What is the Certified ICT Project Management Specialist?

The Certified ICT Project Management Specialist is a globally recognised professional certification by the Global Leadership Institute (GLI), designed to equip professionals with advanced competencies in Leadership & Management.

How long does this certification take?

The programme is 12 Week and can be completed at your own pace through our self-paced online option, or alongside live virtual sessions.

Is this certification globally recognised?

Yes. GLI certifications are internationally recognised and carry CPD credits, making them valuable for career advancement worldwide.

What level is this certification?

This is a Advanced Level certification, suitable for professionals with relevant experience or background in the field.

You can enrol by emailing info@leadership.co.ke, contacting us via WhatsApp at +254 722 223 084, or filling the enrolment form below.

Certified ICT Project Management Specialist (CIPMS) | Online Certification

Executive Summary

Certified ICT Project Management Specialist

Designed for today’s high-impact professionals, the Certified ICT Project Management Specialist (CIPMS) delivers a rigorous Advanced-level curriculum that equips participants with the knowledge, tools and frameworks needed to excel in project planning, delivery and programme management.

This 12 Week programme is structured around PMI/PMBOK, PRINCE2 and recognised project-management standards, ensuring every graduate applies internationally validated methods to real-world challenges.

GLI’s CIPMS holders are recognised by leading organisations across Africa, the Gulf, Europe and the Americas as qualified, results-driven professionals. Whether you are advancing your current career or transitioning into new responsibilities, this certification provides the competitive edge you need in 2026 and beyond.

Programme Overview

Certification at a Glance

Certification

Certified ICT Project Management Specialist

Acronym

CIPMS

Who Should Enrol?

SQL and relational databases — applied to your own work
Designing your first 90 days after — applied to your own work
Recertification, CPD and staying current — applied to your own work
Requirements engineering and user stories — applied to your own work
DevOps, CI/CD and release management — applied to your own work
Software design patterns and quality — applied to your own work

Programme Inclusions

Everything Included in Your Enrolment

All study materials and study guide
Access to GLI online learning portal
Online examination and assessment
Digital certificate and digital badge
Physical certificate (shipped to you)
CPD credits for professional bodies
GLI alumni network membership
Facilitator and tutor support
Resource downloads and reference library
Automatic enrolment confirmation

Certification Benefits

Why This Certification Matters for Your Career

Career Advancement

Accelerate your career towards senior project, programme and PMO leadership roles

Professional Recognition

Credential aligned with PMI/PMBOK, PRINCE2 and recognised project-management standards

Operational Excellence

Deliver projects on time, within budget and to scope using proven methodologies

Stakeholder Confidence

Demonstrate professional project governance to clients and executives

Risk Reduction

Apply structured risk management to reduce project failure rates

Global Employability

Qualify for project planning roles across corporates, NGOs, construction, IT and development organisations worldwide

Competency Framework

Core Competencies You Will Develop

✦Project Initiation, Scope and Planning

✦Schedule, Cost and Resource Management

✦Risk, Quality and Procurement in Projects

✦Agile, Hybrid and Delivery Approaches

✦Programme, Portfolio and Benefits Management

✦Professional Ethics and Governance

Course Curriculum

Programme Modules

Click any module to explore the detailed curriculum topics included in this certification.

Foundations and Strategic Context of Certified ICT Project Management Specialist

Certified ICT Project Management Specialist: industry context, trends and professional standards
Project management principles and lifecycle
Projects, programmes and portfolios
Project management standards (PMI, PRINCE2)
The project environment and stakeholders
Project roles and the project manager
Business case and strategic alignment
Project governance and assurance
Ethics and professional responsibility
Predictive, agile and hybrid approaches
Career pathways and professional development

SQL and relational databases

SQL and relational databases
NoSQL and modern data stores
Data warehousing and data lakes
Serverless and microservices
Platform engineering and reliability (SRE)
Monitoring, observability and logging
Network security and zero trust
Cost, performance and capacity management
Curriculum and programme design
Account opening, KYC and customer due diligence
Artificial intelligence and machine learning
Ratio analysis: liquidity, profitability, gearing
Pricing strategy and models
Decision rights and accountability
Anti-corruption and honest reporting

Designing your first 90 days after

Designing your first 90 days after certification
Your one-year professional development trajectory
The two-year horizon: expertise, leadership and professional standing
Mentorship, networks and the community of practice
Requirements engineering and user stories
Version control and collaborative development
Testing, QA and test automation
DevOps, CI/CD and release management
Agile, Scrum and Kanban delivery
Web and mobile application development
Software design patterns and quality
Maintenance, refactoring and technical debt
Data modelling and database design
ETL, data pipelines and engineering
Business intelligence and reporting

