registered Project Risk Analyst course examines the risks that are routinely encountered by project managers and introduces tools, techniques and effective strategies to manage risk.

Contract Services Selection Analyst

MIPM

CIPM

CGIS

CIPP

PQMA

RPM

RPMO

CPTL

CPRA

ACRS

CSSA

CBCCM

CSSA

Seeking external services is one of the biggest and riskiest decisions a Project Manager can make.

IAPM has prepared this course to address defining business requirements, to preparing an EOI (Expression of Interest), to preparing an RFP (Request for Proposals) to preparing evaluation methods.

IAPM explain generic terms and conditions and the process, Service Level Agreements, effective negotiating and monitoring of your selected solution / providers, we deal with issues such as ‘what should I outsource and what should I keep in-house’ and finally, we discuss Team and Organisation Structures to manage the new environment successfully.

Certified Project Team Leader

MIPM

CIPM

CGIS

CIPP

PQMA

RPM

RPMO

CPTL

CPRA

ACRS

CSSA

CBCCM

CPTL

Key Leadership Skills are made – they do not occur simply innately. Getting the ‘right people on board’ is essential.

We all acknowledge that Project Management is about People and this elective will guide you through essential management skills such as Leadership Styles versus Management Styles, Traits of Good Project Managers, Recruitment, Retention, Communication, Dealing with Change, Negotiating Skills, Facilitation, Effective Team Structures and Personality Types (know yourself and know others), Personality Testing and Interpreting of Test Results to improve team dynamics and performance.

Project Quality Management Analyst

MIPM

CIPM

CGIS

CIPP

PQMA

RPM

RPMO

CPTL

CPRA

ACRS

CSSA

CBCCM

PQMAProjects live or die on the quality of deliverables.

One of the four pivots of any project (Scope / Time / Cost / Quality), quality is arguably the hardest to define and control.

IAPM will help you understand the case for excellence, help you determine quality standards and controls, measures and tools. Reporting on quality and taking corrective action to deviations is an essential skill which IAPM will address.

Quality begins at the Planning Stage and runs through the entire project lifecycle, and IAPM will teach delegates how to integrate the initial concepts of Quality throughout the project.

Certified Budgeting and Cost Control Manager

MIPM

CIPM

CGIS

CIPP

PQMA

RPM

RPMO

CPTL

CPRA

ACRS

CSSA

CBCCM

CBCCM

In addition to the crucial skills of managing complex projects and teams in a dynamic and changing environment, Project Managers are also being asked to deal with increasingly complex aspects of Project Finance.

In this course, IAPM will introduce the Project Manager to core PM Skills in addition to Cost Concepts, Job and Process Costing, Quality Costs, Activity Based Costing, Standard Costing, Organisational dimensions of costing, Budgeting and others.

Arbitration and Conflict Resolution Specialist

MIPM

CIPM

CGIS

CIPP

PQMA

RPM

RPMO

CPTL

CPRA

ACRS

CSSA

CBCCM

ACRS

Contract disputes are an unfortunate part of project management. Thiscourse will help you to understand what drives disputes.

The course will introduce a dispute-management framework and show how to cost a dispute case.

It will also provide some key practices for dispute management and illustrate processes for auditing dispute management and improvements of the process.

All of this will be in the context of managing projects using other IAPM tools and techniques.

CIPM vs Other courses?

Additional Management Tools

DISC

D IS C

Interpersonal Styles and Personal Characteristics

Four dimensions….

DDOMINANT

Decisive, Dominant, Driver, Developer,

Direct, Determined, Dynamic. I

INFLUENCING Influencing

interacting, inspiring, interest in people

SSTEADY Stable, steady,

secure, sympathetic, shy, status quo,

simple pleasures of life, store up

CCAUTIOUS

Compliant, competent, correct, calculated,

controlled, conscientious

Further insights to what DISC measures

Measures how a person solves problems & responds to challenges

Insight: Decision – Making

Measures how a person attempts to influence & persuade others

Insight: Communication

Measures the pace at which a person undertakes activities & responsibilities

Insight: Response to Change & Relationship

Measures how a person responds to the rules & regulation set by others & information.Insight: Need for system, structure & Information

CS

D I

What do the graphs show?

My self perception.

How I see myself.

I am sometimes

unaware of the

behavior I use with

other people.

However, this is

how I perceive my

behavior to be

most of the time.

Instinctive

response to

pressure.

When stress and

tension are

present, I will

react instinctively

with this behavior.

Most static traits

—change is very

gradual.

The me others

see. How I feel

others see me as.

How I perceive the

demands of my

environment, &

how I believe

others expect me

to behave.

Most changeable,

dynamic traits

GRAPH 1Environmental Demands

GRAPH 2Your Stress Response

GRAPH 3Self Perception

Contact IAPM….

Contacting IAPM …..

www.theiapm.org

info@theiapm.org

Putting the management back into Project Management™