About DTMethod® Certification
Overview
DTMethod® Training and Certifications
Benefits of DTMethod® Certification
For Individuals
- Design better solutions through hands-on experience that reinforces creative problem-solving methods.
- Gain practical skills and confidence to contribute meaningfully during Design Thinking workshops and innovation sessions.
- Strengthen critical thinking and innovation skills by learning a structured, user-focused approach to solving complex challenges.
- Reduce uncertainty and confusion by clearly defining the time commitment and role expectations during Design Thinking activities.
- Increase motivation and engagement as ideas are recognized, tested, and incorporated into real project outcomes.
For Organizations
- Helps to reduce project risk by evaluating feasibility and alignment with business needs before major resources are committed.
- Lowers project costs through early stakeholder involvement— minimizing costly changes later in the development cycle.
- Ensures that products, services, and processes are rooted in real user needs and insights, boosting value metrics.
- Embeds innovation into daily workflows by integrating Design Thinking into existing project management practices.
- Strengthens internal capabilities through continuous improvement and customer-centered innovation.
Useful links
Useful links
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Effectiveness of DTMethod
Documentation
Documentation
Study materials
Study materials
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DTMethod® Certification levels
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Training organizations for DTMethod® Certification
Videos
Videos
Tackling high project failure rates with Design Thinking
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
DTMethod® Foundation
Generic attribute Knowledge up to level 3, Business Situation Analysis up to level 3, Feasibility Assessment level 3
Same as above plus Business Situation Analysis level 4, Feasibility Assessment level 4, Systems Design level 4
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