Certified Senior Agile Project Manager
- The IPMA Level B Project Management Certificate For a Senior Agile Project Manager, the certification verifies that the certificate holder has competencies in agile project management and can work in a complex agile environment within an organization. For Level B, individuals who have competencies in managing complex agile projects can apply and demonstrate these through a process of verifying their knowledge, skills, and abilities in practice.
- In the last eight years, the candidate must have at least five years of experience as an agile project manager in complex agile projects, with at least three years of experience in a responsible position as an agile project manager in complex agile projects.
Application procedure
- The candidate should send to cert@ipma.hr CV, certification application form, summary of the project report, self-assessment form, references, and management complexity assessment form.
- After determining the admissibility of the application, the certification body invites the candidate to pay the certification fees or provide proof of the payment already made.
- Upon payment confirmation, the candidate will receive an assignment to prepare a report based on a project selected by the certification body from the projects described in the summary report. The candidate must demonstrate satisfactory evidence in 80% of the competence elements within the relevant domain defined in the IPMA Reference Guide ICB4 in the Agile World. The work must be completed and submitted in electronic form to the email address. cert@ipma.hr within a maximum period of 120 calendar days from the date the task was issued.
- After successfully completing the project report, the certification body grants the candidate access to the written exam. The candidate must demonstrate satisfactory evidence in 50% of the competence elements within the relevant domain defined in the IPMA Reference Guide ICB4 in the Agile World.
- After successfully passing the written exam, the certification body invites the candidate for a final interview.
- After the interview, the certification body makes a final assessment and for a positive outcome, the candidate is issued an IPMA level B certificate.
Documents that the candidate should study when applying for certification of competencies and issuance of IPMA certificates:
- IPMA Reference Guide ICB4 in the Agile World the IPMA Reference Guide ICB4 in the Agile World is an IPMA standard that describes how various competence elements should be interpreted in an agile environment. Each element outlines the agile mindset and how it translates into visible competent behavior. The book contains basic material for exam preparation.
- Guide to Scrum It is a simple agile framework that helps individuals, agile teams, and organizations create value through adaptable solutions for complex problems. The book contains additional material for exam preparation.
- IPMA ICR4 Public - a document in which the procedure of IPMA certification is explained to the candidates and the general public.
- IPMA Code of Ethics and professional Conduct - a document explaining ethical and professional principles, and agreed to by each candidate applying for certification
- Instructions for candidates before the exam.
Documents submitted by candidates when applying for certification:
- CV
- Certification and recertification application form - includes all the necessary personal data so that the certification body can identify the candidate and process the data required for the applicant and make a decision on access to the certification process.
- Self-assessment - a form by which the candidate conducts his/her own assessment of competencies in knowledge, skills, and abilities.
- Summary of the project report - The report may have a maximum of 15 pages and contains:
- organization (details of the company, industry, and types of projects, main objectives of the company, and the business unit in which the applicant works);
- a one-page summary for each project with related timelines and phases and resources available;
- the role of the applicant (organizational chart with established position, area of responsibility, review of project management procedures they use, relationship with internal and external stakeholders);
- kako je kandidat vodio agilni projekt and how he/she meets the complexity criteria for the level for which he/she is applying.
- References for verification - For Level B, the applicant should provide the names and contacts of at least two persons to verify his / her eligibility in relation to the level and domain of certification which he is applying for.
- Indicators of complexity The form is used by both the candidate and the evaluator to assess the complexity of project management and serves to qualify experience. The form contains ten indicators of complexity. A full description of each indicator is included in all worksheets.
Documents that applicants fill out after the exam:
- Feedback Form - The form is used to gather information on how satisfied candidates are with the certification process, in order to further improve it.
- Complaint Form and Appeal Form - formal documents by which a candidate raises a particular issue or appeal procedure about theresult or circumstances with which he/she is dissatisfied, or thinks that they do not comply with IPMA or the certification body's regulations. More about these procedures are described in Guidelines for Complaints and Appeals.
- The certification body guarantees equal conditions in accessing certification as well as equal conditions in applying for the certification procedure regardless of race, skin color, religion, gender, sexual preferences, nationality, ethnicity, any form of disability, or any other characteristic of the candidate.
- Applicants who wish to adapt the certification process in accordance to their incapacity caused by illness or disability should apply forand demonstrate their desire and reasons for reasonable adjustmentadaptation when submitting their application for certification or recertification. Evidence includes evidence of disability or illness. The statement should also contain a proposal for a possible reasonable adjustment. The certification manager will decide which adjustment will be applied and inform the candidate and the assessors involved in the candidate certification process.
- The discount can only be realized on the basis of one category and discounts cannot be added or combined.
- Organizations, companies, and institutions that have signed an agreement with IPMA Croatia on the long-term implementation of IPMA certification and will bring long-term and multiple groups of employees for certification, can get an additional discount on the price in the amount of 5%.
- Based on the signed agreement, the authorized educational partners of IPMA Croatia may collect money from individuals or institutions for the implementation of certification, and are obliged to pay the collected money to the account of IPMA Croatia before the implementation of the certification procedure. All financial conditions related to educational partners are defined by a special agreement.
- Prices for students are valid only for full-time students of universities and polytechnics unless otherwise regulated in the agreement between IPMA Croatia and the university or polytechnic in question.
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Candidates are permitted to retake each of the parts of the certification procedure: preparation of the project report, written exam and interview. The reasons for repetition can be: a report that was not submitted within the given deadline, a negatively graded report, a negatively graded written exam, a negatively graded interview, or unjustified failure to attend one of the specified parts of the certification procedure. Repetition of each of the mentioned parts of the certification procedure is charged an additional fee of 300 EUR.
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The certification process must be completed within 18 months from the date of acceptance of the application
Price
Regular price 1495€ + PDV = 1.868,75€
Price for members of IPMA Croatia 1.345,50€ + PDV = 1681,88€
Recertification price 270€ + PDV = 373.50€
*For groups of more than 10 candidates on request (info@ipma.hr) it is possible to get a discount of up to 20% on the regular price.
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