PM4R Professional (Proyectum)

Our people are committed and passionate about improving lives in Latin America and the Caribbean, and they get to do what they love in a diverse, collaborative and stimulating work environment. At the IDB, we’re committed to improving lives. Since 1959, we’ve been a leading source of long-term financing for economic, social, and institutional development in Latin America and the Caribbean. We do more than lending though. We partner with our 48-member countries to provide Latin America and the Caribbean with cutting-edge research about relevant development issues, policy advice to inform their decisions, and technical assistance to improve on the planning and execution of projects. For this, we need people who not only have the right skills but also are passionate about improving lives.

Learning goals

• Identify the main concepts of the development project management and the 7 management tools of the PM4R methodology
• Strengthen the capacity to identify and manage key actors for the management of development projects
• Develop the ability to analyze Earned Value and manage the triple constraint of projects, using the Work Breakdown Structure (WBS), the Schedule and the S-curve of resource utilization
• Apply the Risk Matrix, Procurement Matrix, RACI Matrix and Communication Matrix according to the methodology standards

Level

Professional

Learning experience and activities 

Guided learning that includes:

• Individual activities, such as questionnaires and discussion forums in which the concepts of PM4R tools are assimilated
• Group activities, in which practical tools will be implemented for a project in development
• Feedback activities, where the Certified Trainer in charge of the program will provide assistance and advice to each team
• Synchronous theoretical activities, where the Certified Trainer in charge of the program will explain each of the tools and the weekly work to be developed

Content/Topics

• Preliminary activities and analysis of existing elements
• Module 1 - Project Charter and Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)
• Module 2 - Schedule
• Module 3 - S-Curve and Procurement Matrix
• Module 4 - Risk Matrix and Communications Matrix
• Module 5 - Responsibility Assignment Matrix and Earned Value Management
• Course closing activities and certification exam

Assessment description

The credential is awarded to those participants who complete all course activities, pass the final certification exam and achieve 70% course achievement in the following tasks:

• Weekly individual activities on the virtual platform, completing knowledge tests and participating in discussion forums
• Weekly group deliverables applying the seven (7) PM4R tools in his/her real projects and/or practical cases
• Participation in weekly synchronous sessions with the Trainer
• Individual PM4R Professional certification exam with only one attempt

Estimated effort

Participants who receive this credential have completed 8 weeks of the course, equivalent to 55 hours of academic work.

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