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William Boettcher Enrollment Advisor| Northcentral University Az, United States
Will a Level D Certification from the IPMA help me as a means to get started?
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Sante Delle-Vergini, PhD Senior Project Manager| Infosys Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
I'm not too familiar with this certification. I'm sure any reputable certification body who awards project management certifications would help. A PMI advocate would suggest you do the CAPM as a good stepping stone in PM certifications.
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William Boettcher Enrollment Advisor| Northcentral University Az, United States
According to the research, it is the equivalent of a CAPM with the PMI. I ask because, for the time being, I lack the logged hours to sit for a higher level test and want to know the best way to get started in this profession.
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Christian Pütz Cologne, Germany
I assume that you´re going to work in the U.S., right? I do not know the U.S. project market. In Germany PMI, IPMA as well as Prince2 (Axelos Trademark) seem to be recognised most in classical project management while Scrum is in agile project management. By the way, to me Prince2 and PMI are rather complementary than competing best practice solutions (Prince2 strength in PM structure, what to address - rather technical - logged hours no issue; PMI strength in how to do project management - body of knowledge). However, referring to the beginning of my thoughts, I do not have a clue about the U.S. project management labour market and cannot assess the recognition there of the diverse certifications.
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Mar 14, 2018 8:10 PM
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Thank you for your response Hier Pütz. I would like to eventually work internationally with a start in the USA. I will look into Prince2 especially if it is more technical in nature.
Thanks again.
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William Boettcher Enrollment Advisor| Northcentral University Az, United States
Mar 14, 2018 7:49 PM
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I assume that you´re going to work in the U.S., right? I do not know the U.S. project market. In Germany PMI, IPMA as well as Prince2 (Axelos Trademark) seem to be recognised most in classical project management while Scrum is in agile project management. By the way, to me Prince2 and PMI are rather complementary than competing best practice solutions (Prince2 strength in PM structure, what to address - rather technical - logged hours no issue; PMI strength in how to do project management - body of knowledge). However, referring to the beginning of my thoughts, I do not have a clue about the U.S. project management labour market and cannot assess the recognition there of the diverse certifications.
Thank you for your response Hier Pütz. I would like to eventually work internationally with a start in the USA. I will look into Prince2 especially if it is more technical in nature.
Thanks again.
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Leeann S Charlotte, Nc, United States
I did a little quick research and found this summary. You may also find it helpful.

https://www.greycampus.com/blog/project-ma...ipma-vs-prince2
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William Boettcher Enrollment Advisor| Northcentral University Az, United States
Thank you Ms. Sullivan
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Christian Pütz Cologne, Germany
Mary Sullivan has provided a good summary. As Prince2 is meanwhile an Axelos trademark you can check it: https://www.axelos.com/ for more detailed information about Prince2. Please also refer to Youtube. Searching for Prince2, PMP, IPMA there are tons of videos. There are also many PM training institutions that have published some first 30% of their webinar training courses that prepare for these certifications.
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William Boettcher Enrollment Advisor| Northcentral University Az, United States
Thank you all for your help!
What is the next step after obtaining the CAMP to gain experience? The Assistant PM positions I see posted on job boards like Indeed and Linked In still require a few years of experience. The organization I currently work for does not offer any project management opportunities (even unpaid). - Thank you in advance.

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