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Master Class Certification

Course Description

The Methods and Artifacts (MA-IPMO) international certification is based on the upcoming book from AIPMO on ‘Project, Program, Portfolio, and PMO Methods and Artifacts,’ which focuses on PPM professionals, PMO professionals, and other technique-driven professions to understand, for the first time, the important details behind ‘what exactly is a method and what is an artifact.’ To aid in understanding the complexities of PPM methods and artifacts, AIPMO has developed a framework within their PMO Lifecycle Framework. This framework guides professionals in determining the following:

  • What are basic artifacts, chains, and CATs
  • How they should be selected and adapted for one or more PMOs
  • Considerations for conducting a pilot using one or more complex chains and CATs
  • Steps for implementing, applying, and utilizing the techniques, including tools to support them

Certified MA-IPMO professionals will have demonstrated, through a combination of formal training and competency assessment, an in-depth understanding of the definitions, types, and structures of PPM and PMO methods & artifacts. They understand the practices, including how to identify needs, select, adapt, pilot, implement, use, and improve methods & artifacts, while taking a holistic view of techniques and methods topology across project types, the organization, and its partners.

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Modules

  • Course outline
  • AIPMO
  • Introductions
  • Certification path, different levels of exam, & sample foundation questions
  • PMOs and success - the link
  • What research reveals (the average number of M&A known is only 10 for project managers and less for team members from a total of approximately 200) 
  • The shortfall in knowledge
  • The review, analysis, and confusion
  • The path to understanding – frameworks, filters
  • The understanding and testing 
  • Your role in the AIPMO M&A journey
  • Definitions and a "Definition-Gap" 
  • Tools - Generic and commercial
  • Techniques – Basic, Chains and CATs
  • Some Statistics on the types of methods and artifacts
  • Implications and importance of the findings
  • Introduction to the M&A framework
  • Organizational strategy, EEF, PMO vision, mission, strategy, goals, governance, management, continuous improvement, adaptive alignment 
  • Definition of capability/service and how they are applied within the PMO context 


  • M&A categorization & implementation framework
  • Identify the need for M&As 
  • Selection and rational
  • Adaption - chains, CATs, and generic tool structures 
  • Pilot, implement, apply & use, monitor & control
  • Background to the research findings on the determination of the top 30 M&As across project phases 
  • Discuss and review 


  • Determining root cause(s) of project failures linking to M&As
  • Overview of PMO services 
  • Managing and approving M&As
  • Risks of outsourcing with respect to M&As 
  • Building a M&A set of services
  • M&A register 
  • M&A maturity assessments

Teaching Approach

The training approach includes

1

Lecture

2

Team exercises

3

Group discussions

4

Case study

5

Personal coaching

6

Exam

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Imagination… What we can easily see is only a small percentage of what is possible. Logistics through innovation, dedication, and technology.

Marion Raven

Imagination… What we can easily see is only a small percentage of what is possible. Logistics through innovation, dedication, and technology.

Marion Raven

Imagination… What we can easily see is only a small percentage of what is possible. Logistics through innovation, dedication, and technology.

Marion Raven

Imagination… What we can easily see is only a small percentage of what is possible. Logistics through innovation, dedication, and technology.

Marion Raven

Who should attend

  • Project leaders, PMO managers, and project managers wishing to formalize and extend their existing methods & artifacts knowledge
  • Any senior project stakeholder wishing or needing to be part of a project team and understand/take the lead on using a variety of methods & artifacts
  • Team leaders
  • Consultants and other professionals who need to deepen their knowledge
  • Team members looking to develop an understanding of the core of project management which is founded on methods & artifacts so that they can best support their project managers
  • Sponsors of projects, who would like to learn more about which methods & artifacts they need to know to be able to support their projects in the most effective way

Key takeaways

List the types of methods & artifacts

Demonstrate how to create a methods & artifacts topology by project type, PPM, and across the organization

Differentiate between generic and commercial tools and the risks associated with using them

Apply the methods & artifacts framework using a detailed case study based on a real project with exercises, role play, and management presentations

Gain tips and tricks, experience, and best practice guidelines that relate to methods & artifacts

Advise project managers on which methods & artifacts should be applied at which phase within a project lifecycle

Know how to build methods & artifacts capabilities within your organization

Know how to build techniques and tools capabilities within your organization

What is the difference between Core, Foundational, and Specialist certifications?

Are there any discounts if I take more than one course?

Prerequisites

  • 1 year plus experience in project and/or program management
  • Ideally a formal PM certification such as PMI’s CAPM®, PMP®, or Axelos’s Prince 2 Practitioner, or IPMA (Levels C or D), IPMO-F
  • Attendees should have a good working knowledge of project management processes, tools, and techniques
  • Educated to degree level or similar

Exam

The online exam is run by AIPMO, and moderated by a proctor from AIPMO at the end of the course.

  • Open book exam, 50 multiple choice questions 
  • Duration: 1 hour

Attendees are notified by email of the results of the exam

Frequently Asked Questions

You Ask, We Answer

The MA-IPMO training course focuses on understanding and applying project, program, portfolio, and PMO methods and artifacts. It equips professionals with the skills to identify, select, adapt, and implement these techniques using AIPMO’s PMO Lifecycle Framework.


Each of the certification categories serves a different purpose. The first category, “PMO Core Certifications,” shows that you have the competencies to design and build a service-orientated PMO with services that are needed by your project community. At the top-level (Expert) certification, you must show that you have the competencies to design and build one or more PMOs (called PMO topologies) within an integrated PMO Services topology. The second category of certifications is called the “Specialist” certifications because they directly relate to the ability to offer PMO services. If a PMO service is planned, then the PMO needs to have the capability to provide it. There are over 20 specialist courses at the time of writing. Project team members also need these courses. The third category of courses, called “Master Class” certifications, comprises three certifications that everyone needs, regardless of whether you are a PMO, project team member, or a PM/O director. These courses are the techniques and tools of a trade, so everyone, including project professionals, needs them.

The short answer is yes. Bundles are shown on the website, but you can also call to ask if you can get a special discount. This will also be considered if you join the course as a group.

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