TheIPMA4-L-CSystemoperateswiththreedomains:project,programmeandportfoliomanagementandfourlevelsofcompetence:TherearefourlevelsintheIPMA4-L-CSystem–LevelsA,B,CandD.TheIPMAleveldefinitionsareconstructedagainstthefollowingcorecriteria:•LevelAisconstructedintermsoftheleadershipofothersinverycomplexprojects(programmesorportfolios)throughoutthelifecycle(whereapplicable)atastrategiclevel.•LevelBisconstructedintermsoftheleadershipofothersinprojects(programmesorportfolios)andincludescomplexitythroughoutthelifecycle(whereapplicable).•LevelCisconstructedintermsofthemanagementofothersinprojectsofmoderatecomplexitythroughoutthelifecyclethroughtheapplicationofknowledge/theoryacrossallrelevantcompetences.•LevelDisconstructedintermsofknowledgeacrossallrelevantcompetencesonly.TherearethreedomainsintheIPMA4-L-CSystem–project,programmeandportfolio.Inthethreedomains,projectshavefourlevels(A,B,CandD);programmeandportfolioeachhavetwolevels(AandB).ThiscreateseightprofilesintheIPMA4-L-CSystemasshownbelow:IPMAprofilesandeligibilitycriteriaIPMALevelD:CertifiedProjectManagementAssociate.AnIPMAcertificationatLevelDrequiresthatthecandidatehasknowledgeintheCEsrelatedtoprojectmanagement.Assuch,theyusuallyhavebroadproject