Recertification, CPD and staying current

Recertification, CPD and staying current
Building your professional portfolio and evidence of practice
Mentorship, networks and the community of practice
Data privacy and protection
Network design, LAN/WAN and topologies
TCP/IP, DNS and routing
Wireless, mobile and edge networking
Cloud platforms and services
Containerisation and Kubernetes
Stakeholder satisfaction
Prioritisation and portfolio value
Forecasting and variance analysis
Data analytics and visualisation
Big data technologies and platforms

Requirements engineering and user stories

Requirements engineering and user stories
Version control and collaborative development
Testing, QA and test automation

DevOps, CI/CD and release management

DevOps, CI/CD and release management
Agile, Scrum and Kanban delivery
Web and mobile application development

Software design patterns and quality

Software design patterns and quality
Maintenance, refactoring and technical debt
Data modelling and database design

Strategic Context

Campaign or go-to-market plan
Marketing strategy and the mix
Brand strategy, identity and equity
Integrated marketing communications
Pricing strategy
Digital marketing strategy
Content marketing and editorial
SEO and search marketing
Email and marketing automation
Influencer and affiliate marketing
Marketing technology stack
Strategic development and long-range positioning
Strategy and performance management systems
Preparing financial statements
Market research and intelligence

Inclusion and Equity

Team diversity and inclusion
Gender, youth and social inclusion in agricultural development
Handling vulnerable customers
Financial inclusion and agency banking
Financial inclusion strategy
Nomination, succession and diversity
The business case for diversity and inclusion
Vulnerability management
Financial inclusion and serving underbanked markets
Diversity and pay-equity analytics
Cross-cultural and global inclusion
Inclusion and the fairness of people decisions
Diversity, inclusion and inclusive leadership
Interpreting financial statements
Assets, liabilities and equity reporting

Crisis and Resilience

Operational risk and resilience
Business continuity and crisis management
Crisis communications
Emergency preparedness and response planning
Business continuity and recovery
Resilience, wellbeing and stress management
Wellbeing and resilience coaching
Managing growth, risk and resilience
Reputation and crisis communications
Situational and adaptive leadership
Values, purpose and authentic leadership

Research and Method

Habit change and behaviour design
Evidence-based practice and research literacy
Designing the project plan and schedule
Stakeholder identification and analysis
Risk identification and analysis
Qualitative and quantitative risk analysis
Market analysis and environmental scanning
Value proposition design and messaging
Competitive analysis and differentiation
Market and customer analysis
Designing a marketing or sales strategy
Designing a banking solution or process
Risk, compliance and feasibility analysis
Credit analysis and the 5 Cs of credit
Financial statement and cash-flow analysis

Knowledge and Records

Management accounts and dashboards
Budget vs actual and variance
Record-keeping and data protection
Data, records and confidentiality tech
Lessons learned and knowledge management
Professional documentation and presentation
Agri-enterprise planning and farm records
Professional report writing and presentation
Farm records, bookkeeping and management accounting
Process and control documentation
Tender planning and documentation
Vehicle documentation, compliance and consumer protection
Health records, data and confidentiality
Knowledge management and capability building
Incident reporting and record-keeping

International and Donor Context

Cost and profitability analysis
Proposal development and donor reporting
Procurement and asset management under donor rules
Escalation and decision-making
Team leadership and motivation
Scheduling and planning tools
Data quality and governance
Programme governance and assurance
Strategic alignment of investments
Leading project teams
Team development and effectiveness
Forecasting and planning

Leadership and Governance

Negotiation and conflict management
Project management software and tools
Portfolio and resource management systems
Document and configuration management
Programme management principles
Portfolio management and prioritisation
Value management and business value
Managing interdependencies
Decision support and insight
Managing virtual and cross-cultural teams
Decision-making and problem solving
Capital structure and financing decisions
Reading financial statements as a manager
Financial regulation and prudential supervision
Governance, risk and compliance (GRC)

Risk, Compliance and Assurance

Control monitoring and reporting
Risk-based audit planning
Data analytics in audit
Quality assurance of audit
Audit risk and materiality
Cyber risk management
Regulatory and privacy requirements
Attachment and developmental theory
Accounting concepts, principles and the regulatory landscape
Audit evidence, sampling and professional scepticism
Professional roles, boundaries and settings
Liquidity risk and asset-liability management
Ethical principles and codes of practice
Model risk and provisioning (IFRS 9)
Regulatory compliance and central-bank rules

Resources and Value

Value addition and processing decisions
Farm profitability, costing and gross margins
Agricultural finance and credit for farmers
Negotiation with buyers, suppliers and financiers
Conflict resolution over land, water and resources
Access to finance, grants and investment
Land rights, tenure and equitable resource use
Financial and technical feasibility analysis
Farm enterprise budgeting and gross-margin analysis
Agricultural finance, credit and investment appraisal
Cost of production, pricing and profitability
Customer lifetime value and profitability
Managing boundaries and dual relationships
Carbon markets and climate finance
Peer support and consultation

