Master of Business Relationship Management (MBRM®)

The MBRM® is the highest level of BRM mastery — and the most personal. It is not simply earned through an exam. It is awarded in recognition of a career lived in the discipline, acknowledged by BRM Institute and the single global BRM community.

To achieve the MBRM®, candidates must demonstrate above-average BRM knowledge built through real experience and sustained contribution across four areas:

  • Your personal purpose
  • Your organization’s purpose
  • The single, global BRM community
  • The BRM discipline

The MBRM® exists because the need is real. Organizations require leaders who can converge business, IT, finance, HR, and other functions as true strategic partners — sharing ownership of strategy and results. A BRM capability is the only capability that makes that convergence possible. The MBRM® recognizes the professionals who have built and led it.

Master of Business Relationship Management Request Form
Master of Business Relationship Management (MBRM®) Public Listing
Master of Business Relationship Management (MBRM®) Application
Qualification Criteria
  1. Achieve your Business Relationship Manager Professional (BRMP®) certification
  2. Achieve your Certified Business Relationship Manager (CBRM®) certification
  3. Acquire 120 CPDs between Knowledge and Community Involvement (see options below):
    Knowledge Offerings (60 CPDs) BRM Profession /
    Community Involvement (60 CPDs)
    • BRM Fundamentals
    • BRMP Certification*
    • CBRM Certification* *required

    -Attend or host BRM events

    -Be a storyteller or panelist at BRM Institute events

    -Be a volunteer through our Online Campus Community

    -Attend external and/or Knowledge Offerings to develop the BRM profession

    -Submit Articles as a Community Content Contributor

    1. Agree to the BRM Code of Ethics
    2. Obtain three (3) BRM Certificate of Experiences from different Knowledge Offerings; note only (2) Certificates of Experiences will be awarded per Knowledge Offering
    3. Submit a Dissertation in the form of a document or presentation, based on one of the following:
    4.  A reflection of the applicant’s personal experience as a senior-level leader in the application of BRM knowledge.
    5. Can either be an extensive case study with lessons learned or a cohesive set of BRMBOK articles that are assembled into a publishable white paper.
    6. The material used in the achievement of Certificates of Experience can be repurposed to demonstrate overall impact.
    7. A bulleted list of impact to the community and/or discipline.
    8. Complete the MBRM Application and Fee
    Approval Timeline

    Approval Timeline

    The approval process may take up to one-three months to validate all of the qualification criteria.

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