pmp certification - an overview
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Project Management Professional or PMP® is a very popular and sought after certification in the field of Project Management. \"PMP Certification: An Overview\" gives useful information on PMP Certification and answers questions such as: What is PMP? What are the benefits of PMP Certification? What is PMP Certification Process? What are pre-requisites for PMP Certification? To help candidates in their PMP Certification, iAthena.com (a Navitus Education Venture) offers self-paced and instructor-led (online classroom) courses in PMP Exam Preparation.\n\nOnline self-paced courses allow students to learn from the comfort of home or office or any other place of without impacting work or precious time that could be spent with families. Students can decide their own pace of learning without the need to rush through with the rest of the class and miss out key concepts or wait boringly for the laggards in the class to complete their learning. Our experienced and qualified mentors guide and answer questions in live online classroom sessions. Visit us at iAthena.com and keep learning!\n - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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PMP® Certification: An Overview
July 2015
* PMP & PMI are the registered trademarks of Project Management Institute.
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Stands for “Project Management Professional”
Credential given by Project Management Institute (PMI®), USA
Provides a certificate that proves excellence in Project Management
What is PMP®?
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Background of PMI®
World’s leading not-for-profit membership association for project management profession
Headquartered in Pennsylvania, USA
Has half a million members and credential holders in more than 180 countries
Other certifications include CAPM®, PgMP®, PMI-SP®, PMI-RMP®, PMI-ACP®
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PMP® Statistics
Credential held by more than 6,00,000 active practitioners worldwide
New PMPs added at an average rate of 5,000 per month
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Benefits of PMP®
A differentiator against competition
Helps build “professional networks”
Boosts individual confidence
Provides knowledge and skills for effective project management
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Conversation between a Senior Manager & his Boss
Vice PresidentSenior Manager
Sir, I have to promote 1 of my managers this year. Who
should I promote ? All of them are equally good !
In that case why don’t you look at other factors, like
Certifications, and promote the one who has relevant
certifications ?
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PMP Acceptance
PMP® is a globally accepted certification
Other similar certifications like PRINCE2® are popular mostly in Europe
PMP® is one of the few credentials that is recognized across continents – Americas, Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia
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Jobs for PMP Certified Professionals
Search on monsterindia.com with PMP in search text for jobs no older than 30 days gives 150 jobs*
* Based on a random search conducted in May 2015.
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Jobs for PMP Certified Professionals
Search on naukri.com with PMP® in search text for jobs no older than 30 days gives 501 jobs
* Based on a random search conducted in May 2015.
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Pre-requisites for PMP® Certification
A degree with 3 years of project management experience
OR
5 years of project management experience
35 hours of project management education
This is to be provided by a Registered Education Provider (REP) registered with PMI®
Training to be provided by a PMP® Certified Trainer
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7 Steps towards PMP® Certification
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Execute, Succeed & Celebrate
T ime: 4 Hours
Contact Loca l Prometr ic Center to F ix Up
Examinat ion Date
Prepare for the Examinat ionT ime: 1 -4 Months
Receipt o f PMP Examinat ion E l ig ib i l i t y Letter f rom PMI (T ime: 2 Weeks )
Submit PMP Examinat ion Appl icat io nCost : US$ 405. T ime: 2 Weeks
Mandatory Tra in ing/PMP Educat ion35 Hours o f Credit
Beco me a PMI MemberCost : US$ 139. T ime: On -L ine
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About the PMP® exam
It is an online exam to be taken from a designated exam center
There are 200 questions to be answered in 4 hours; all are multiple choice
Only 175 are graded and 25 are only for their data collection and research purpose
To pass you must get 106 correct out of 175
Result is available immediately after the exam
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About the PMP® exam
Break-up of questions
Project Initiation 22
Planning 42
Executing 53
Controlling & Monitoring 44
Project Closure 14
Total 175
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Sample PMP® Exam Question
During project executing, the project manager determines that a change isneeded to the material purchased for the project. The project manager calls ameeting of the team to plan how to make the change. This is an example of:
A. Management by Objectives
B. Lack of a Change Control System
C. Good Team Relations
D. Lack of a Clear Work Breakdown Structure
Correct Answer: B
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Online PMP® Certification Registry
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Next Steps…………
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PMP aspirants ready for the certification:
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