Completed project · 2007–2008
Competence Assessment and Certification in Continuing Education
This project involved the development of the PM3 standard reference work for qualification and certification by the German Project Management Association (GPM). For a decade, this four-volume handbook served as the official standard and reference work for project management certification in Germany in accordance with the IPMA standard (ICB3 – IPMA Competence Baseline Version 3.0).
The work comprises 57 chapters spanning over 2,500 pages and brings together the specialist knowledge of around 80 experts from academia and industry. In 2019, the PM3 series was superseded by its successor, PM4, as the global standard was transitioned to the new ICB4. The PM3 handbook is still regarded within professional circles as one of the most comprehensive reference and foundational works on project management.
The 5th edition from 2012 is available as open access on ResearchGate.