A great incite about a new qualification for international project managers written by Elizabeth at pmtips.net. read the outline below and a link to the full article can be found at the bottom.
“Occasionally, someone comes up with a new qualification, like PMI’s risk certificate, or the P3O exam. But sometimes you get the impression that the qualification bodies are not exactly breaking new ground. The PMD Pro (Project Management in Development Professional) qualification launches today, and does get credit for being original.
The qualification has been put together by APMG-International and PM4NGOs, and it was successfully piloted in South Africa and Zambia in March. It’s aimed at project managers working in the development sector, and this is a growing employment sector for project managers.
One of the biggest challenges faced by project managers working for NGOs is that they have to work with lots of different organisations – which all use their own methodologies and terminology. Sometimes even within an organisation there can be different departments using their own language and tools. The competency-based certification for NGO project managers won’t fix this overnight, but at least it will help address the lack of consistency. Get everyone trained up as PMD Pros and Read more…
