Chartered Project Professional (ChPP) demonstrates a commitment to professional excellence and recognised standards in project delivery.
By supporting employees on their chartership journey, organisations can build capability, enhance credibility and help develop the skilled professionals needed to deliver successful project outcomes. Explore the benefits of chartership for both your organisation and your people.
Successful projects depend on capable professionals. Chartered Project Professionals have demonstrated their competence against an independently assessed professional standard, giving organisations greater confidence in their ability to deliver.
Unlike qualifications that assess knowledge through examinations, ChPP recognises professionals who can demonstrate competence in practice.
Candidates are assessed through a portfolio of evidence and a professional interview, providing independent assurance that they can apply their skills in complex project environments.
Chartership provides independent assurance of competence, helping organisations build confidence with clients, stakeholders and delivery partners.
Supporting chartership demonstrates a commitment to professionalism, ethical practice and continuous development. Chartered Project Professionals maintain their competence through continuing professional development (CPD), helping organisations build a culture of excellence.
Organisations with strong project capability are better positioned to deliver change, respond to market challenges and achieve strategic goals.
Developing Chartered Project Professionals strengthens your organisation's ability to deliver successful change. It helps build a more capable, credible and confident project workforce that is better equipped to deliver strategic outcomes.
*Source: APM ChPP Impact survey 2024
In this case study, we explore the impact Chartership has had on Corporate Partner BP, highlighting how the organisation has embedded the Chartered standard across its global project community.
BP has adopted the APM Pathway route to make Chartership more accessible, enabling experienced practitioners to evidence their competence through a structured, externally recognised assessment process. All senior project leaders have progressed through the Chartered route, helping to raise capability, drive consistency, and build a stronger culture of mentoring and professional development. With more than 35 professionals now chartered – and counting – BP is seeing the benefits of a globally recognised benchmark that strengthens leadership, enhances mobility, and elevates project delivery across international operations.
