IPMA observes an increasing number and importance of projects in business,public and people's lives, also known as 'projectification'.

In the world of globalisation, an increasing number of organisations are workingproject-based to cope with the challenges of modern times. Especially now,society is on the brink of such significant changes as global warming and artificialintelligence. Projects drive the development of new products and services,expansions, new capabilities, implementation of new strategies and newagenerations of infrastructure, and major maintenance and upgrade of existingfacilities and infrastructure.

This book provides a knowledge base for developing individual competenciesfor managing projects as described in the IPMA Individual Competence Baseline aversion 4, which encompasses:

-Perspective competencies

– People competencies

– Practice competencies

As projects become increasingly important, we must continue to realise thatprojects begin and end with people and that their competent performance withinthe broader context of the environment is at the heart of any successful project.

In this book, theories and practices for all ICB4 competencies are described. Theyare logically sequenced, explained and enriched with practical approaches, whichcan be learned and applied in the daily project management practice. As such,it aligns entirely with IPMA's vision: to strengthen competence across society to

enable a world in which all projects succeed. This book also supports obtaining an

IPMA certificate as proof of your competence in projects.