Individual Competence Baseline

IPMA products have evolved during the last few years to move the projectmanagement profession forward. The original version 4.0 of the IPMA CompetenceBaseline for Individuals (IPMA ICB®), launched in 2015, was followed by thedevelopment of the IPMA Project Excellence Baseline (IPMA PEB®) and by an updateof the IPMA Competence Baseline for Organisations (IPMA OCB®), both in 2016.IPMA ICB is a cornerstone in the development of a mature set of competencesfor all individuals working in the domains of project management, programmemanagement and portfolio management. Individuals need to be more proficient ina wide area of competences and deliver in a timely manner in an increasingly complexenvironment.But individuals, teams and organisations need to be prepared. This preparationin project, programme and portfolio management is usually done through consulting,coaching and training (CCT). Individuals, teams and whole organisations benefit fromthese services, significantly enhancing their competences.The IPMA Individual Competence Baseline for Consultants, Coaches and Trainers(IPMA ICB4CCT®) is the first standard that describes a whole set of competencesrequired to prepare individuals, teams and organisations to improve performance.The standard describes a set of common competence elements (CEs) for all threedomains (consulting, coaching and training), and a distinct set of competences foreach. These competences address the customer's needs and their expectations of thespecific type of work. Consulting the individual is expected to deliver solutions, whilethe coach is expected to guide the client in a self-discovery process. In training, toolsand techniques are provided to customers, rather than specific solutions.