Comparing ICB - IPMA Competence Baseline Version 3.0 against the 9 areas of the Australian Standard

IPMA

Level C

Comparison

IPMA

ICB

Included in the elements

AIPM Areas

(ANCSPM)

Knowledge Area

AIPM

Level4

AIPM

Contribute to project scope & apply project scope controls

1.01, 1.03 , 1.06, 1.08, 1.09, 1.16, 1.19, 1.20, 2.08, 3.01, 3.02, 3.03 & 3.4

1 - Plan and Manage Scope

Project Scope management

ICB

Has successfully managed the scope & deliverables situations.

AIPM

Contribute to develop the project schedules & apply project schedule management skills, assess time management outcome.

1.10 ,1.12 & 3.07

2 - Plan and Manage Time

Project Time

management

ICB

Has successfully managed the project phases & the time schedule situations.

AIPM

Contribute to develop the project budget & finalize the cost, control of the project cost.

1.11

3 - Plan and Manage Cost

Project Cost

management

ICB

Has successfully managed the cost & financial resource with taking claims in consideration.

AIPM

Contribute to plan quality & implement quality assurance improvement

1.13, 2.09 & 3.1

4 - Plan and Manage Quality

Project Quality management

ICB

Defined as efficiency: has practiced efficiency effectively in non-complex project situations

AIPM

Be involved in teamwork &be charged with the development and training of the staff.

1.05

5 - Plan and Manage Human Resources

Project Human Resource management

ICB

Defined as personnel management: has participated in personnel development & business issues in project situations

AIPM

Contribute to plan the communication, manage the information, manage the activities of information & assess the communication outcomes.

1.07 , 2.01, 2.02, 2.03, 2.04, 2.05, 2.06, 2.07, 2.10, 2.11, 2.12, 2.13, 2.14, 2.15 & 3.08

6 - Plan and Manage Communication

Project Communication management

ICB

Has successfully managed the communication situations with emphasis on diplomacy i.e. verbal, written & body language.

AIPM

Contribute to identify the risky event, control the risk & evaluate the risky management outcomes.

1.18, 1.02, 1.17, 2.10, 2.15, 3.05, 3.06, 3.09 & 3.11

7 - Plan and Manage Risk

Risk Project management

ICB

Slightly separates risk & uncertainty: has successfully managed the risk and opportunity situations.

AIPM

Contribute to plan procurement, select the contractor, procurement & finalization of activities.

1.04 & 1.15

8 - Plan and Manage Procurement

Project Procurement management

ICB

Combines the Procurement with the contract as they are relevant to a successful manager who has successfully managed the procurement and contract situations.

AIPM

The function is not a competency at level 4 it is expected of levels 5 and 6 only

1.01, 3.04 & 3.07

9 - Plan and Manage Project Integrative Processes

Project Integration management

ICB

Defines it as clarity and vision represented by contextual, behavioral &technical competencies which is crucial for project management success

Out of 10

Out of 10

Out of 10

1 Technical competence

Elem.

Knowledge

Experience

2 Behavioral competence

Elem.

Knowledge

Experience

3 Contextual competence

Elem.

Knowledge

Experience

1.01

6

5

2.01

4

4

3.01

5

5

1.02

5

5

2.02

5

5

3.02

3

3

1.03

5

4

2.03

5

4

3.03

4

3

1.04

5

4

2.04

5

4

3.04

5

3

1.05

4

4

2.05

6

4

3.05

5

4

1.06

6

4

2.06

5

5

3.06

5

4

1.07

6

6

2.07

4

4

3.07

4

3

1.08

5

4

2.08

5

4

3.08

4

3

1.09

5

4

2.09

5

4

3.09

4

4

1.10

6

4

2.10

5

4

3.10

4

3

1.11

6

6

2.11

5

4

3.11

3

3

1.12

5

4

2.12

5

4

-

1.13

5

4

2.13

5

4

-

1.14

4

4

2.14

4

4

-

1.15

5

4

2.15

5

4

-

1.16

6

4

-

-

1.17

5

4

-

-

1.18

6

5

-

-

1.19

6

5

-

-

1.20

6

5

-

-

Avg.

5.4

4.5

Avg.

4.9

4.1

Avg.

4.2

3.5