IICTI Certified Project Manager

Holders demonstrate that they can apply and evaluate benefits-driven business case and value realisation, tailoring hybrid delivery lifecycles, integrated baseline and earned value management and probabilistic scheduling and quantitative risk analysis, plus 7 further areas, in realistic professional scenarios, as defined in the AQSCERT scheme for Project Manager.

Who it is for: Professionals working, or preparing to work, in project management roles.

1. 01Benefits-driven business case and value realisation5% of the exam

   • Evaluate and continuously re-validate a project's business case, deciding when to pivot, descope or terminate based on value evidence.
   • Scope: Investment appraisal (NPV, IRR, real options), benefits maps and dis-benefits, value tracking against OKRs, PMBOK 7 value delivery system and ISO 21502 benefits guidance.
2. 02Tailoring hybrid delivery lifecycles13% of the exam

   • Design a tailored hybrid delivery lifecycle and governance cadence that fits project complexity, regulatory constraints and organisational maturity.
   • Scope: Predictive, iterative, incremental and agile lifecycle selection, PRINCE2 7 tailoring, Disciplined Agile, stage-gate and agile release integration, development-approach suitability assessment.
3. 03Integrated baseline and earned value management12% of the exam

   • Diagnose cost and schedule variance through earned value analysis and set defensible estimates at completion and recovery targets.
   • Scope: WBS and control-account design, ANSI/EIA-748 EVMS, CPI/SPI/TCPI, EAC methods, earned schedule, agile EVM, baseline change control and performance measurement baseline integrity.
4. 04Probabilistic scheduling and quantitative risk analysis16% of the exam

   • Analyse schedule and cost uncertainty quantitatively to set confidence-based targets and contingency reserves.
   • Scope: Critical chain and buffer management, Monte Carlo schedule and cost risk analysis, risk-adjusted contingency (P50/P80), sensitivity tornado analysis, reference class forecasting, ISO 31000 alignment.
5. 05Advanced estimation and capacity forecasting5% of the exam

   • Evaluate competing estimates and produce calibrated forecasts that account for uncertainty and estimation bias.
   • Scope: Parametric and analogous estimation, three-point and PERT, function points and COSMIC, throughput-based probabilistic forecasting, cognitive bias and planning-fallacy mitigation.
6. 06Procurement strategy and contract governance6% of the exam

   • Design a procurement and contracting strategy that allocates risk appropriately and governs suppliers through delivery and change.
   • Scope: Contract types (FFP, T&M, cost-plus, target-cost, outcome-based), FIDIC and NEC4 principles, public procurement rules, supplier performance management, change orders, claims and dispute avoidance.
7. 07Stakeholder power dynamics and executive engagement11% of the exam

   • Lead stakeholder engagement strategies that secure sponsorship and resolve conflicting executive interests.
   • Scope: Power-interest and salience models, stakeholder network analysis, sponsor management, negotiation and influence without authority, political risk and coalition building.
8. 08Recovery of troubled projects3% of the exam

   • Diagnose a failing project and lead a structured recovery or controlled closure with stakeholder buy-in.
   • Scope: Early-warning indicators, independent health checks and gateway reviews, root-cause analysis of failure, re-baselining, scope triage, turnaround plans and kill decisions.
9. 09High-performing team leadership and organisational change13% of the exam

   • Lead cross-functional and distributed teams while driving the organisational change needed for project outcomes to be adopted.
   • Scope: Situational and servant leadership, psychological safety, distributed and multicultural teams, conflict resolution, ADKAR and Kotter change models, adoption and readiness assessment.
10. 10Project assurance, compliance and ethical governance12% of the exam

    • Evaluate project governance and assurance arrangements to ensure accountability, compliance and ethical decision-making.
    • Scope: Three lines model, independent assurance, ISO 21502 and ISO 21500 governance, audit readiness, regulatory and data protection obligations, PMI Code of Ethics and decision rights.
11. 11Data-driven project controls and AI-assisted delivery4% of the exam

    • Design a data-driven controls environment that uses analytics and AI tooling responsibly to improve forecasting and decision-making.
    • Scope: Project data platforms, integrated dashboards, predictive analytics for slippage, AI copilots in planning and reporting, data quality and governance of AI-generated insights.

Question types

Single choice 100%

Delivery

Online (remote proctored), Test centre, On-site (corporate)

Retakes

Up to three attempts within any 12-month period. A 14-day waiting period applies after a first unsuccessful attempt and 30 days after a second. Each retake requires a new booking and fee. Retakes draw a different randomised form from the question bank.

Provisional cut score — psychometric validation is required before live delivery. Blueprint v1.0.

1. 1

   Register

   Create a free account and start the programme.

2. 2

   Practice

   Online practice test (coming soon).

3. 3

   Training

   Optional

   Online course or classroom — or skip it.

4. 4

   Certification

   Independent exam and certification decision.

Training is optional and does not by itself confer certification. Find a training partner