About BRM Certification
Overview
Business Relationship Management Professional and Manager
Benefits of BRM Certification
For Individuals
- Access the framework and methods that enhance business partnering through tools like the BRM Capability Model or Relationship Maturity Model.
- Gain a comprehensive understanding of value and the impact relationships have in achieving successful outcomes.
- Increase cross-functional collaboration and navigate complex situations with ease.
- Master key BRM tools and frameworks to align efforts with business strategy, measure value, and build lasting partnerships across the organization.
- Learn how to gain trust, foster collaboration, and influence decisions—even if you don’t have formal authority.
- Redefine what value means and uncover a new process that begins with idea documentation to measure impact.
For Organizations
- Provides organizations with the foundation to build sustainable results.
- Helps teams deliver collaborative solutions that optimize products and services while focusing on strategic objectives.
- Teaches different ways to engage professionals at all levels within an organization to better promote collaboration and change implementation.
- Offers a different approach to improve processes and systems by emphasizing partner needs and focusing on impact.
- Allows teams to transform traditional project management practices by removing functional silos and expanding collaboration.
Useful links
Useful links
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BRM Institute Website
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Maintaining your CBRM CPDs
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Celebrating 10,000 certified BRMPs
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Top 5 benefits of effective Business Relationship Management
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Over 2.6 million people in 192 countries have an APMG certification. Our certifications are used by 80% of the FTSE 100 and a third of the Fortune 500 and S&P 500, and are proven to deliver better outcomes.
Select your certification
APMG certifications can advance your career, build your confidence and help you transition into a new field. Browse our careers section for inspiration or visit our certification pages for details of what you’ll learn and how you will benefit from certification.
Choose your learning style
APMG is not a training provider. Please contact accredited training organization's listed on our website for prices and dates. Alternatively, you can self-study for an exam directly through APMG.
Pass the exam & receive a certificate
When you are ready to take your exam, book an online timeslot yourself with APMG, or your training organization may organize this for you. If you pass your exam APMG will issue you with a digital badge for you to share!
BRM Certification levels
Ready to start your learning journey?
Choose a Training Organization
APMG accredits Training Organizations (ATOs) to make sure they are delivering our products and certifications to high standards.
Buy a training course and exam through one of our Training Organizations below.
Training organizations for BRM Certification
Testimonials
I found the course incredibly valuable. The instructor was knowledgeable and engaging, and the inclusion of real examples further enhanced my learning experience. Overall, I feel much more confident in my ability to build and maintain successful business relationships after completing this course. Highly recommend!
Videos & Case studies
Videos
What is Business Relationship Management?
A day in the life of a Business Relationship Manager - BRMP | Jade Okuyiga, CBRM, Allen & Overy
Case studies
IT Service Manager to Business Relationship Manager
Career Story: Business Relationship Manager
SFIA
This APMG certification has been informally mapped against the SFIA Framework to indicate the skills that are addressed and referenced by the certification. Although it is not yet possible to claim this digital badge, the indicative skills can be used to plan your professional development through assessing the skills you have and the skills you need for the role you want.
knowledge
Business Relationship Management Professional (BRMP®)
Stakeholder Relationship Management level 4
Same as above plus Stakeholder Relationship Management level 5, Consultancy level 4
knowledge
Certified Business Relationship Manager (CBRM®)
Stakeholder Relationship Management up to level 5
Same as above plus Consultancy Level 4
knowledge
Business Relationship Management Professional (BRMP®)
Stakeholder Relationship Management level 4
Same as above plus Stakeholder Relationship Management level 5, Consultancy level 4
knowledge
Certified Business Relationship Manager (CBRM®)
Stakeholder Relationship Management up to level 5
Same as above plus Consultancy Level 4
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FAQs
If you previously sat an exam with us and were issued a paper certificate but would like to upgrade to a digital badge and e-certificate, please contact us. There is a £25 administration fee for providing a digital badge and a form for which you will need to complete to consent to your personal information being used in order to manually create the badge in Credly.com.
If your exam is booked through a Training Organization, and they are proctoring your exam over a platform of their choosing, you will need reach out to them directly to discuss options to reschedule.
If your exam is with ProctorU, you can reschedule without additional charges as many times as you wish up to 24 hours prior to your booked slot. If you reschedule within this 24-hour period, you will need to pay the £38 reschedule fee, as we will still be charged by ProctorU for your slot.
You can merge your account by logging into your candidate portal with your initial email address and click on your name at the top. Then click merge and send a merge request to your secondary email address. Once you have agreed to the email request, everything will appear in one account. Please contact us if you have any problems with this process and we will be happy to help.
You may contact our Accreditation Team directly, and they will be happy to answer your questions regarding the Accreditation process.
To become an Accredited Training Organization (ATO), apply for accreditation or contact your local APMG office. If suitable, you'll receive an invoice and undergo APMG International's ATO assessment.
Trainers must be sponsored by an Accredited Training Organization (ATO), which can be found using the APMG International search tool. The sponsoring ATO must submit a trainer application to APMG.
The requirements, including pass marks of the exams, will vary depending on the certification, please get in touch for more information.
If you go to the invigilator portal, use the same log in details as you would for your Marlin account. Once logged in then click on the '+' icon. This will provide two lists - 'Invigilators' and 'Trainers'. Click the appropriate one and find the person you are looking for, then send the invitation.