The IPMA Certification Validation and Management Board (CVMB) is responsible for the development and coordination of the qualification and certification programmes within IPMA on behalf of the National Associations and Certification Bodies. The CVMB governs the rules and regulations of the IPMA’s certification programmes and validates the individual operations of each of the Certification Bodies globally to maintain its high standards.
A key challenge facing global and national organisations is the recognition of their employees in certification terms for Project, Programme and Portfolio practitioners. The CVMB ensures that national Certification Bodies, through the IPMA Certification Regulations and Guidelines (ICRG) meets the required standards to deliver a truly global system across projects, programmes and Portfolios. It maintains and develops a unified and structured approach to certification, guides mature, developing and prospective new Certification Bodies and contributes to the development of new standards in the global market. The goal of the IPMA CVMB, together with the officers and volunteers of the IPMA, is to assist our Member Associations and Certification Bodies in achieving a globally recognised certification standard that is valued by their stakeholders and enhances their professional practice in project management.
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Dr. Yan Xue (China) |
| IPMA Certification Validation and Management Board (CVMB) Chair: 2011-2012 |
 Werner Schmehr (Germany)
Werner Schmehr has served IPMA and GPM, his Member Association for many years: Since 2002 Managing Director of PM-ZERT, Certification Body of GPM - Development of new CB’s and positioning IPMA’s 4-L-C worldwide (i.e. in South Participation and contribution to IPMA activities: |
| IPMA Certification Validation and Management Board (CVMB) Members: 2011-2012 |
 Joseph F. S. Alba (United Kingdom)
Joseph Alba is a leader in the development of professional standards and skills in project and engineering based organisations. As a Chartered Engineer, Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) in Mechanical and Production Engineering and a Master of Science in Systems Engineering and with over 20 years of programme and project management experience with a successful track record of delivering complex projects and programmes, he has moved the project management professionalism agenda forward both nationally and internationally. His experience of leading national and international projects and programmes include; hybrid electrical and electronic systems, command, control and information systems, software intensive programmes, defence systems, civil works, training and education and human resource solutions interspersed with various leading edge technical studies. His combined technical and leadership contributions have been recognised as a Fellow of the Institute of Mechanical Engineers, Registered Project Professional and Fellow of the Association for Project Management (APM) in the UK and is a certified IPMA Projects Director (IPMA Level A). |
 William R. Duncan (USA)
William R. Duncan is President of Project Management Partners of Lexington, MA USA. He has over thirty years of management and consulting experience and has helped clients in North America, the Middle East, Asia, Latin America, and Europe improve both organizational and individual competence in project management. He is currently Director of Certification for the American Society for Advancement of Project Management (asapm). In addition to his work for IPMA, he was the primary author of the original version of A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge and was one of the founding members of the Global Alliance for Project Performance Standards (GAPPS). |
 Hans Knoepfel(Switzerland)
Hans Knoepfel, Dr. sc. techn., dipl. Ing. ETH, PM consultant, manager and controller of complex private and public infrastructure projects and programmes, conceptual PM research and teaching at universities publishing in German and English as well as translations to other languages, serving as Executive Board Member of the Swiss Project Management Association, and havign served as Member and Chairman of the CVMB, General Secretary and Vice President of IPMA and First Assessor and Validator in several countries, working on the IPMA’s certification baselines, regulations and guidelines. |
 Hakan Sjoholm (Sweden)
Hakan Sjoholm has run his own project management consultancy business since 2004. With over 30 years of project management experience in complex electrical plant operations and as a project management consultant, he aims to improve project management capabiltiy in organisation through his extensive knowledge on project management methodologies and international standards. This knowledge combined with his previous experience has given him the capacity to deliver simple and cost effective solutions for improvements in organisations applying theory in practise for different types of projects. |
 Leszek Stasto (Poland)
Leszek Staśto, MSc dipl. Ing., PMP, project director and senior project manager employed e.g. by Siemens and for managing of complex private and public infrastructure projects. Project management consultant and trainer collaborating with many companies and universities. President of the IPMA Poland, Member of the CVMB, First Assessor and Validator, working on the IPMA’s certification baselines and regulations. |
