Compare to Other Certifications

How do our advanced Project Manager certifications compare to other offerings?
Factor	IPMA Level B® Certified Senior Project Manager	IPMA Level C® Certified Project Manager	PMP®
Years of experience as a PM	Five years¹	Three years²	See note below³
Project complexity assessed?⁴	Yes	Yes	No
Project results reviewed?	Yes	Yes	No
Face-to-face Interview?	Yes	Yes	No
IPMA⁵ recognition?	Yes	Yes	No
GAPPS⁶ recognition?	Yes	Yes	No
Length of certification	5 Years	5 Years	3 Years

¹Three years of experience managing projects that meet requirements for GAPPS Level 2 in terms of project management
   complexity, and two more years managing projects of any level of project management complexity..

²Three years of experience managing projects that meet requirements for GAPPS Level 1 in terms of project management
   complexity.

³ A minimum of 4500 hours leading and directing projects (revised 04/2012 eligibility requirements in the PMP Handbook).

⁴ The asapm management complexity evaluation tool helps candidates to evaluate whether the sample project(s) qualify
   for the certification level. If not, either a different sample project, or and exam-based certification is recommended.

⁵ IPMA, International Project Management Association, is the World's first Project Management association, and the first
   with a suite of role-based, competence-assessed project and program management certifications. asapm is IPMA-USA.

⁶ GAPPS, the Global Alliance for Project Performance Standards, is a not-for-profit collaboration of nations, professional PM
   associations, consultancies and enterprises, focused upon improving PM Performance through advanced certifications.

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IPMA Level A®, Certified Senior Program Manager
       Individuals: Process, Application Form, Stage 1 Payment
       Groups: Process, Application Form

IPMA Level B®, Certified Program Manager
       Individuals: Process, Application Form, Stage 1 Payment
       Groups: Process, Application Form

IPMA Level B®, Certified Senior Project Manager
       Individuals: Process, Application Form, Stage 1 Payment
       Groups: Process, Application Form

IPMA Level C®, Certified Project Manager
       Individuals: Process, Application Form, Stage 1 Payment
       Groups: Process, Application Form

IPMA Level D®, Certified Project Management Associate
       Individuals: Process, Application Form, Stage 1 Payment
       Groups: Process, Application Form

IPMA Level C and IPMA Level B are registered marks of IPMA in the USA and other countries.
PMP is a registered mark of Project Management Institute in the USA and other countries.