The IPMA (International Project Management Association) is a non-profit Swiss registered organisation whose membership is comprised primarily of national project management associations throughout the world. Organizations continue to adopt, value and utilize project management.

IPMA's international presence - from North & South America to Asia to Europe, the Middle East and Africa - enables it to embrace cultures around the world and spread the word to businesses and project managers in every corner of the globe about the benefits of the project management profession.

As we strive toward greater internationalization and to influence more business and government leaders than ever before, it is imperative that project managers be recognized and valued as indispensable leaders and agents of change in the workplace.

IPMA actively promotes the importance of efficient, enterprise-wide project management competencies to organizations. We reach across the globe and successfully drive the message of project management's value. We simultaneously seek to appreciate and understand the cultures of our member associations and to consistently improve the services and value we provide them and their members.

At IPMA, we are endeavouring to configure the future. We want to be:

• Successful at establishing individual and organizational appreciation of the value of project management.
• The leader in defining the project management career path by setting the bar for excellence in certification.
• The organization where the "great minds" in project management share their ideas.
• The provider of forums to explore the potential growth and maturation of the profession.
• The leader in the evolution of the profession and the maturity of its practice.
• The primary source for gathering and disseminating project management knowledge and information.