Courseware for IPMA Individual Certification

1. General Introduction 1

Practice Competences 7
3. Project Orientation 10

4.01 Project Preparation Stage 17
4.02 Stakeholders 21
4.03 Project Organisation 25
4.04 Requirements and Objectives 29
4.05 Risk and Opportunity 33

Practice Competences 43
5.01 Project Definition Stage 46
5.02 Project Design 49
5.03 Scope 53
5.04 Quality 57
5.05 Time 67
5.06 Resources 78
5.07 Finance 82
5.08 Business Justification 86

6.01 Procurement 89
6.02 Change Control 97
6.03 Information and Documentation 101
6.04 Control and Reporting 104
6.05 Organisational Change and Transformation 112
6.06 Project Closure 116

People Competences 119
7.01 Self-reflection and Self-management 122
7.02 Personal Integrity and Reliability 129
7.03 Personal Communication 133

8.01 Relationships and Engagement 140
8.02 Leadership 147
8.03 Teamwork 154
8.04 Resourcefulness 160
8.05 Result Orientation 168
8.06 Negotiation 172
8.07 Conflict and Crisis 175

Perspective Competences 181
9.01 Strategy 184
9.02 Programme Management 194
9.03 Portfolio Management 200
9.04 Supporting Functions and implementation PPP Management 204
9.05 Development Methods 210

10.01 Organisational Theories 220
10.02 Personnel Management 227
10.03 Financial Administration 229

11.01 Health, Safety, Security and Environment 236
11.02 Sustainability 240
11.03 Laws and Legislation 244
11.04 Power and Interest 248
11.05 Culture and Values 251

ANNEX 257
Bibliography 259