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In professional life, you quickly realize how important specialist knowledge is. When looking for a job, proven skills also add impressive value to your CV and give you additional self-confidence.
There are certifications, but they are a dime a dozen and now the question arises as to which certificate is the right one. However, it is not possible to give a general answer here, as the decision depends heavily on your own goals and the standards of the company in which you work. However, it is clear that an internationally recognized certificate offers the best career opportunities.
We support you in preparing for a wide range of personal certifications and will be happy to provide you with detailed information about your options. Call us directly or arrange a free consultation using our contact form at the bottom of the page.
Our standards for project, process and agile management
Founded in 1964, the International Project Management Association (IPMA®) is an international association based in Nijkerk in the Netherlands. IPMA® consists of member organizations from over 60 countries. In Germany, IPMA® is represented by the GPM (Gesellschaft für Projektmanagement), in Switzerland by the spm (Swiss Project Management Association) and in Austria by the pma (Projekt Management Austria).
IPMA offers a standardized understanding of the required project management competencies. These are described in the Individual Competence Baseline (ICB).
The Project Management Institute (PMI®), founded in 1969 and based in Philadelphia (USA), is the world's largest professional association for project management. The most popular of the 8 project management certificates offered is the Project Management Professional (PMP®) with over 1,000,000 certified project management professionals worldwide.
This standard is based on the Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK Guide).
PRINCE2®, developed in 1989 as a government standard for project management in the field of information technology, is a process-based project management approach. It is considered the de facto standard of the British government, but has developed far beyond IT and into other industries.
The certification program is administered by AXELOS Ldt, a joint venture company on behalf of the UK government.
Scrum.org™ was founded in 2009 by Ken Schwaber (co-founder of Scrum) as a global organization in the USA. Based on the principles of Scrum, Scrum.org offers comprehensive certifications to support people and teams in solving complex problems.
Target group |
IPMA®
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PMI®
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PRINCE2®
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Experienced project manager |
IPMA® Level B (Certified Senior Project Manager) |
PMP® (Project Management Professional) |
PRINCE2® Practitioner |
Junior project manager |
IPMA® Level C (Certified Project Manager) |
PMP® (Project Management Professional) |
PRINCE2® Practitioner |
Project team member |
IPMA® Level D (Certified Project Management Associate) |
CAPM® (Certified Associate in Project Management) |
PRINCE2® Foundation |
PRINCE2® is a registered trade mark of AXELOS Limited, used under permission of AXELOS Limited. All rights reserved. "PMI", "CAPM", "PMP", "PMI-ACP" and "PMBOK" are registered marks of Project Management Institute, Inc. PROFESSIONAL SCRUM, PROFESSIONAL SCRUM MASTER and PROFESSIONAL SCRUM PRODUCT OWNER are trademarks of Advanced Development Methods and registered in one or more countries.