Certification | Biostics Industry Group

Biostics Industry Group has created a certification program that reflects one of our key insights – high-yield projects and commercial excellence in the biostics sector can only be attained through collaborative cross-functional teams. The requisite skills enable individuals and their firms to drive and deliver superior results. To that end, the Biostics Project Management (BPM) certification is awarded to those who demonstrate mastery and experience across multiple disciplines – from agriculture and botany, from project management and contract management, from supplier relationship management to customer relationship management, from quality and change management to legal compliance and financial governance.

There are five certification levels in the program:

Practitioner (BPM-P) – this is the initial tier and is awarded to those who have accumulated at least 250 certification points
Expert (BPM-E) – those who have accumulated at least 350 certification points
Leader (BPM-L) – those who have accumulated at least 450 certification points
Fellow (BPM-F) – those who have accumulated at least 550 certification points
Fellow Premier (BPM-FP) – those who are in the top ten percent of the Fellow tier

Points are granted through a variety of options, including skills assessments, experience assessments, exams, quizzes, case studies, participating in on-line presentations and roundtables, and existing certifications in other programs. There are over 300 means of acquiring points! We recognize that one’s existing certifications from other providers serve as compelling evidence of one’s mastery. As such, certifications from other programs will lead to 75 points towards BPM certification. If one has two certifications, then up to 150 points will be counted towards BPM-P certification. Biostics Industry Group recognizes certification from PMI, ISM, CIPS, NCMA, ACC, and others. We are willing to expand this list to other similar caliber third-party programs.

How Can You Accumulate Points?

There are a number of ways to accumulate points, including:

Skills Assessment – up to 75 points (Note: the Skills Assessment is required for BPM-P certification)
Experience Assessment – up to 50 points (Note: the Experience Assessment is required for BPM-P certification)
Third-Party Certifications – 75 points, with a maximum of 150 points (two third-party certifications)
Comprehensive Exam – up to 100 points, with your percentage score correlating to the points, e.g., 92% = 92 points, with a passing score threshold of 85%. (Note: successfully passing the Comprehensive Exam is required for BPM-P certification)
Module Quizzes – up to 3 points each
Case Studies – up to 10 points each
Other opportunities for accumulating points arise in participating in some Biostics Industry Group events, e.g., presenting in a BIG Webinar, participating in Biostics Industry Group research, etc.

Your Investment. Biostics Industry Group has created two pricing options.

Option 1 – Flat Fee Model. US$500 for all of the materials and resources needed to reach the Practitioner level of certification, then US$250 for each subsequent tier. Fellow Premier status is awarded to the top ten percent in the Fellow tier and is not directly granted through a fee mechanism.
Option 2 – Pay-As-You-Go Model. Candidates are able to pay for each item in the program as they are needed.

Examples of Pay-As-You-Go elements include

Skills Assessment – US$25
Experience Assessment – US$25
Comprehensive Exam – US$150
Module Quizzes (at least 56 are available) – US$10 each
Case Studies (at least 56 are available) – US$25 each
Annual License to the Biostics Industry Group Library – US$100
Third-Party Certifications – US$0 – there is no charge from Biostics Industry Group related to these third-party certifications. You have paid those providers enough!

For more information, please email us at admin@biostics.com, or call us at +1.720.470.9846.