Evidence and Reporting

Sustaining ethical, effective practice
Ethical frameworks and codes of practice
Analytical techniques and bias
Financial reporting frameworks (IFRS/GAAP)
Integrated and sustainability reporting
Reporting quality and governance
KPIs and performance reporting
Data visualisation for finance
Reporting automation
Psychodynamic and psychoanalytic approaches
Duty of care and risk management
Monitoring, evaluation and learning for accountability
Measurement and analytics for media and social campaigns
Complaints, accountability and fitness to practise
Legal responsibilities and professional bodies

Stakeholders and Engagement

Stakeholder engagement strategy
Motivation and engagement
Partnering and co-creation with customers
Negotiation with clients and partners
Evidence-based improvement
Partnership building and multi-stakeholder platforms
Advocacy and policy engagement
Corporate social responsibility and community impact
Group dynamics, facilitation and community mobilisation
Proactive engagement and success
Win-back and re-engagement
Engagement, motivation and energisers
Stakeholders and users of financial information
Stakeholders, agency and accountability
Trends: ESG, transparency and stakeholder capitalism

Planning and Delivery

Quality planning and assurance
Communication planning and management
Building project relationships
Project data, reporting and analytics
Automation in project delivery
AI and predictive project analytics
Emerging project technologies
Measuring programme success
Building high-performing project teams
Marketing planning and budgeting
Campaign planning and execution
Risk assessment and safety planning
Treatment planning and review
Goal setting and action planning
Project governance frameworks

Communication and Influence

Negotiation strategy and planning
Negotiation tactics and behaviours
Property viewings, offers and negotiation to close
Underwriting principles and risk selection
The media and telecommunications landscape
Managing risk and difficult cases
Communicating financial results
Designing and facilitating groups
Professional case study and presentation
Communicating with families and carers
Psychoeducation and public communication
Communicating risk to the workforce
Toolbox talks and safety communication
Communicating vision and telling stories
Negotiation and conflict resolution

Quality and Improvement

Operating-model and process re-engineering
Operational efficiency and cost-to-income
Service quality and turnaround metrics
Continuous improvement and lean banking
Driving measurable banking improvement
Principles of credit and the lending process
Automation, RPA and straight-through processing
Assurance engagements and standards
Competitive bidding processes
Continuous improvement of delivery
Incident response process
Driving measurable safety improvement
Resource efficiency and circular practice
Continuous environmental improvement
Lessons learned and development

People and Capability

Cross-functional and matrix teams
Leading remote and hybrid teams
High-performance team rituals and cadence
Managing resistance and capability building
Driving effective, ethical outcomes
Psychoeducation and workshops
Working with referrers and multidisciplinary teams
Collaboration and teamwork
Servant leadership and self-organising teams
Virtual and distributed teams
Coaching and developing team members
Talent review and succession in practice
People analytics and HR measurement
Working with organisations on wellbeing
Aligning teams around strategy

Technology and Systems

System operation and performance
Digital and self-service transformation
Closed-loop feedback systems
Self-service and digital support
CRM systems and customer data
Customer service technology stack
Technology selection and integration
Emerging service technologies
Digital, mobile and internet banking
The banking system, intermediation and financial markets
Digital disruption and the future of banking
CRM and marketing automation platforms
Designing an intervention or programme
Ethical, risk and feasibility considerations
Communicating technical information to diverse audiences

Environment and Sustainability

Evidence-based practice
Sustainability and environmental duty
Environmental management systems (ISO 14001)
Environmental legal compliance
Sustainability and climate responsibility
Environmental monitoring and reporting
Corporate social responsibility and sustainability
Supply markets and the enabling environment
Sustainability and responsible sourcing
Sustainable procurement principles and standards
Environmental, social and governance (ESG)
Environmental flows and sustainability
Social media customer care
Responsible and sustainable banking
Social performance and outreach

Ethics and Accountability

Ethics in communications
Ethics and professional standards in finance
Ethics, confidentiality and professional conduct in HR
Data ethics, privacy and responsible analytics
Ethics and duty of care
Professional ethics and duty of care
Managing complexity and comorbidity
Ethical decision-making under pressure
Ethical leadership and integrity
Corporate governance and accountability
Transparency and stakeholder trust
Ethics and professional conduct in security
Real estate regulation, licensing and professional conduct
Ethics and treating customers fairly in insurance
Regulation, ethics and misinformation in media and telecoms

Policy and Institutions

Policy administration and customer service in insurance
Public health programmes: prevention and outreach
Media and public communication
Policy, institutions and the enabling environment for agriculture
Workplace and organisational contexts
Presentation and public speaking
Policy, planning and objectives
Public versus private procurement
Measuring change and project impact
Stakeholder rights and fair treatment
Project KPIs and performance metrics

