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Chair of the Board | Ms Elena Zagorenko FAIPM CPPE |
CEO | Mr Sid Gokani |
| Website | www |
The Australian Institute of Project Management (AIPM) is the largest professional project management institute in the Australasian region.
The RegPM ("Registered Project Manager") is AIPM's project management certification program. Candidates who undertake the program are required to compile and show evidence that displays their competence in Project Management methodologies. The award is given at one of four levels. [1]
The candidate undertaking the RegPM program must fully understand, and be competent in, all components of a project, program or Portfolio life-cycle. [2] They must show this based around their current and previous workplace experiences. [3] Accreditation or certification for the levels requires the completion of an Assessment Record Book (ARB). The Completion of the ARB consists of answering many questions on Project, Program or Portfolio Management theory which also requires the candidate to provide a logbook of evidence supporting their level of competence. [4]
Candidates of the RegPM award are assigned an assessor and must show they have achieved a level of competence in the following areas of Project Management: [5]
AIPM offers membership for individuals, organisations, universities, colleges and other academic institutions.
Individual Membership consists of
For Corporate membership, these include Minor and Major Corporate Memberships.
AIPM is organised into regional sub-organisations known as Chapters, in each Australian state and territory. These have their own organisational leadership, elected by members in that jurisdiction, and the chapters conduct meetings and focused study groups (Community of Practice meetings) with specialist speakers.
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