Roadmap of education requirements for IBM project management certification

Project Management Basic Curriculum

No 152 to 168 hours of education covering all key areas of project management in IBM

Pass the Project Management Institute PMP Exam

3+ years of PM experience?

PM Specialty courses
16 hours of education for each declared specialty

or 1.
Project Management Basic Equivalence Curriculum
44 hours of education reviewing key areas of project management in IBM

2.

Yes on-line PM Self Assessment (PMSA) to find potential weaknesses requiring specific remedial education

PM Quality and PM Risk courses

12 hours of education augmenting the PM Basic curriculum

1. Passing the PMP exam is the preferred path. Check with your project management profession leader for eligibility to take the alternate path to IBM PM certification in lieu of the PMP exam. 2. 40 hours of education must be completed within 12 months of submitting your IBM PM certification package. See the Project Management Profession Guide for education currency requirements for IBM PM certification.

Details of the IBM Project Management Basic curriculum

Project Management Basic Curriculum

e-learning

Leadership in a Project Team Environment

PM11G 24 hours classroom or live virtual classroom

Instructor-led

Methods & Tools Cluster Project Management Orientation

PM54G 16 hours e-learning

Project Management Fundamentals

PM10G 24 hours classroom

See M & T Roadmap

Applied Project Management

PM30G (IPD) 36 hours classroom OR PM31G (CRM) 40 hours classroom

Contracting for PMs

PM12G 16 hours e-learning

Financial Management for PMs

PM63G 16 hours e-learning

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Methods and Tools Cluster Roadmap

Understanding WWPMM PM36G 4 hours e-learning Creating and Tailoring PM Systems PM76G 4 hours e-learning

Introduction to IBM Rational Portfolio Manager or* PM102G 4 hours e-learning Getting Started Managing Projects 4 hours, e-learning in IBM Rational Portfolio Manager PM45G 16 hours e-learning

Managing Project Schedules in IBM 4 hours, e-learning Rational Portfolio Manager PM50G 5 hours e-learning

Managing Scope Exceptions in IBM Rational Portfolio Manager PM49G 3 hours e-learning

* PM45G is recommended if your business unit is using IBM Rational Portfolio Manager

Details of the IBM Project Management Basic Equivalence curriculum

Project Management Basic Equivalence Curriculum
Review for On-line Experienced Concepts Project Managers: Exam1. Concepts
PM15D 16 hours e-learning

Review for In-class Experienced Applying Project Managers: the Applying the Concepts Concepts Exam2.
PM15G 24 hours classroom

Understanding WWPMM

PM36G 4 hours e-learning

1. Failure to achieve a passing score of 70% on the on-line REPM: Concepts exam will require remedial education to be based on the areas of weakness 2. Failure to achieve a passing score of 70% on the in-class REPM: Applying the Concepts exam will require remedial education to be based on the areas of weakness which is likely to be completion of the entire PM Basic curriculum.

Additional courses in lieu of passing the PMI PMP Exam

PM Quality and PM Risk courses
Project Quality Management Pass course exam Fail Pass

PM103G 6 hours e-learning

Project Risk Management

PM105G 6 hours e-learning

Pass course exam Fail

Pass

* The courses are independent; either course may be taken first.