PMP Certification is the hottest qualification in the Project Management world today. Thus, the steps to become PMP certified professional are outlined below.
PMP Benefits & Costs
The Professionals who possess PMP Certification stand to earn at least 20% more than those who don’t. It also enables Professionals to practice their trade universally. They are adaptable to any industry anywhere in the world. The PMP certified Professional comes with a package of skills and tools that no ordinary project manager in any industry possesses. At the same time, the costs are extremely affordable, as it is the avowed objective of the PMI to spread this brand of specialized project management knowledge internationally.9 Steps To A PMP Cert
The 9 steps are:- Candidates must first ensure that the PMP Handbook is carefully studied, in order to clarify each step to a Certificate.
- The Pre-requisites are: a basic qualification of high school diploma and an associate degree, or the global equivalent, must be followed by a minimum of sixty months of experience in non-overlap and exclusive project management is essential. This must include at least 7,500 hours of being in the lead and directing project tasks. Those with Bachelor degrees need a minimum of 36 hours (instead of 60), with a minimum of 4,500 hours of leadership experience. Additionally, in both cases, 35 contact hours of project management training must be shown.
- The candidate must next become a Member of the local PMI Chapter. This will not only provide essential data on the PMP Exam, PMP Prep Workshops, and a free PMBOK Guide, it will finally discount the Exam fees to a greater extent than the membership costs!
- It is now time to apply, by submitting the PMP Credential Application. The setting up of a date will provide a definite target to achieve, though in reality, first time passes are rare. But scheduling the exam on the Prometric website will only add to the experience.
- Around 75% of the answers of the Exam are available in the PMBOK Guide. So the candidate must make this study a special resource for the preparation for the Exam.
- Apart from collecting other attending PMP Workshops are always important. Round 2 to 6 day Workshops are conducted by the PMI Chapters, universities and so on.
- Sample PMP Exam questions are available in the Internet, and must be practiced diligently for success.
- And finally, the Candidate must take the Exam. The short tutorial and computer instructions at the beginning of the Exam must be carefully remembered and adhered to.
