Business & Leadership
Project Leadership
The Project Leadership standard certifies people who deliver — scope, risk, money and people — and can show what happened when it went wrong.
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The Digital Transformation standard recognises people who can move an operating model, not just run a programme. It is assessed on adoption and benefit realisation — what was still true twelve months later.
Each area is evidenced from your own work. Assessors look for what you decided and why, not for a rehearsed answer.
The same six-level framework, expressed in the terms of this discipline. Experienced applicants can enter directly at a higher level through the portfolio route.
| Level | Post-nominal | What it certifies | Professional Experience | Annual CPD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1BIPS Foundation | BIPS-F | Understands transformation approaches and why most programmes underdeliver. | 0–1 yr | 10 h |
| 2BIPS Practitioner | BIPS-P | Runs a defined workstream and evidences adoption within it. | 1–3 yrs | 15 h |
| 3BIPS Professional | BIPS-Pro | Owns a transformation programme and answers for the benefits claimed. | 3–6 yrs | 20 h |
| 4BIPS Specialist | BIPS-S | Leads enterprise change and is recognised for outcomes beyond one organisation. | 6–10 yrs | 25 h |
You submit real work against the six capability areas.
An assessor checks provenance and your role in it.
A recorded conversation about decisions and trade-offs.
Your credential is issued and listed publicly.
Makes new ways of working take hold on the ground.
Runs the programme and owns its benefits case.
Sets the direction and carries the outcome.
Answers for enterprise change at board level.
Level 3 now requires outcomes measured a year on.
Launch is easy; usage is the hard part.
What changes when the process can think.
The Project Leadership standard certifies people who deliver — scope, risk, money and people — and can show what happened when it went wrong.
The Business Analysis standard recognises people who can find the real problem behind a request and carry a clear evidence trail from need to result.
The Professional Communication standard certifies people who can be understood the first time — in writing, in the room and across cultures.