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1 – WHAT IS THE RATIONALE OF THE CERTIFICATION?
Today, with the globalization of the world in all aspects of life, it is a key factor to provide an added value to our work and stand out of the crowd. This concept is particularly essential in the field of project management as it is an area where each project is different and where the decisions made may affect the development of the project and as a result customer’s satisfaction independently of the quality of the entity in charge of the execution of the project. Therefore it is convenient to have a system that certifies practitioners engaged in project management with different degrees of responsibility, independently of the organizations they belong to.
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2 – WHAT DOES THE PROJECT MANAGEMENT CERTIFICATION MEAN?
The aim of the certification system is to validate the professional competence of individuals in terms of knowledge, experience and performance in the field of Project Management. Competence is defined here as the ability to gain and apply knowledge and skills in a given context. In this sense, the certification acknowledges professional competence and not only academic knowledge. The certification programs are powerful tools that help project managers and work teams to:
- Update and improve knowledge, experience and individual performance
- Continue professional development
- Improve project management quality standards and performance
- Better achieve project goals.
The benefits of the certification programs are:
- For individuals, national and international recognition of your qualification and competence
- For Project management businesses, acknowledgement of the qualification and competence of your employees
- For customers, it provides positive proof that the service providers have gained peer recognition of their ability to manage projects For all these reasons, the Certification programs tend to assess a wide range of skills and competences concerning knowledge, individual performance and skills and general impression transmitted by the candidate to be certified on project management
3 – WHICH ARE THE STANDARDS IN PROJECT MANAGEMENT CERTIFICATION?
There are two internationally recognized standards. The standard with the largest number of certified professionals is the certificate developed by the "Project Management Institute" (PMI), which basically acknowledges the candidate’s knowledge on project management, although it also takes into consideration the candidate’s experience and dedication to the profession. On the other hand, the "International Project Management Association" (IPMA) has developed a four-level certification program
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