Historial Perspective

Project management in China dates back to ancient times, as evidenced by a number of well-known construction projects such as the Great Wall, the Great Canal and the Forbidden City. Modern tools, techniques and methodologies for project management, such as the Critical Path Method (CPM),

Programme Evaluation and Review Techniques (PERT),

and Graphical Evaluation and Review Techniques (GERT) were brought to China in the 60s when China launched its nuclear weapon and missile/satellite programmes.The defense, aerospace, science and construction sectors were the first areas in China where modern project management techniques were applied. Starting from July 1, 1996, all applicants must be certified, as required by the Procedures on Administration of Qualifications of Construction Project Managers,
before they take the position of project manager. At present the training and certification in project management is going on regularly in China.

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Introduction of PMP

Project Management Professional (PMP) is a certification in project management. It is managed by the Project Management Institute and is based on the PMP Examination Specification published by PMI in 2005. Most exam questions reference to PMI's ANSI standard A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge, abbreviated to PMBOK Guide. The PMI (Project Management Institute) has three levels of certification, starting with the CAPM (Certified Associate in Project Management) which is the basic level and is intended as certification for project team members. The PMP (Project Management Professional) is the second, higher level of project management and considered the standard of all PM certifications. Individuals who have passed the PMP certification test successfully and have met the PMI requirements for documenting their professional experience are entitled to use the abbreviation PMP with their names. A new certification, PgMP (Program Management Professional) has been introduced by the PMI in late 2007, for Program Managers.

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Project managers in China

There is a huge demand for project managers in China in recent decades. As the PMP and IPMP certifications are all based on foreign project management standards/guides and are not officially recognised in China, there is a need to establish China’s own certification system for project management professionals in China. To meet this requirement, in Sept 2002 the Ministry of Labor and Social Security promulgated the National Standards for Project Management Professionals in China (CPMP) which forms the basis for CPMP certification. The first National Examination for CPMP Certification was held in Dec 2003 and those who want to apply for the certificate have to attend a one-week training programme offered by agents authorised by the MOLSS and take the 5 hour National Examination for CPMPCertification.
According to research, the number of project managers who got a Class a certificate in China is 106091.

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The developmemt pf Project Management in China

As in other parts of the world, project management is no longer limited to construction but has been adopted in most economic sectors in China. To a certain extent, credit for this belongs to the World Bank. The World Bank offered a number of training programmes in Beijing, Dalian and Shanghai, aimed at improving the project management capability of China.In July 1994, IBRD made an IDF (Institutional Development Facility) grant in an amount of US$478,000 to China for the development of project management training
capability, and the establishment of an institutional framework for such training. China contributed 33 percent of the total cost of US$757,650.
Immediately after the training programme a training network was formed with five major universities in Beijing, Tianjin, Shanghai and Xi'an, aiming at training project managers and specialists throughout the country on a regular basis. The Project Management Center of Tsinghua University (expanded as the Institute for International Engineering Project Management of Tsinghua University in April 2000) is currently leading the network. The network has since then organised many training
programmes on project management.

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