competence framework 2nd edition and new project professional qualification, 26th jan, newcastle
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Competence Framework 2nd edition and New Project Professional Qualification
APM North East Branch Meeting 26th January 2016
Colin MacKenzie1
Who am I?
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What I’m going to talk about
Provide a high level overview of the APM Competence framework 2nd edition
Summarise the benefits it can provide to organisations and individuals
Give you an insight into our new qualification and how this is aligned to the competence framework
Provide update on launch plans for new qualification
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Capability v’s CompetenceCapability:
“The power or ability to do something”
Competence:
“The ability to do something successfully or efficiently”
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Competence Framework 2nd edition
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Who is aware?
Who has used it?
Why did we need to change?
Previous framework had not been reviewed or updated since 2008
Edition 1 only relevant to Project Managers, not inclusive
Wanted to create a platform to build our product and service proposition that enabled us to support our 2020 Strategy vision
We wanted to respond to customer feedback:
– Extend existing framework beyond just Project Management
– Ensure it becomes more relevant and practical for project professionals
– Ensure it’s flexible enough to integrate into existing frameworks and programmes
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What’s different?
Streamlined and easier to use
– Number of competences reduced from 47 to 27
– Mapped new competence to old ones
Addresses both application and knowledge of each competence
Relevant for Project, Programme and Portfolio Managers and PMO roles
14 new role profiles
New ratings scale
New complexity guidance
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27 competences
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Competence overview
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Ratings scale
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Complexity Guide
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How should you use it?
Review the Competences and decide which are relevant to your role
Read the performance indicators for both application and knowledge then score these holistically
Ask someone else to validate your scores
Measure yourself against a specific role profile
Use the gaps highlighted to develop and build into your PDP and CPD plan
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Key benefits
Role profiles give you the professional body view of competence and provide a trusted benchmark
Enables you to make (consistent) comparisons across your PM community
Identifies the differences between professional body benchmark and actual skills within your organisation
Identify skills gaps and can be used to support professional development plans
Facilitates movement between the 4 project professional disciplines
Modern Framework that can be used as it is or integrated into an existing framework
Flexibility - can be used for self assessment, line manager assessment, or as part of a 360 degree assessment
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More information on APM website
Now forms part of your corporate membership and you should have access to all these resources from your next renewal
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In summary…. It’s integral to and underpins everything we do at APM
– Basis of all of our new product development
It enables organisations to assess their capacity and capabilities across the breadth of their different functions
– Enables senior management teams to plan the skills development and knowledge acquisition strategies in a common way for all delivery teams.
It enables individual project professionals to assess the knowledge and experiences that they have against the knowledge and experience they require to progress their career
– Identifies the study pathway that will best suit their individual requirements.
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New APM Project Professional Qualification
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Introduction to new PPQ qualification
It’s a developmental qualification that sits on the route to RPP
– Natural progression from Project Management Qualification
It’s not a direct replacement for the existing Practitioner Qualification, but it sits in the same space
– The PQ is a retrospective assessment whereas the new qualification takes a progressive/developmental approach
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“Qualification route”
Progressive route to become a Registered Project Professional
Qualification overview
It’s aligned to APM’s Competence Framework 2nd Edition
It’s been developed as a multi-paper qualification taken in stages
4 modules, each of 3 hour duration with scenario based questions
It includes 3 universal modules around governance, leadership and project controls, alongside one elective module
3 role specific modules - Project, Programme and Portfolio Management
It will provide a progressive “qualification route” to become a Registered Project Professional (RPP)
Its been developed by practitioners, for practitioners
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Target audience• Typically have 3-5 years’ experience as a project professional
• “Fast track” project professionals
• Project professionals who have already successfully achieved the APM Project Fundamentals and APM Project Management qualifications
• Project professionals wishing to become MAPM grade members
• Project, Programme and Portfolio Managers who have been mapped to the intermediate levels on the Competence Framework Role Profiles
• Practitioners who have successfully delivered projects
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A mix of core and optional modules
Professionalism and Managing
Others
Planning and Control Governance+ +
Project Management
Programme Management
Portfolio Management
or or
APM Project Professional Qualification
RPP
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Three ‘core’ modules
1. Professionalism and Managing
Others
2. Planning and Control
3. Governance
• Ethics, compliance and professionalism• Team management• Conflict management• Leadership
• Risk and issue management• Schedule management• Resource management• Budgeting and cost control
• Governance arrangements• Stakeholder and comms management• Reviews • Change control• Business case
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Three ‘elective’ modules
Project Management
Programme Management
Portfolio Management
• Procurement• Contract management• Requirements management• Solutions development• Quality management• Transition management• Financial management• Resource capacity planning• Frameworks and methodologies• Independent assurance• Financial management• Resource capacity planning• Frameworks and methodologies• Independent assurance• Asset allocation 23
Feedback from Pilot candidates The individual exam papers appear to be at the level candidates would expect
Most candidates said the questions were clear, although what was required in terms of length of answer was less clear
Candidates said they found it more difficult to demonstrate their experience and application of their knowledge in their answers
Most candidates found their pre-prepared notes useful and helpful
Having access to sample papers and answers for launch is key
Update on progress
Existing Practitioner Qualification will remain for foreseeable future to provide choice to organisations and individuals
Pre-pilot and Pilots completed in Q4 2015
Pilot review completed in early February
Final Go/No Go decision mid February
External marketing campaigns start in February
Anticipate full launch in Spring 2016
Benefits
Relevant to all project professionals
Fills a gap in the market
Provides that progressive route to RPP
Encourages project professionals to demonstrate the practical application of knowledge
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And finally, what’s to come….? Launch of PPQ in Spring, supported by a number of marketing and
communications campaigns
Realignment and naming of our qualification suite later in 2016
Launch of new website and CRM in mid summer (timings tbc)
– Improved registration and joining processes with straight through processing
– Improved event booking
– New customer centric website with much improved discoverability
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Questions