Certification Levels

Project Set Up

Identify and evidence the key documentation and agreements to successfully set up and launch a project. As a minimum this should include – business case with clear scope, project goal and cost, benefit, risk assessment. Charter (sponsor contract), work package agreements, work breakdown structure

Benefits Management

Evidence the benefit type, the critical success factors and the Key Performance Indicators and a plan of where and when the benefit will be realised

Change Management

Demonstrate understanding of Change Management methods.  Evidence a change management plan that includes how you delivered sustainable change

Project Planning

Evidence of planning and scheduling activities using the right types of plans for the project.  Identifying the critical path, evidence that the plan has been kept up to date

Financial Planning

Demonstrate estimating, budgeting and forecasting, evidence of cost control and an understanding of break even and return on investment

Project Governance and Progress Reporting

Evidence project governance structure and meeting schedules, status reporting process, change control process and post implementation review with lessons learnt

Risk Management

Evidence a log that lists the risks, issues, dependencies, constraints and assumptions and how you are managing and mitigating them

Evidence – Presentation and Q&A of a completed project to demonstrate application and understanding of the principles, concepts, tools and techniques and personal learning.

Project/Programme Set Up

In addition evidence of strategic alignment, resource planning and onboarding and solution analysis.

Benefits Management

In addition evidence of cross functional benefit ownership,  agreement and realisation plans

Change Management

In addition evidence of a change management plan that includes impact assessment, communication, capability and reinforcement plans

Project Planning

In addition evidence of planning in a matrix environment with use of network diagrams, SIPOC, Gantt Charts, dependencies map, test plan with test cases

Financial Planning

In addition evidence of types of financial outcomes eg RoI, IRR and NPV

Project Governance and Progress Reporting

In addition evidence of jeopardy management including risks, issues, cost v benefit and milestones. Demonstrate use of tools and techniques to maximise individual and team contribution to deliveries; coaching, facilitation, creativity, lateral thinking and innovation

Risk Management

In addition impact on customer experience/operational performance/costs/benefit realisation

Evidence – Presentation and Q&A of a completed project to demonstrate application and understanding of the principles, concepts, tools and techniques and personal learning.

Project/Programme Set Up

In addition evidence of set up and establishing large and highly complex programmes, gaining commitment and buy in from senior stakeholders and business leaders.

Benefits Management

In addition evidence of continued benefits realisation and effective BAU delivery post initiative closure, leadership of benefits reviews and management of any required changes to deliver the intended benefits, benefit management across a portfolio or Programme

Change Management

In addition evidence of a change management plan that includes impact assessment, communication, capability and reinforcement plans

Project Planning

In addition evidence of planning and scheduling activities across highly complex and ambiguous initiatives; management of  inter-dependencies, point of escalation for significant and highly complex resource, planning or benefit/outcome issues.

Financial Planning

In addition evidence of leading robust financial estimating tools and techniques,  budget management and cost control, deviation management. Demonstrate integration into BAU financial planning and budget setting processes through robust agreements

Project Governance and Reporting

In addition evidence of producing and/or managing production of complex mobilisation plans, define, recommend and set up appropriate governance structures with stakeholders representing interests of the busines.  Lead others in creating and maintaining project controls and reporting requirements to fully understand and share insight into programme/project performance. Leadership of all aspects of reviewing initiative delivery progress. Define, develop and set up control and reporting methodologies to manage direction and prioritisation over a wide variety of initiatives, clear communication of the vision, values and objectives, maintain a working environment that encourages high performance, and  builds trust, confidence and commitment

Risk Management

In addition evidence of establishing and communicating a clear framework for the project teams to follow which is fully integrated with the programme/portfolio log and organisation risk policy; scanning of the operational environment to proactively identify internal and external risks ,issues, dependencies constraints and assumptions. Demonstrate risks etc have a calculated financial value, are prioritised accordingly and support contingency measures including budget.

Evidence – Presentation and Q&A of a completed portfolio of programmes and/or projects at a strategic and/or enterprise level to demonstrate application and understanding of the principles, concepts, tools and techniques, feedback from a selection of stakeholders and team members and personal learning.