INTRODUCTION AND WELCOME
Welcome to the RegPM Award. This award, created by the Australian Institute of Project Management, is recognised around
the world because it not only asks project managers how competent they are, it asks that they prove it. And such proof can
only come from the projects they've managed and directed in the past and continue to manage and direct.
No other award in the world does that, which is why some of the oldest project management institutions are now starting
to copy what the AIPM has done.
The concept is simple: The skills and knowledge applied by some of the world's most widely respected project managers
have been captured in the AIPM's Competeny Standards for Project Managers. This provides the benchmark against which candidates
for assessment are measured, and if they can show that they possess the skills and knowledge at the same level they are eligible
for the award.
In other words, as in any quality system, it is a matter of not just saying how competent a project manager is, but providing
evidence to support this. And if the evidence isn't there - yet - then it is a matter of working with the assessor or adviser
to generate it on projects that they are currently working on. In the end everybody wins, not just the individual but
also his/her project, project team and the project's clients and sponsors. Again, no other award can make this claim.
HOW DOES THE ASSESSMENT WORK?
The assessment is a very simple process, much like applying for a job.
The criteria against which the assessment is agreed and a plan is made for producing the evidence that supports
the candidate's claim that his/her skills and knowledge are currently at that level or are being worked towards. 'Working
towards' means either applying the skills and knowledge (and through this gaining greater experience and confidence) or learning
and then applying them.
It is a systematic approach that is followed by all candidates and their assessors. This makes sure that all
assessments are carried out the same way and to the same standard. Speak with your assessor if you have any questions about
this process.
