Certification Program Comparison

How do our Project Manager certifications compare to the competition's most popular offering?
Factor	aCPP.C™ Project Manager	aCPP.B™ Senior Project Manager	PMP®
Years of experience as a PM	Three¹	Three²	Zero
Project complexity assessed?	Yes	Yes	No
Evidence of performance required?	Yes	Yes	No
Face-to-face Interview?	Yes	Yes	No
IPMA recognition?	Yes	Yes	No
GAPPS recognition?	Yes	Yes	No
Length of certification	5 Years	5 Years	3 Years

¹ Three years of experience managing projects that meet requirements for GAPPS Level 1 in terms of project management complexity.

²Three years of experience managing projects that meet requirements for GAPPS Level 2 in terms of project management complexity.

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