GPM Training® for Certified Project Manager (IPMA® Level C)

For project managers with existing Level D certificate

This course is held in German.
As a project manager , you not only have overall responsibility for your project, you also have to lead the project employees competently and in a results-oriented manner. In this certification course based on the IPMA Competence Baseline (ICB 4.0), you will learn and train everything you need to professionally and efficiently ensure the success of your project and prepare yourself for the optional GPM/IPMA® Level C certification.
Module 1: Webinar
2 hours
Kick-off
Kick-off
  • Course schedule: Overview.
  • Presentation of the ICB and distribution of the presentations.
Module 2: Classroom seminar
3 days
Theoretical principles and practical transfer
Theoretical principles and practical transfer
  • Input and exchange on the content of personal and social skills: leadership in the project, conflict management, motivation.
  • In-depth group work.
  • Individual presentations.
Module 3: Classroom training
3 days
Consolidation of content and exam preparation
Consolidation of content and exam preparation
  • Input and exchange on the contents of contextual competence: project design, program and portfolio management, economic efficiency and project benefits.
  • Deepening of personal, social and methodological skills.
  • Transfer to your own project world.
  • Exam preparation.

Contents

Please read the notes in the participants' circle

Methodological skills (practice)

  • In-depth study of classic and agile project management methods.
  • The best methods for project initiation, definition, planning, control and completion.
  • Integration of agile and hybrid approaches in the project.

Personal and social skills (people)

  • Management training.
  • Professional communication.
  • Employees and recognition of development potential.
  • Relationship and conflict management.
  • Conduct of negotiations.

Contextual competence (perspective)

  • Project management at company level, multi-project management and project governance.
  • Program and project portfolio management.
  • Consolidation of project management standards: rights, structures, processes.

Learning environment

Once you have registered, you will find useful information, downloads and extra services relating to this training course in your online learning environment.

Your benefit

You will receive a valuable, self-contained, complete and professional project management qualification that covers all fields of action in the project with a high degree of practical relevance and supports the transfer in the long term.

  • You will learn how to manage projects and the people involved on the basis of ICB 4.0.
  • You will learn how to use different methodological approaches in the project.
  • You will receive close personal support from our trainers and be prepared for the PM ZERT examination.

After attending this seminar, you will receive a confirmation of 46.00 PDUs.

 

Please note the following information:

The seminar price includes 2 hours of support services for creating the report. Any additional work that may be required must be booked separately.

The didactic concept envisages that the participants themselves prepare smaller presentations (after the Module 1 kick-off) and contribute them to the training . 

Methods

Keynote speeches, presentations, case studies, group work, discussions. Own, smaller presentations by the participants in the workshops.

Recommended for

project managers and sub-project managers of larger projects who want to expand their project management and leadership skills and underpin their previous experience with sound knowledge.

Prerequisite for participation: To participate, you must already be Level D-certified (= higher level certification). In addition to Level D certification, you must have at least three years' experience in a responsible project management role or responsible sub-project management role in complex projects.

 

For direct entry (IPMA Level C as initial certification), we also offer the "IPMA® Level D/C combination course".

 

Final examination

The examination is not part of the certification course. The examination is arranged and billed directly with PM ZERT, the GPM certification company.

The examination fee for higher certification is currently €1,155 plus 7% VAT, and €1,600 plus 7% VAT for initial certification. The examination fee is not included in the course price. Reduced prices apply for students and GPM members.
 

IPMA ICB is a registered trademark of IPMA in Switzerland and other countries.

Open Badges - Show what you can do digitally too.

Open Badges are recognized, digital certificates of participation. These verifiable credentials are the current standard for integration in career networks such as LinkedIn.

With them, you digitally demonstrate the competences you possess. After successful completion, you will receive an Open Badge from us.

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Overview of PDU points
PDU Ways of Working:
22.00
PDU Power Skills:
16.00
PDU Business Acumen:
8.00

Total PDUs:
46.00
Already PMI®-certified? Then collect PDUs!

If you are already PMI®-certified, you must continuously collect so-called PDUs (Professional Development Units) in order to maintain your certification. As a Project Management Professional PMP®, for example, you need 60 PDUs within three years, 35 of which must be in the "Education" category. All further training measures must be selected in such a way that, in total, each of the 3 competence fields of the "Talent Triangle®"

  • Ways of Working
  • Power Skills
  • Business Acumen

PMI Talent Triangle®

Each of them is covered with a minimum of 8 PDUs. The remaining training PDUs can be selected between the competencies. Haufe Akademie is an Authorized Training Partner of PMI ® and authorized to grant PDUs for participation in qualification measures. To this end, we have created an overview of the number of PDUs per offer for you:

PMI, PMP, the PMI Registered Education Provider logo, the Talent Triangle, and the Talent Triangle logo are registered trademarks of Project Management Institute, Inc.

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Overview of PDU points
PDU Ways of Working:
22.00
PDU Power Skills:
16.00
PDU Business Acumen:
8.00

Total PDUs:
46.00
Already PMI®-certified? Then collect PDUs!

If you are already PMI®-certified, you must continuously collect so-called PDUs (Professional Development Units) in order to maintain your certification. As a Project Management Professional PMP®, for example, you need 60 PDUs within three years, 35 of which must be in the "Education" category. All further training measures must be selected in such a way that, in total, each of the 3 competence fields of the "Talent Triangle®"

  • Ways of Working
  • Power Skills
  • Business Acumen

PMI Talent Triangle®

Each of them is covered with a minimum of 8 PDUs. The remaining training PDUs can be selected between the competencies. Haufe Akademie is an Authorized Training Partner of PMI ® and authorized to grant PDUs for participation in qualification measures. To this end, we have created an overview of the number of PDUs per offer for you:

PMI, PMP, the PMI Registered Education Provider logo, the Talent Triangle, and the Talent Triangle logo are registered trademarks of Project Management Institute, Inc.

The IPMA career levels - the right level for everyone. Find the right entry level!
Articles, interviews or whitepapers on the topic

Project management certifications: Sense or nonsense?

Certified - or qualified? Are you also certified? Or are you perhaps considering certification? Then you're in good company. More and more companies are giving their project managers a professional stamp of approval. Where it says "project manager" on the label, it should also say "project manager". In short: certifications and terms such as IPMA, GPM, PMP®, IAPM and PMI® [...]

Learn more here

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PDUs: 46.0
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