Service and Beneficiaries

Vehicle specifications, trims and options in customer language
Customer retention in the vehicle ownership cycle
Service quality and the passenger experience in transport
Tariffs, regulation and the economics of essential services
Customer loyalty and repeat purchase in retail
Telecom products, tariffs and customer lifecycles
Client feedback and satisfaction
Backlogs, user stories and prioritisation
Customer personas and insight
The marketing concept and customer orientation
Customer and brand health metrics
Cross-functional collaboration with product and service
Accountability and follow-through
Advisory service design and delivery
Water-user associations and governance

Safety and Wellbeing

Influencing and safety leadership
Wellbeing and holistic health strategy
Confidentiality and health data
Designing a safety programme or control
Job safety analysis (JSA) and task risk
Contractor and visitor safety
Predictive safety analytics
Automation and safety technology
Insurance regulation and consumer protection
Event risk, safety and contingency planning
Industrial utilities, energy and process safety interfaces
Measuring brand health
Data protection and customer privacy
Safety management systems (ISO 45001)
Product safety and standards

Procurement and Supply

Vendor, venue and supplier contracting for events
Water supply systems: sources, treatment and distribution
Measuring coaching outcomes
Strengths, flow and engagement
Subcontractor and supplier management
Meaning, purpose and values
Procurement and stock management for health commodities
Outcome and process measures
Goal setting and contracting
Conflicts of interest and procurement ethics
Procurement and contract value
Digital procurement and the future of the profession
Contract types and risk allocation
Contract administration and variation
Contract performance and exit

Change and Innovation

Change talk and readiness
Emerging tools and innovation
Change control and configuration
Organisational change management
Baseline setting and change control
Sales and marketing transformation
Innovation and new product launch
Measuring growth and transformation impact
Practice management systems
Soil chemistry, pH and cation exchange capacity
Psychometric and screening tools
Behaviour change and adoption of innovations
Innovation in service delivery
Measuring CX transformation impact
Digital transformation in banking

Learning Outcomes

What You Will Achieve

SQL and relational databases — applied to your own work
Designing your first 90 days after — applied to your own work
Recertification, CPD and staying current — applied to your own work
Requirements engineering and user stories — applied to your own work
DevOps, CI/CD and release management — applied to your own work
Software design patterns and quality — applied to your own work

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Frequently Asked Questions

Common Questions

What is the CIPMS certification?

Yes. GLI certifications are recognised across 100+ countries and are aligned with PMI/PMBOK, PRINCE2 and recognised project-management standards. Graduates receive a digital certificate, a physical certificate and CPD credits recognised by employers worldwide.

Who should enrol in the CIPMS?

This certification is ideal for Project Coordinators and Officers, Project and Programme Managers, PMO and Portfolio Professionals and Team and Delivery Leads, and other professionals seeking to formalise their expertise in project planning, delivery and programme management with a globally recognised credential.

How long does the CIPMS certification take to complete?

The programme is structured over 12 Week and offers flexible learning modes. Self-paced learners can progress at their own schedule, while live virtual participants follow a structured cohort schedule with facilitator-led sessions.

Is the CIPMS internationally recognised?

What is the cost of the CIPMS certification?

The Certified ICT Project Management Specialist is offered in two formats: Self-Paced at USD 449 and Live Virtual at USD 649. Corporate group rates are available for organisations enrolling 5 or more participants. Contact GLI for a bespoke corporate training quotation.

What does the CIPMS certification include?

Enrolment includes all study materials and study guides, access to GLI's online learning portal, online examination, digital certificate and badge, physical certificate (posted), CPD credits, GLI alumni network membership, and ongoing facilitator support.

What is the assessment format for the CIPMS?

The Certified ICT Project Management Specialist is assessed through an online examination consisting of multiple-choice questions, case study analysis, and practical application assignments. The assessment is designed to evaluate real-world competency, not just theoretical recall.

What CPD credits do I earn from the CIPMS?

The Certified ICT Project Management Specialist carries Continuing Professional Development (CPD) credits, which can be applied towards professional body requirements including recognised international professional associations.

Can I study the CIPMS while working full-time?

Absolutely. The self-paced option is designed for busy working professionals and allows you to study when and where it suits you. Live virtual sessions are typically scheduled in the evenings or on weekends to accommodate professional commitments.

What career outcomes can I expect from the CIPMS?

Graduates progress towards senior project, programme and PMO leadership roles. The CIPMS strengthens your expertise in project planning, delivery and programme management and positions you for advancement across corporates, NGOs, construction, IT and development organisations.

Certified ICT Project Management Specialist

Certified ICT Project Management Specialist

Certification at a Glance

Who Should Enrol?

Everything Included in Your Enrolment

Why This Certification Matters for Your Career

Core Competencies You Will Develop

Programme Modules

What You Will Achieve

How to Get Certified

Common Questions

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