QUALITY COUNCIL

NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR CHARTERED

OF INDIA
PROGRAM & PROJECT PROFESSIONALS Creating an Ecosystem for Quality

National Program & Project Management

Policy Framework

India Plans to Invest ₹100 Lakh Crore in Infrastructure by 2023-24

Current Challenges In Indian Infrastructure Development
of the 1661* infrastructure projects currently being developed 32.4% reported Cost Overruns of
in India with a total capex of INR 20.9 Lakh Crores Time Overruns 4.35 Lakh Crores

Need For A Revolutionary Approach

Program/Project Management Approach to Infrastructure

Reduces cost and time Integrates individual elements of

overruns, better projects to achieve a common
mitigates risk
How program objective
Program/Project
Management
Approach Can Assist
Infrastructure
Accomplishes project Projects Facilitates cross-learning
milestones within budget between projects and
and time sectors

Develop a National Policy for Program/ Setup a Premier Body of National

Project Management Practices in India Institute for Chartered Program & Project
Our • For adoption and advocacy of the profession
Professionals (NICPP), under QCI

Vision and practice nationwide • Develop, promote and standardise the

practice of Program/Project Management
• Create a long-term vision for systematic
Institutionalize in India.
development and evolution of the profession
Program/ Project and practice in the country • Issue license and maintain the national
Management repository of NICPP qualified professionals
practices and
profession in the
country to reduce Develop Technical Baseline, the Indian Capability Development of
Infrastructure Body of Knowledge (InBoK) Existing Workforce
overruns and bring
efficiency in
• The ultimate Indian Standard for the profession • Facilitate training and capability
large-scale PPP/ of Program/Project Management development of existing professionals
public sector managing/ assisting projects/programs
infrastructure • Encompass best practices of Program/ Project
costing more than INR 500 crores
projects Management
• Standardize the language across stakeholders
throughout the lifecycle of a project

*MoSPI Flash Report On Central Sector Projects (Rs.150 Crore & Above), August 2020
 Adopting Program/Project Management In India

The Indian Infrastructure Body of Knowledge (InBoK)

Both a standard and a guide for Focused on Infrastructure, with a Organised around Baseline-Approach:
the practice of Program/Project programmatic approach and Encompasses all phases of
Management in India suited for the Indian context Program/Project with 21 sections

Based on Best Practices: Derived from a cumulation Developed by Indian experts

of sources both from India and around the globe from Industry, Government
and contextualised for the Indian market and Academia

Certification System Linked to Program/Project Scale and Complexity

Suited for Program/Projects >4000 Cr

Certified • Professionals with 20+ years of Experience
PROGRAM Certified • Assessment through Simulation Based Exam
DIRECTOR PROGRAM
MANAGER
Suited for Program/Projects >2000 Cr
Certified • Professionals with 15+ years of Experience
PROJECT • Assessment through 4-Hour Written Exam
MANAGER
Certified Suited for Program/Projects >500 Cr
PROJECT • Professionals with 8+ years of Experience
ASSOCIATE
• Assessment through 4-Hour Written Exam

Suited for Program/Projects <500 Cr

• Professionals with 3+ years of Experience
• Assessment through 2-Hour Written Exam

4-Level charter system: represents Strong emphasis on Introduces Distinguished

both competence and experience in the Recertification: To demonstrate Fellows: luminaries and
domain. Certifications shall be linked to a sustained commitment to pioneers in the field of
the scale and complexity of a professional development and program and project
Project/Program that a professional encourage continuous learning management to guide the
may be deemed suited/eligible to lead. and upskilling profession in India.

Capability Building For Priority Sectors and Projects

Sensitization, training and capability Awareness Capability Development
development of government officials Workshops to begin Program shall be initiated for
and other stakeholders in Indian post Launch Event senior professionals to create
Infrastructure programs and projects following a an impact in the short run for
towards adoption and implementation Top-Down approach large-scale projects that are
of Program/Project Management skills, to drive adoption of being planned and executed
tools and techniques PM concepts right now