As the holiday season brings fresh opportunities, we’re celebrating the end of an era for several certifications while welcoming a wave of exciting updates. Here’s your festive guide to what’s retiring and what made a dazzling debut in 2024.

Out with the old…

Change Management V2

After years of guiding change leaders, Change Management V2 steps aside for a leaner, smarter successor: Change Management V3.

MSP 4th Edition

The Managing Successful Programmes (MSP) 4th Edition retires while is current successor V5 is going strong.

PRINCE2® 5th Edition

Foundation, Practitioner, and Re-registration exams for PRINCE2® 5th Edition end December 2024, with the 6th Edition exams to be retired by mid-2025.

P3O® Practitioner Re-Registration

The Practitioner Re-Registration for Portfolio, Programme, and Project Offices (P3O) also concludes its run in 2024.

And in the the shiny and new...

Hello to the Future Change Management V3

Smarter, Leaner, and Cutting-Edge in a nutshell this hotly anticipated update has the following changes;

Slimmed-Down Study Guide: The bulky 600+ pages are gone! The new 139-page guide is tailored to Foundation and Practitioner levels, focusing on essentials for certification success.

Updated Syllabus: New focus areas: • Organisational Context and Awareness • People and Change • Change Leadership and Teams. Fresh Topics From Agile methodologies to psychological safety, V3 introduces forward-thinking strategies to help navigate complex change environments. Take a look at our Change Management Training section for more information. 

APM PMQ: A Modernised Experience

The Project Management Qualification (PMQ) gets a 2024 refresh with a focus on equality, sustainability, and ethics. The new exam format is inclusive, with multiple-choice and short-answer questions.

PeopleCert’s Rebranded Portfolio

Welcome to the new PRINCE2® Portfolio! In 2024, certifications like MSP® and M_o_R® are unified under the PRINCE2® brand to simplify choices and provide clear career pathways:

• PRINCE2® (Agile) Project Management

• PRINCE2® Programme Management, currently MSP

• PRINCE2® Risk Management, currently M_o_R

• PRINCE2® Portfolio Management, Currently MoP

AgilePM V3: Agile for the Future

The world’s leading Agile Project Management certification evolves with AgilePM V3:

• Focus on delivering value over just products.

• Shift from project management to agile leadership.

• Enhanced tools for multi-team projects and risk management.

Watch out for more on these two topics in 2025.

What’s Next?

2024 has been packed with opportunities to elevate your career. Whether it’s mastering the art of agile leadership or gaining chartered status with APM, the new certifications and pathways promise to empower professionals like never before.

Here’s to embracing change, staying ahead, and making 2025 your most successful year yet.

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