Australian Institute of Project Management


What is Benchmarking?

Benchmarking is the process of continuously comparing and measuring an organisation with business leaders anywhere in the world to gain information which will help the organisation take affirmative action to improve its performance.

More and more organisations are recognising that benchmarking is the best way to improve their project management performance.

Register of Endorsed Benchmarking Services

There are no Endorsed Benchmarking Services.


Criteria for Endorsement as a Provider of Benchmarking Services

  1. Applicants must have considerable benchmarking experience, specifically in project management, and must provide evidence that their Networks have been well organized and structured.
  2. Applicants must be able and willing to incorporate the AIPMs' other products and services into the structure of the Network - for example the "Project Managed Organisation" award, RegPM award, Project Management Achievement Awards, and Organisational Maturity Models.
  3. Applicants must provide details of how the Network would be relevant to those organisations wishing to improve their project management capabilities.
  4. Applicants must provide details of proposed relationships between the Applicants including roles, responsibilities, quality controls of the Network, and cost structures to participants.
  5. A brief outline of any plans for promoting and marketing the Network and the AIPM.
  6. Applicants must provide third party/client confirmation of workplace capability in the formation, conduct and delivery of outcomes/benefits to project management Networks.
  7. Applicants must provide a list of at least three referees.

 

Fees

A non-refundable application fee of $1,100 (including GST) is payable at the time you apply for endorsement. 

In the event that the service is approved, a pro-rata endorsement fee of up to $9,900 (including GST) must be paid before the service can be included on the Register of Endorsed Benchmarking Services. Once all fees have been paid, the AIPM will send its logo, together with directions for wording and use of the logo on brochures for the endorsed course.

An annual endorsement fee of $11,000 is then payable by 1 July each year, in order to maintain the endorsement.  Invoices are issued in June of each year.

Application for Endorsement of a Benchmarking Service

If you offer benchmarking services including Networks, and would like to be endorsed by the AIPM, you can apply by

  1. completing the PDF Application Form and sending it to the AIPM National Office
  2. Apply online here

The endorsement process will take approximately 2-4 weeks, from the date the application and documentation is received.

Confidentiality

All documentation submitted to the AIPM for the purpose of applying for endorsement will be treated with total confidentiality.  Access to the documentation will be strictly limited to those with the necessary authority.  The documentation will not be read, copied or accessed by any other person or organisation. 

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