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PMP Exam Certification

The Project Management Professional (PMP) certification exam is developed and administered by the PMP Project Management Institute (PMI) a primary, international, professional organization for project management. The PMI Certification Program maintains ISO 9001 certification in Quality Management Systems as proof of its commitment to professional excellence. The Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification Examination assesses the applicant’s ability in the application of knowledge, skills, tools, and techniques that are utilized in the practice of project management. The PMP certification is the most internationally acknowledged and respected credential in the project management criteria. The examination terms were established based on the analysis conducted by the PMP Council on jobs pertaining to management.

The PMP Certification Examination has four sections with a total of 200 multiple-choice questions. The passing score of the PMP exams is 137 the questions are reviewed and revised annually. This computer-based examination is administered globally with translation aids in ten languages The questions are based on the elements of project managements, which include Initiating, Planning, Executing, Monitoring and Controlling, and Controlling, Closing, and Professional and Social Responsibility as well as nine Knowledge Areas. These Knowledge Areas center on the management expertise of the applicant in Project Integration Management, Project Scope Management, Project Time Management, Project Cost Management, Project Quality Management, Project Human Resources Management, Project Communications Management, Project Risk Management and Project Procurement Management.

Most industries and companies consider The Project Management Professional (PMP®) certification as a management credential. There are more than 100,000 PMI members on the whole. The PMI is a world leader in setting project management principles and sanctions the style based on the experience of its members. The methodology is acknowledged in "Project Management Body of Knowledge" (PMBOK Guide), a book, which represents an industry standard, recognized all over the world.

To achieve the PMP certification the applicant has to satisfy common education and PM experience requirements, consent to and adhere to a Code of Professional Conduct, and pass the PMP Credential Examination. Candidates require a minimum of 35 hours of formal project management education. The applicant has to satisfy one of the two categories for taking the credential.

Category I: Hold a bachelor's degree or equivalent, with a minimum of 4,500 hours of PM experience in a position of responsibility leading and directing specific tasks identified in the PMP Examination Specification over a minimum of three years and maximum of 1,500 hrs/year from the date of application.

Category II: Have a high school diploma, or equivalent secondary school credential (A levels) and a minimum of 7,500 hours of PM experience in a position of responsibility leading and directing specific tasks identified in the PMP Examination Specification over a minimum of five years from the date of application.

Apart from this the candidates who have been granted the PMP credential must display an ongoing professional commitment to the field of project management by satisfying PMI's Continuing Certification Requirements Program and acquire 60 Professional Development Unit (PDU) every three years.

A new title, the Certified Associate of Project Management (CAPM), has been added to the PMI® project management certification. The CAPM is planned for those who offer project management services but are fairly new to the profession and rely on qualified project managers for direction and authorization. The CAPM normally performs tasks such as assisting in appraising project control plans, suggesting performance indicators and limits, assisting with refining project requirements and supporting administrative and financial disclosure. As in PMP®, CAPM candidates must first meet specific education and experience necessities, and then pass a CAPM exam. Individuals holding the CAPM credential do not have to obtain PDU to sustain the designation. Instead they are allowed to hold the CAPM for a maximum of five years, after that point they must apply for PMP® certification or retake the CAPM exam.

PMI, through an extensive research project, has acknowledged the fundamental descriptors of project management practitioners who can be considered for the PMP credential.

Candidates for the PMP credential: