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1. The Australian Institute of Project Management (AIPM)
The Australian Institute of Project Management (AIPM) is the premier, longest-serving body for project management in Australia. We are recognised by Australian business, industry and government as the key promoter, developer and leader in project management professionalism.
AIPM is the second-largest member of the International Project Management Association (IPMA), as well as the secretariat of the Asia Pacific Federation of Project Management (apfpm), an organisation initiated by the AIPM in early 2010. This association tends to follow the PMI (PMBOK® Guide – Sixth Edition 2017) methodology.
AIPM has five mission statements:
- Proactively engage, support and grow membership.
- Ensure AIPM has the best national and international competency-based standards and assessment program.
- Improve and support good professional practice.
- Promote and communicate the value of project management.
- Be financially viable and sustainable.
This program Masters of Project Management is endorsed by the AIPM (Australian Institute of Project Management).
AIPM endorses project management courses that align with industry and current best practice and enhance the profession.The Graduate Certificate, Graduate Diploma and the Masters of Project Management are endorsed courses with the AIPM https://www.aipm.com.au/courses/find-a-course
Students who have completed AIPM Endorsed VET or Higher Education Courses or approved project management certifications are eligible for Automatic Recognition for certification at Certified Practising Project Practitioner (CPPP) level, if they join AIPM as an Associate or Member. Once the applicant’s membership has been approved, they must pay a non-refundable RegPM application fee, and submit a completed RegPM application form. The RegPM assessment fee and competency assessment will be waived. This recognition combined with academic qualifications and other skills will support career outcomes for graduates.
https://www.aipm.com.au/courses downloaded 12/12/2019
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The Project Management Institute (PMI) is a US nonprofit professional organization for project management started in 1969 as project management practices were beginning to be used in the aerospace, construction and defence industries. It is considered to be the largest of the Project Management Associations with an estimated 550,000+ members (according to their website https://www.pmi.org/ 12/12/2019)
It has the PMBOK Guides and Standards that provide the foundation for much of the Project Management profession.
The PMI Endorses courses through the Global Accreditation Center for Project Management Education Programs, this works the same the AIPM endorsement process and has the same implications, the only difference is that this is an international organisation. See http://www.pmi.org/learning/professional-development/global-accreditation-center.aspx
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Association for Project Management (APM) is the chartered body for the project profession. They have over 30,000 individual members making APM the largest professional body for project management in the UK and potentially Europe. APM is the certification body in the United Kingdom for the International Project Management Association (IPMA).
It is based in the UK and does not appear to be recognised extensively in other countries. The APM uses the APM Body of Knowledge is a foundational resource, providing the concepts, functions and activities that make up professional project management.
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IPMA is a federation of 70 Member Associations. Historically this has been a European Project Management organisations which started out of an earlier association INTERNET (1965) but later formed into the IPMA in 1996. The associations covered include those PM associations in Europe, Asia, Africa, the Middle East, Australia, and North and South America. Their vision is to
"Promote competence throughout society to enable a world in which all projects succeed."
The IPMA follows the IPMA Competency Baseline (ICB), methodology and not the PMBOK.
https://www.ipma.world/about-us/ downloaded 12/12/2019
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Program Director - Jacqueline Jepson
Jacqueline works as a Lecturer and Program Director with the University of South Australia, she has been involved in online delivery for 20 years and with UniSA and other tertiary institutions off and on for 30 years.
Jacqueline has various academic qualification including degrees in economics/accounting and education, a Diploma in Project Management, a MBA and a Doctorate - in the area of Risk and Project Management. Jacqueline is a member of PMI and has completed Prince2, Agile qualification and is also a Fellow of the CPA's.
Jacqueline's project management experience involves conducting projects for a range of organisations including consulting firms, Government Departments, in Network Rail (in the UK) and in VET/university sector. Most of these projects are concerned introducing major change focusing on the introduction of new budgeting processes, strategic planning, risk management, costing or projects methodology into organisations. I have developed corporate, vocational and university post graduate level courses in project management, management accounting, risk management and strategic planning.
Jacqueline has a keen interest in risk management and is a member of the Risk Management Institute of Australasia. She has worked with a number of government departments, other organisations to introduce risk management practices into their organisations
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