IPMA Nederland

What IPMA Nederland does

IPMA Nederland is the Dutch national affiliate of the International Project Management Association (IPMA), operating as a non-profit professional association headquartered at Lorentzlaan 3, 3401 MX in IJsselstein, Utrecht, Netherlands. The organization serves project management professionals across the Netherlands, providing a community platform, networking events, interest groups, knowledge sessions, and access to the IPMA four-level project management certification framework (IPMA Level A through D), which is administered separately through a dedicated legal entity, IPMA Certificeren.

The association's portfolio comprises nine core offerings: individual and corporate membership, IPMA YoungCrew (a community for young project professionals), IPMA Awards (a recognition program), IPMA Kids (a youth initiative), interest groups (interessegroepen), an activities calendar, a member library (bibliotheek), and the Mijn IPMA member portal. Its go-to-market is community-led, drawing members through the ipma.nl website, a newsletter (nieuwsbrief), and a calendar of in-person events including padel tournaments, cycling events (wielrenevent), dune walks (duinwandeling), and congresses, many of which are free for individual or corporate members.

Revenue is generated exclusively through recurring membership fees paid by individuals and corporate members. The organization operates with a lean staff of eight employees and maintains an ecosystem of partners including consultancies (At Osborne, KWD Resultaatmanagement, House of Talents/Project & Change, Blue Bricks), educational institutions (Windesheim, BKOU), the Dutch Tax and Customs Administration (Belastingdienst), and certified training providers (Nimo, Computrain & Change, De Project Academie).

Name

IPMA Nederland

Legal name

IPMA Nederland

Website

https://ipma.nl

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

IPMA Nederland is the Dutch non-profit affiliate of the International Project Management Association, serving project professionals in the Netherlands with membership, networking events, interest groups, and access to the IPMA four-level certification program.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

IJsselstein

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership fees: Annual membership fees for individual professionals and corporate memberships, granting access to the professional community, networking events, interest groups, knowledge resources, and certification pathways.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

IPMA Nederland is a Dutch professional association serving project management professionals, offering membership-based access to a professional community, networking events, interest groups, knowledge sessions, and a structured certification pathway (IPMA Level A through D) for project, program, and portfolio management competencies. The association also operates dedicated programs such as YoungCrew for young professionals, IPMA Kids, IPMA Awards, a member library with free books, and a member portal (Mijn IPMA).

Product overview

IPMA Nederland is a professional association for project professionals (De vereniging voor projectprofessionals), offering membership-based services rather than a unified software product. The portfolio consists of professional community programs including membership with networking events and knowledge sessions, professional certification (IPMA Certificeren) operated separately from the association, youth initiatives (IPMA YoungCrew and IPMA Kids), awards programs, interest groups, an activities calendar, and a member library. The organization does not offer a technology platform or software product but rather facilitates professional development and networking for project managers.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• IPMA YoungCrew: A program for young and starting project professionals to network and develop skills.
• IPMA Awards
• IPMA Kids
• IPMA Certificeren

Products and services

• IPMA Nederland Membership
• IPMA Certificeren
• IPMA YoungCrew
• IPMA Awards
• IPMA Kids
• Interessegroepen (Interest Groups)
• Activiteitenagenda (Activities Calendar)
• Bibliotheek (Library)
• Mijn IPMA (My IPMA)

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Global Project PerformanceminorOthersListed as a partner on the IPMA Nederland website footer, representing a global project performance organization within the IPMA ecosystem.
• Project & Change (House of Talents)minorOthersListed as a partner on the IPMA Nederland website footer. House of Talents is a professional services firm focused on project and change management.
• At OsborneminorOthersListed as a partner on the IPMA Nederland website footer. At Osborne appears to be a consultancy or professional services firm.
• KWD ResultaatmanagementminorOthersListed as a partner on the IPMA Nederland website footer. KWD Resultaatmanagement is a result management consultancy.
• BKOU (Bedrijfskundeopleiding Utrecht)minorOthersListed as a partner on the IPMA Nederland website footer. BKOU is a business administration education provider in Utrecht.
• WindesheimminorOthersListed as a partner on the IPMA Nederland website footer. Windesheim is a university of applied sciences in the Netherlands offering business and management programs.
• BelastingdienstminorOthersListed as a partner on the IPMA Nederland website footer. Belastingdienst is the Dutch Tax and Customs Administration.
• Blue BricksminorOthersListed as a partner on the IPMA Nederland website footer.
• IPMA CertificerencoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIPMA Certificeren is the separate certification arm of IPMA that develops and administers the IPMA certification program. Certification and the professional association are strictly separated, though they are closely linked through IPMA Nederland. Certification covers project, program, and portfolio management competence at four levels (A through D).

Expansion highlights4 records

Emerging players

• Scrum.org: Professional Scrum training and certification provider founded by Ken Schwaber. It is an Agile-focused competitor that overlaps with IPMA Nederland's certification-adjacent offering for Dutch practitioners.
• Scrum Alliance: Global certifying body for Scrum and Agile practitioners. It competes with IPMA Nederland for the same Dutch project professionals, particularly those working in agile environments, via its own membership and certification programs.

Broad incumbents

• AXELOS / PeopleCert (PRINCE2): Owner and operator of PRINCE2, a globally deployed project management certification. It competes with IPMA's certification framework for the same Dutch practitioner mindshare and corporate training budgets.
• IIBA (International Institute of Business Analysis): Global professional association for business analysts, with a Dutch presence. It competes for adjacent professional mindshare and corporate training budgets among Dutch project and program professionals.
• Project Management Institute (PMI): The largest global professional association for project managers. PMI is the dominant global peer to IPMA Nederland, offering its own certification (PMP), membership, and chapter network — including a competing presence in the Netherlands.
• VNO-NCW (Dutch employers' confederation): The largest Dutch employers' association. While not a PM-specific peer, it is a comparable Dutch membership-based professional association with individual and corporate membership tiers and partner ecosystems, illustrating the Dutch association model.

Direct peers

• International Project Management Association (IPMA): The global umbrella of which IPMA Nederland is the Dutch member association. IPMA sets the ICB (Individual Competence Baseline) and four-level certification framework that IPMA Nederland leverages, making it the most direct structural peer.
• Association for Project Management (APM): The UK chartered body for the project profession. APM is a national PM association peer operating a similar membership-plus-certification model in another European market, directly comparable in scope and program structure.

Regional players

• DAMA Nederland: Dutch chapter of DAMA (Data Management Association International). It is a comparable Dutch professional association in an adjacent discipline (data management) that operates a similar chapter-based membership, certification, and events model.
• Ngi-NGN (Nederlandse Genealogische Vereniging / Dutch IT professional association): A Dutch professional IT community (formerly Ngi-NGN) that, while focused on IT rather than project management, serves as a comparable Dutch professional membership association model with similar community, events, and knowledge-sharing mechanics.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ipma-nl

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Funding overview

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Investors

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M&A

Investments

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