Last Month I became an aPRO Recognized Assessor

What is the aPRO?
For the asapm ( American Socity of Advanced Project Management) Performance Rated Organization
asapm introduce the release of aPRO, an organizational assessment of PM Performance. aPRO, asapm Performance Rated Organization, consists of a Standard, Assessor Guidance, an Assessor Recognition program, and the training needed to properly use the process. See the aPRO Press Release announcing the full availability of this completed standard. .

The aPRO Standard has two purposes:

•To Certify project or program-performing organizations as meeting threshold performance requirements, as specified in asapm's extensively-researched organizational standard.


•To Assess organizations to identify the areas of greatest potential for significant pm performance improvement.
The aPRO standard uses the same rationale as asapm's Performance Competence-based Certification Program for individuals: To evaluate PM performance, or results, rather than merely concentrating on inputs or processes. This results in a more effective assessment, and requires less Assessor and organization staff time.

The aPRO Standard is available now. The rationale for the new standard is this: Even with the advanced certifications of Project and Program Managers that asapm offers, together with the entry-level knowledge-based certifications offered by others, Organizational PM Performance requires more than competent, performing Project and Program Managers. aPRO assesses and identifies the Units, Elements and Criteria that Performing Organizations demonstrate.

Mohamed Khalifa
PgMP, PMP, PMI-SP, PMI-RMP, PMI-SP
MCT, CTT+, CKM, Project+, MCTS:Microsoft Project