PMP Facts
By Rod Hutchings MAppSc MAIPM MACS RegPM(MPD)
PMI Project Management Professional (PMP®) credential:
- Covers PMI Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK®)
- Touted most popular in the world.
- Available immediately, uniform, PMI Certification department has ISO 9001 quality certificate.
- Some say it establishes a medium level of competence.
Compare to Project+ and IPMA.
Requires 4500h (2.25y) of work in PM (if you have BS degree), 35h of PM education, 200-question exam, must answer 68.5% correctly. Areas:
- Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK®) Process groups: initiation, planning, execution, control, closing, and professional responsibility.
- Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK®) Knowledge areas: integration, scope, time, cost, quality, risk, human resources, procurement, communications.
The Australian Institute of Project Management (AIPM) (Web site: http://www.aipm.com.au/ has adopted the PMBOK as have Standards Australia. The AIPM certification process is called Registered Project Manager (RegPM) and required supervision of a paid mentor over a period of time or compilation of a record of evidence.
PMP Certification Benefits
- Provides professional/personal recognition
- Expedites professional advancement
- Creates job growth/opportunities within an organization
- Provides framework for standardized project management requirements
- Increases employee’s value to the organization
- PMP is truly a global certification
The Project Management Professional (PMP®) credential has been named No. 4 in CertCities.com's 10 Hottest Certifications for 2006. The winners were announced Wednesday, 14 December 2005 on CertCities.com.
During 2005, PMI has experienced an extraordinary increase in the number of practitioners taking the PMP examination, resulting in 86,925 PMPs being certified during this 12 month period. Globally, there are 181,281 PMPs who have received the credential as of 31 December 2005.
PMP Exam Preparation
Determine your qualifications
Set Target date for the exam
Estimate daily / weekly study hours
Select type of training and supplier
Obtain info about study groups-virtual and in-person
Obtain sample exam questions
Executing:
PMP Self Study
Planning
Three weeks intensive study
Same schedule every day
Review chapters learned so far
Study a new chapter
Review chapters learned so far
Finish the PMBOK® at least three days before the test and practice sample tests
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