Review of AIPM Competency Standards for Project Management

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Review ofAIPM Competency Standardsfor Project
Management
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Presentation OutlineCompetency Standard
ReviewProfession Development ProgramProfessional
isation of Project ManagementMember
ProtectionScheduleThe BenefitsThe
DownsideQuestions
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AIPMs Competency Standard Review and Development
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The Standards What are they?

• A new set of standards, designed specifically for
  the AIPM incorporating
• Competency requirements
• Professional requirements
• A sound basis for development of a new set of
  National Competency Standards for Project
  Management

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The Development of AIPMs New Competency Standards
AIPM developed PM competency standards for AQF 4,
5 and 6 during the early 1990s These were
approved as National Competency Standards in 1996
and reviewed in 2004. The 2004 version is being
used for RegPM assessments and is the current
version of the PM domain in the Business Services
Training Package. Since 2004 the PM body of
knowledge and industry expectations of project
management have increased substantially.
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Reason for Review

• The National Standards (AQF 4, 5 and 6) are
  overdue for review
• Industry voiced the need for
• Upgrading the standards to meet industry needs
• Higher levels of Project Manager performance
  particularly at the senior management level
• More consistent assessments

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WE MUST LIFT THE BAR
We need consistent, quality assessment of
competency against a robust standard
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Who is developing the new standards?

• The new standards are being developed under the
  direction of the AIPMs Recognition Council
  through the
• Technical Standards Working Group a group of
  practising project management practitioners
• Assessor Working Group a group of practising
  project management work place Assessors

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Who is reviewing the new standards?

• The new standards are being reviewed by
• an Industry Reference Group
• Assessors
• Trainers
• AIPM Chapters
• an ExecPM cohort
• AIPMs Recognition Council
• Standards will be available on the website for
  Public Comment to meet ISO requirements

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Titles

• The post nominal RegPM gets confused within the
  RegPM Program.
• This review recommends that we reassign titles to
  the new standard levels and that certified titles
  other than ExecPM carry the lead-in words
  Certified Practising so that we have
• Executive Project Manager (ExecPM)
• Certified Practising Project Director (CPPD)
• Certified Practising Senior Project Manager
  (CPSPM)
• Certified Practising Project Manager (CPPM)
• Certified Practising Project Practitioner (CPPP)
• As well as a
• Project Team Member

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Why CPPM and CPSPM?

• This has to be a good question to postulate right
  now! So why?
• A Senior Project Manager (CPSPM) needs
• Knowledge required to manage projects across a
  wide spectrum of complexity, and
• Experience in order to manage major projects
  which are likely to be more difficult.

WE ARE SEEKING INDUSTRY GUIDANCE TO VALIDATE
THESE DIFFERENTIALS
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Relationship to AQF

• We must not lose sight of the fact that
• the proposed new AIPM Competency Standards for PM
  are for AIPM use in its RegPM Program, and
• the intent is to modify the AIPM Competency
  Standards for PM to suit AQF requirements and
  then submit to IBSA for their endorsement/approval

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AIPMProfessional Development Program
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Professional Development Program
The AIPM Professional Development Program (PDP)
RegPM Sub Program Includes ExecPM, CPPD, CPSPM,
CPPM, CPPP, Team Member
Continuous Professional Development (CPD) Sub
Program
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Competence Progression
Executive Project Manager
Project Director
Project Manager
Entry points
Traditional PM competence
Project Practitioner
Project Team Member
Attributes Behaviour competence
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Comparison of Competence Levels
Standards
Titles
ExecPM
AIPM Level 4
Titles
Standards
AIPM Level 3
Project Director
Master Project Director
AQF 6
Project Manager
AIPM Level 2
Competence
AQF 5
Project Manager
Project Practitioner
Project Practitioner
AQF 4
AIPM Level 1
Team Member
Current Standards / Titles
Proposed Standards / Titles
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Relationship between Competence and Project
Complexity
Note 1 The competence requirements for CPPM and
CPSPM are identical. The difference is
experiential driven.
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The AIPM and theProfession ofProject Management
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• Competence is one thing
• Workplace Performance
• Professionalism is another
• Performance. Body of Knowledge. Ethics

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Title versus Professional Recognition
Requirements (still under development)
Note 1 Post graduate education can be in either
the VET sector or the Higher Education sector but
have material applicability to the project Note
2 The Complex level is not a component of
AIPM's RegPM Program. It is shown only for the
purposes of relativity. Note 3 The competence
requirements for CPPM and CPSPM are identical.
The difference is experiential and project
complexity driven. Note 4 Project Team Member
is a new entry level. This level does not carry
AIPM post nominals
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The AIPM andProtection of Members
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Protection for Existing Certified Members
(Grandfathering) - 1

• Three year period of grace
• QPP automatic certification as CPPP
• RPM options
• Upgrade to CPPD. All requirements apply
• Certify as CPSPM. Educational and experiential
  requirements apply. Assess competency differences
• Certify as CPPM. Assess competency differences
• If none of above, certification lapses

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Protection for Existing Certified Members
(Grandfathering) - 2

• MPD options
• Upgrade to ExecPM. All requirements apply
• Certify as CPPD. Educational and experiential
  requirements apply. Assess competency differences
• If neither of above, recognise as CPSPM

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The Schedule
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The Schedule - AIPM

• Develop and review Complete 31st August 2007
• National Council review/endorse 9th September
  2007
• Launch Exposure Draft 8th October 2007
• Post Launch
• Develop implementation documentation eg New RegPM
  booklet
• Open for Public Comment
• Distribute to Universities and Trainers
• Final Review
• Final approval by National Council March 2008
• Release AIPM Standards 30th June 2008

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The Schedule - AQF

• Commence development of Australian Qualification
  Framework (AQF) version of AIPM Competency
  Standards for Project Management October 2007
• Submit AQF version to Innovation and Business
  Skills Australia (IBSA) March 2008
• IBSA review period
• Formal introduction of IBSA - BSBPM Standards
  31 December 2008

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And the Benefits Are?
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Effect on Membership and RegPM Program

• Membership will be more desirable
• Quality of certified members will be higher
• RegPM credibility will be regained
• AIPM will regain control of Competency Standards
  for both AIPM and the IBSA subsets
• Bridge to complex project management
• Platform for sub specialist competencies eg
  schedule, cost estimating/control, risk

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And the Downside is?
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Effect on Membership and RegPM Program

• MPDs who do not gain certification as ExecPM or
  CPPD will be recognised as a CPSPM
• Many MPDs do not like the dropping of Master
• RPMs who do not gain certification as CPPD, CPSM
  or CPPM will lose their certification

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QUESTIONS PLEASE