About Us

Moving Society Forward

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IPMA is a World-leading not-for-profit project management association, and is the thought leader in project, programme, and portfolio performance competence. A federation of not-for-profit Member Associations, we serve local needs, while collaborating, certifying and awarding excellence globally.

We represent 55 Member Associations across the continents of the World.

IPMA Initiatives

IPMA actively promotes competence in project management to businesses, organisations and government agencies around the World. To increase the recognition and effectiveness of our practice, we:

  • Certify Project and Programme Managers in a wide range of specific roles,
  • Increase the behavioural and contextual competences of all project and programme stakeholders, a key prerequisite to success,
  • Recognise and Award excellent and successful project teams and researchers,
  • Assess and certify the PM maturity of organizations,
  • Support basic and advanced PM education and learning,
  • Acknowledge and further develop the performance competence of emerging young professionals, and
  • Offer distinctive and useful industry commentary and publications.

IPMA Background

IPMA is the World’s first project management association, founded in 1965. A federation of National PM associations, we offer unique, role-specific competence development guidelines, for improved project and programme success. In 1967, as we increased our number of participating nations, we proclaimed ourselves INTERNET, only to share the name to those that followed almost 20 years later. We then changed our name to International Project Management Association, IPMA.

IPMA has spread from Europe to Asia, Africa, the Middle East, Australia, and North and South America. The demand for our programs and the number of our Member Associations is steadily growing. Through IPMA, Project and Programme Managers from all cultures and all parts of the world can network, share ideas, and move our practice and our stakeholders forward through effective collaboration and cooperation.