International Association of Project and Program Management (IAPPM)

[BernardErtl]

Has anyone ever heard of this organization? They claim to be two years old and are offering CPM certifications for $400 on a website that was created last month. I'm not linking to it because I'm not sure they are legitimate.

Bernard Ertl
www.interplansystems.com - eTaskMaker project planning tool

 

[wits]

Certainly, one should be a little suspicous.

Seems odd to only find a few references to iappm within a simple term "google" search.

Seems odd that the Network Solutions "whois" search revealed a domain registration record lacking any real direct ownership contact information.

Seemed odd that the graphics were not crisp as other professional organizations tend to make theirs.

My two cents...
dugger

 

[BernardErtl]

My thoughts exactly. I just wanted to see if maybe they were known and credible within the IT industry.

If no one has ever heard of them before, then their claims of being 2 years old and receiving 9-12K visitors per month for a site that is 1 month old seem a bit ludicrous.

Bernard Ertl
www.interplansystems.com - eTaskMaker project planning tool

 

[PDQBach]

Never heard of them.

For Project Management, the generally accepted Gold Standard is the PMP from PMI.

I would ignore the IAPPM and either join PMI or take a project management certification from a university.

(In the interests of full disclosure: I have my PMP.)