PMA is a registered Society, established in 1993, with the vision to ‘Create a Project Oriented India (POI)’, which fervently supports
the objectives and initiatives of the Govt. of India.
PMA, a not for profit National Association of Project Managers in India is actively engaged in promoting excellence in Project Management across
various sectors. Under the recent 'Make in India' initiative, PMA strives to promote competence across different levels to
facilitate successful completion of all projects. Building skill development along with Project Orientation and Project Mindset
across Industry, Academia and Government are undertaken by PMA through its Global and National level events, training, certification,
membership, workshops etc. Classroom trainings are conducted by independent Accredited Organizations/freelance individuals
qualified for the task. Recently, national level Award Schemes have been constituted for promoting the spirit of excellence among Project Leaders and Organizations’ successfully implemented projects (www.pmaindia.org).
PMA is the Exclusive Indian Member of the International Project Management Association (IPMA), a Federation of 71 Member Associations.
(www.ipma.world). Appropriate best practices in Project Management, learnt and shared by IPMA, from their wealth of experience and
knowledge base, are passed over to various project practitioners and academia by PMA. This helps to undertake time and cost
effective endeavors thereby contributing to strengthening the Indian Economy.
IPMA's 4 Level Certification system in Project Management is exclusively conducted in India by PMA through its Certification Body - PMA Cert.
More than 6500 professionals across a range of leading organizations in India, have been awarded IPMA Certifications. Efforts are
on to bring in a wider network of stakeholders under the benefit of competence based certification program. PMA has a wide network
of Members. Ministry of Shipping and Road Transport & Highways, GoI and about 77 leading Corporates are PMA's Life Members. With its
headquarter at New Delhi, PMA's wide network of 14 Chapters across India and regional office in Southern India, lend robust support
to its mission.