13/8/2007 presented to act chapter forum by peter dechaineux 15th august 2007 1 review of aipm...

13/8/2007Presented to ACT Chapter Forum by Peter Dechaineux 15th August 2007

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Review ofReview ofAIPM Competency StandardsAIPM Competency Standards

forfor Project Management Project Management


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Presentation OutlinePresentation Outline

Competency Standard ReviewProfession Development ProgramProfessionalisation of Project ManagementMember ProtectionScheduleThe BenefitsThe DownsideQuestions


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AIPM’s Competency AIPM’s Competency Standard Review Standard Review

and and DevelopmentDevelopment


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The Standards – What are they?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 AIPM’s New The Development of AIPM’s New Competency StandardsCompetency Standards

AIPM developed PM competency standards for AQF 4, 5 and 6 during the early 1990’s

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 ReviewReason 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 BARWE MUST LIFT THE BAR

We need consistent, quality We need consistent, quality assessment of competency assessment of competency against a robust standardagainst a robust standard


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Who is developing the new standards?Who is developing the new standards?

• The new standards are being developed under the direction of the AIPM’s 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?Who is reviewing the new standards?

• The new standards are being reviewed by:– an Industry Reference Group– Assessors– Trainers– AIPM Chapters– an ExecPM cohort– AIPM’s Recognition Council

• Standards will be available on the website for Public Comment to meet ISO requirements


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TitlesTitles

• 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?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 AQFRelationship to AQF

• We must not lose sight of the fact that:– the proposed new AIPM Competency

Standards for PM are for AIPM use in it’s 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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AIPMAIPMProfessional Development Professional Development

ProgramProgram


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Professional Development ProgramProfessional Development Program

The AIPM Professional Development Program (PDP)

RegPMSub Program

Includes ExecPM, CPPD, CPSPM, CPPM,

CPPP,Team Member

Continuous Professional Development

(CPD) Sub Program


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Competence ProgressionCompetence Progression

Executive Project Manager

Project Director

Project Manager

Project Practitioner

Project Team Member

En

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Attributes & Behaviour competence


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Comparison of Competence LevelsComparison of Competence Levels

Project Director

Team Member


Project Manager

ExecPM

Current Standards / Titles Proposed Standards / Titles


Project Manager

Master Project Director

AQF 4

AQF 5

AQF 6

Standards

AIPM Level 1

AIPM Level 2

AIPM Level 4

Standards

Co

mp

eten

ce

AIPM Level 3

Titles

Titles


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Relationship between Competence and Project Complexity

AIPM TitleAIPM Competency

Standard LevelAIPM Post Nominals

Indicative Project Complexity Index

Executive Project Manager

4 ExecPM PCI 4

Project Director 3 CPPD PCI 3

Project Manager 2

CPSPM(Note 1)

PCI 2

CPPM(Note 1)

PCI 1


1 CPPP Any

Project Team Member

None Any

Note 1: The competence requirements for CPPM and CPSPM are identical. The difference is experiential driven.


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The AIPM The AIPM and theand the

Profession ofProfession ofProject ManagementProject Management


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Competence is one thingWorkplace Performance

Professionalism is anotherPerformance. Body of Knowledge. Ethics


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Title versus Professional Recognition Title versus Professional Recognition Requirements Requirements (still under development)(still under development)

AIPM TitleAIPM Post Nominals (Current)

AIPM Post

Nominals(New)

AIPM Standard

Level

Education(Note 1)

Indicative Project Complexity Index

Indicative years of PM experience & employment

Complex PM(Note 2)

Pro

fession

al

Complex 15 plus

Executive

Project Manager

ExecPM 4Masters in Project

ManagementPCI 4

11-15Managed a Portfolio or more than 1 Program

Project Director MPD CPPD 3Grad Dip in Project

ManagementPCI 3

8-12Managed a Program

Project Manager RPM

CPSPM(Note 3)

2

Grad Cert in Project

ManagementPCI 2

6-9Managed 2 or more major

Projects

CPPM(Note 3)

Para P

rofessio

nal

Diploma in Project Management

PCI 13-7

Managed 2 or more minor Projects


QPP CPPP 1Cert IV in Project

ManagementAny

1-4Performed as an

experienced team member

Project Team Member (Note 4)

NoneCert III in Project

ManagementAny

0-2Performed as a team

member

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 The AIPM andand

Protection Protection of of

MembersMembers


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Protection for Existing Certified Protection for Existing Certified Members (Grandfathering) - 1Members (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 Protection for Existing Certified Members (Grandfathering) - 2Members (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 ScheduleThe Schedule


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The Schedule - AIPMThe 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 - AQFThe 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?And the Benefits Are?


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Effect on Membership and RegPM Effect on Membership and RegPM ProgramProgram

• 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?And the Downside is?


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Effect on Membership and RegPM Effect on Membership and RegPM ProgramProgram

• 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 PLEASEQUESTIONS PLEASE

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