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Due to Icelandic volcanic ash, the understudy for Eric Berg (John Cropper) will be playing two roles in today’s presentation. Any errors he might make are to be blamed directly on Eric or Vulcan, the Roman god of fire and volcanoes.

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Agenda• Welcome and Introduction (Richard Pharro)

• Charting the Progress (John Cropper)

• Results of Pilots and Building Momentum (John Cropper in absence of Eric Berg)

• Exam Mechanisms (Leah Radstone)

• Training Opportunities with PMD Pro (Chris Cattaway)

• Q & A (All)

• Close

We can help NGOs• “Most people that work for a charity are project

managers. They manage many different types of projects, usually with limited training in professional project management concepts common in the commercial sector. After years of talking about developing exams for project management in the NGO/Non-profit industry, APMG is the first accreditation company to step up and do something about it.”

Source: Eric Berg

We can help PMs working for NGOs

• People who hold professional qualifications and memberships increase the probability of being employed by 9 per cent.

• Those who hold professional qualifications earn 37% more on average than their colleagues who are not qualified

Source: Consultative Committee for Professional Management Organizations (CCPMO)

Most importantly we can help people in need

• PM4NGOs was created in March 2007 by NGO practitioner members of LINGOs and interested members of the Project Management Institute.

• They believed that improving project management practices could have significant impact on the effectiveness of aid.

• A survey of the working group indicated that between them, they employed around 15,000 project managers with annual project budgets of $4.74bn.

• Hence (crudely), a 1% improvement in effectiveness would yield an additional $47m to spend on projects.

• The impact in terms of quality improvement would be even higher

We wouldn’t be here if:-• Chris Cattaway hadn’t explained the scale of the

challenge

• Eric Berg hadn’t pulled a team together

• John Cropper hadn’t provided technical input

• Mike Culligan hadn’t produced copious information

• My colleague Leah Radstone hadn’t managed our input

• All of us weren’t able to work in a true spirit of trust, cooperation and commitment

We wouldn’t have got this far without:-

• Support from many people drafting and reviewing questions

• People drafting and reviewing a relevant PM Body of Knowledge

• Training companies offering support and material

• Especially Steve Marks of Project Performance for their PRINCE2 CBT

• Ken Lane for introducing Chris to us

We wouldn’t know the scheme works without:-

• Pilots in South Africa by:-– PSI

– Aidsportal

– HIVOS

– WITS

• Pilot in Zambia– World Vision

Past, Present and Future For

PMD Pro

John Cropper – Oxfam GB

210 Participants Representing Over 120 Organizations

International, National and Local NGOs

Governments

Intergovernmental Organizations

Corporations

Training Companies

Universities

Consultants

NGO Consortiums

London and Washington Summit Statistics

PMD Pro1 Pilots and Momentum

Eric Berg – speaking through John Cropper

PMD Pro1 Pilots: Participant Comments

Zambia: Lead Sponsor – World VisionChikondi Phiri Operations Director

South Africa: Lead Sponsor PSILola Olojede Ministry of Health

Updates and Momentum

Inter-American Development Bank

World Vision - Southern Africa

Interaction

US AID

PMD Pro – Exam Mechanisms

Leah Radstone

Examination Process

http://www.apmg-exams.com/NGOFSstart.asp

Exam Registration

Sample Questions

Instant Feedback

Cost of Exams

• $20 NGO from a developing country

• $50 NGO from a developed country working in a developing country

• $120 NGO from a developed country working in a developed country

PMD Pro1Exam Preparation Options

Chris Cattaway

Certification Criteria

Webinars

Communities

On-Line Courses

Coaching

E-LearningCourses

Blended Learning Approach to Exam Preparation

Read the PMD Pro Guide

ClassroomTraining

COURSE ANNOUNCEMENTS

Thank You for Coming

For More Information

www.pm4ngos.org