Business Project Management

The Business Project Management Certifications are for the professionals that effectively and efficiently plan, schedule, start, manage, and close a business project within an organization. Business projects are non-IT projects for organizations such as creating new businesses or business units, business expansions, business mergers, and launching new business initiatives.

  Certification Objective

PSI certification holders in Business Project Management can expertly plan, initiate, execute, manage, control, and close a business project.

  Available Certifications

• Professional Level: Certified Professional Business Project Leader
  • The Certified Business Professional Project Leader is a skilled and competent project specialist that can plan, initiate, execute, lead, control, and close a business project.
• Senior Level: Certified Senior Business Project Manager
  • The Certified Senior Business Project Manager is a manager with advanced skills in planning, initiating, executing, managing, controlling, and closing, and can lead business projects and teams.
• Master Level: Certified Master Business Project Administrator
  • The Certified Master Business Project Administrator is an executive with subject mastery in planning, initiating, executing, managing, controlling, and closing business projects, and can administer project portfolios and project management departments.

  Applicable Careers

The careers applicable to this certification include Project Leader and Manager, Project Administrator, Portfolio Manager. The skills of this certification can be applied in a variety of sectors and areas, such as healthcare, manufacturing, private and public organizations, and retail.

  Skills and Competencies

The skills and competencies listed below are required for all levels of certification, unless specified otherwise. The skills and competencies needed for the certification in Business Project Management include:

Professional Level:

• Create a business project management plan.
• Create a business project risk plan.
• Develop a detailed business project work breakdown structure.
• Create an effective business project schedule.
• Make accurate business project estimates and balance a project.
• Create a business project communication plan.
• Effectively initiate and close a business project.
• Take and utilize appropriate business project measurements.
• Resolve common business project problems.

Senior Level:

• All competencies at the Professional Level above.
• Research, analyze, and solve complex business project problems.
• Analyze and develop modifications to business project plans.
• Effectively assemble and lead business projects and teams.

Master Level:

• All competencies at the Professional and Senior Levels above.
• Plan and manage organization business project portfolios.
• Design, plan, and administer project management departments.

  Phase 1 Eligibility Requirements

To determine your eligibility to apply for certification in Business Project Management your experience and education must meet the minimum requirements below.

Specific Eligibility Requirements:

• Professional Level
  • Must meet one of the following requirements:
    1. Five (5) years of experience
       OR
    2. Four (4) years of experience plus associate degree OR technical/career certificate or diploma
       OR
    3. Three (3) years of experience plus bachelor's degree
  • 25% of required experience must be within the last 5 years
• Senior Level
  • Must meet one of the following requirements:
    1. Eight (8) years of experience
       OR
    2. Seven (7) years of experience plus associate degree OR technical/career certificate or diploma
       OR
    3. Six (6) years of experience plus bachelor's degree
  • 25% of required experience must be within the last 5 years
  • Must have 2 years of project lead or supervisory experience
• Master Level
  • Must meet one of the following requirements:
    1. Twelve (12) years of experience
       OR
    2. Eleven (11) years of experience plus associate degree OR technical/career certificate or diploma
       OR
    3. Ten (10) years of experience plus bachelor's degree
       OR
    4. Nine (9) years of experience plus master's degree
  • 25% of required experience must be within the last 10 years
  • Must have 2 years of project lead or supervisory experience
  • Must have 2 years of managerial experience

Important Eligibility Notes

The following are specific experience and education requirements:

• Experience:
  • Experience must be relevant and verifiable.
  • The experience requirement must come from US-based companies.
  • If you are an independent contractor or consultant that perform project work and not fully employed, you can submit individual industry projects. The project work must equate to the amount of required work experience.
• Education: (college degree, technical/career certificate or diploma)
  • Must be in a relevant field.
  • The education requirement must come from U.S. based institutions.
• At this time we do not accept international applicants. We do not have international offices or staff.

Relevant Fields for Education Requirement

Your college degree or technical/career certificate or diploma must be in one of the following fields or similar fields.

1. Project Management
2. Program Management or Engineering Management (must include one course in project management)
3. Business Management or Administration (must include one course in project management)
4. Industrial Engineering or Manufacturing Management (must include one course in project management)

  Phase 2 Competency Requirements

Once your eligibility has been determined in phase 1, the next step is to verify your work experience and education and complete a Competency-Based "hands on" Assessment in your certification field, Business Project Management. You are given a specific mini project to accomplish and submit for peer evaluation.

Phase 2 Activities

1. Submit Assessment and Certification Fee
   $100 Off Certification Launch Pricing (through the end of November)
   • Professional Level: $295 $195
   • Senior Level: $395 $295
   • Master Level: $495 $395
2. Competency-Based Assessment
   • Complete and Submit the Competency-Based Assessment (Home-Based Assessment)
   • Peer evaluated based on Assessment Rubric
3. Feedback Provided and Recommendation Decision
   • You will be provided feedback for your Competency-Based Assessment submission.
   • The Competency-Based Assessment submission will either be accepted or not accepted.
     • If it is accepted, you will have earned your certification!
     • If it is not accepted, you will be able to re-work and re-submit your Competency-Based Assessment (one time) after the recommendation decision.

Competency-Based Assessment Brief Overview

Given the profile for a fictitious company and the requirements for a business enhancement project, using required skills and competencies the certification applicant will design and develop a business project plan to manage the business enhancement project for the company. The project plan will include the elements and sections needed to start, manage, control, and close the business enhancement project.

At the senior and master certification levels, the above tasks are required in addition to applying advanced level skills.

Requirements to Pass the Competency-Based Assessment

• Complete and submit the Competency-Based Assessment.
• Meet or exceed all of the requirements provided for the Competency-Based Assessment project.
• The submitted project work must demonstrate the appropriate level of skills and competencies for the certification.
• The submitted project work must be professional and demonstrate industry quality standards.

  Certification

After you have successfully completed both phases, you will be awarded your certification in Business Project Management! You will receive your certification certificate by mail and documented on your Professional Career Portfolio.