If you are … |
Consider … |
Prerequisites |
Typical job titles |
| An experienced senior program manager |
Certified Senior Program Manager,
IPMA Level A® |
3 years as Program Manager of complex programs, AND 2 years of other management experience |
Program Manager, Senior Program Manager, Vice President, Client Manager, Operations VP |
| An experienced program manager |
Certified Program Manager, IPMA Level B® |
3 years as Program Manager AND 2 years of other management experience |
Program Manager, Vice President, Client Manager, Operations VP |
| An experienced senior project manager |
Certified Senior Project Manager,
IPMA Level B® |
3 years as a
Senior Project Manager of complex projects |
Senior Project Manager, Project Manager |
| An experienced project manager |
Certified Project Manager,
IPMA Level C® |
3 years as
Project Manager |
Project Manager, Project Lead, Deputy PM, Technical Lead |
| New to projects or new to project management; or, a practitioner in a PM-related profession, such as Architect or Engineer |
Certified Project Management Associate,
IPMA Level D® |
6 months project work OR Bachelor’s Degree |
Team member, Junior PM, Technical Specialist, Scheduler, Team Leader |
