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Certification: PMI PMP - Project Management Professional

Before getting to know the career benefits of PMP, let have an overview of what it is, for those who do not know. PMP stands for Project Management Professional. This is a credential that is offered by the PMI (Project Management Institute). PMI is the worldwide profession associate for project managers, and it offer other several certifications to project managers. The PMP implies that there is a thorough understanding and knowledge of being a project manager and also one has significant experience of managing a project or being a leader I matter concerning projects and responsible for delivering results. The PMI offers other certifications for program managers, portfolio managers and project schedulers. Getting the PMP certification is critical and has benefits of its own. As a project manager, this would be an exquisite advantage to you. There are many reasons as to why as to get the certification so as to aid in your job growth.

Requirements for one to Qualify for the PMP exam

To be able to sit for the PMP exam, one needs a few requirements in order to qualify. The following are some of the requirements needed:

• One can qualify when they have a 4 year degree that needs to be a bachelor's degree or the international equivalent. Plus also at least a total of 4500 hours of project management work experience, which should be in the previous 3 years.
• One can also qualify with a secondary degree, this includes either a high school diploma, associate degree, or the international equivalent. Plus also at least a total of 7500 hours of project management experience in the previous 5 years.
• Once you have either of the above qualification, you all need to have 35 hours of project management education, which should be provided by a REP (registered provider).

Currently, the required documents that one is required to have for the Project Management Professional Certificate are as follows:

• The right education certificates and documents.
• Proof or document of experience as a project manager. This includes an experience verification form to verify experience.
• One also needs a certificate to provide evidence of the 35 hours of training in Project Management, plus meeting the above documents.

Those who are interested in satisfying the certification o 35 hours of educations –Professional Development Units (PDUs) can do so by attending a training course or workshop session via the Project Management Institute (PMI) Global REP. One hours is usually equivalent to one PDU in training. If one wants to get the full details of the requirements, one can simply use the PMP handbook that is found on the PMI official website.

Cost of the Project Management Professional Certificate

The PMP is an exam that is known to be time-consuming as you prepare for it, and it is also known to be a bit expensive, but in the long run it is you who will benefit from the certification. The following are the Project Management Professional Certificate fees and expenses: 

• For one to earn up to 35 PDU (35 hours of training), they are required to pay a fee. The price may be different in different ion various countries and also for different education provides. It may cost one between 300 US dollars to 500 US dollars.
• The CBT (known as the Computer-based Training) fees are as follows:

-If one is a part of the of the Project Management Institute membership they will pay approximately $405.00.

-If one is not part of the Project Management Institute it will cost them approximately $555.00

• If you are planning to do the exam again or re-seat it, the following are the fees:

-If you are a part of the Project Management Institute membership one will have to pay around $275.00.

-If you are not a part of the Project Management Institute, the fee to be paid is around $375.00

The Re-examination fee also applies to those who may not qualify or able to attempt the exam for the first time.

With the above summary, one can budget on how much they will spend on the exam and also if they would also want to spend on preparation courses out there for PMP.

The latest exam structure for the PMP paper

Since the paper was introduced, Project Management Institute has released a new/ later version of the PMBOK(Project Management Body of Knowledge), and the PMP will be assessed according to the latest edition of the PMBOK. The current PMP exam questions are based on the new version of the Project Body of Knowledge (5th Edition). For one to become Project Management Professional Certified, they need to pass the challenging multiple-choice exam. The main purpose of the exam is to measure and assess the applicants' skill when applying them to project management knowledge in the main five categories:

• Initiating – this take around 13% of the total questions in the exam.
• Planning – this take around 24% of the exam questions
• Executing– takes around 30% of the exam questions
• Monitoring and controlling -  take around 25% of the exam questions
• Closing -  takes around 8% of the exam questions

The PMP is a computer-based exam, and it is administered worldwide and also has translation features in thirteen international languages. The candidate is awarded for ours to tackle the 200 questions on the PMP exam. All the questions are based on the above-mentioned categories. In the 200 questions tested, there will be 25 pre-set questions which will not affect your score. The questions are randomly placed, and one cannot identify them from the other questions.

For one to pass the exam, it is required of them to at least correctly answer 61% of the 175 live questions on the exam. Once you pass, you will be PMP certified.