The international scenario of the Project Management credentials is evolving. New ones are entering the "arena", some other old ones are changing their shape and maybe their value. In this webinar we''ll cover the most important PM credential, defining and comparing their features. In particular, we'll see the new PMP exam and how to prepare for it.
Outline of subjects you will cover:
• PM credential in the world
• PMP credential
• The new PMP exam (from Jan 2nd 2021)
• How to prepare for it
About Cristiano Ottavian
Industrial Chartered Engineer, Project Manager, PM Consultant and Trainer in Business Schools and Corporate Academies. Former director of a National Academy for Technicians, he designs and implements training courses to support project management skills and team management. He is a business consultant on Project Management, innovation, product and process development, organizational change and process optimization. He managed projects and lead teams in companies of various sectors, in Italy, Europe and the Middle East. Certifications: PMP®, Prince2TM Practitioner, ISIPM, SFC, Financial Advisor and Environment Consultant.
2. The new PMP,
what it is and how to get prepared for it.
Cristiano Ottavian, PMP, Prince2 Practitioner, ISIPM, SFC
3. Index
The Evolution of Project Management
The evolution of Project Management and different approaches
PM organizations and their Certifications and Credentials
The New PMI-PMP Exam
Requirements, the process, the exam and the new content outline (from Jan 2nd 2021)
References, effort, method, test and simulations
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Information used in this presentation are available on official documents or websites of the mentioned organizations
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Project Management International Standard
ISO21502 - 2020ISO21500 - 2012
On 22nd December 2020 ISO (International Organization for Standardization) released the
ISO21502, “Project, programme and portfolio management — Guidance on project management”.
It replaces the previous ISO21500, “Guidance on Project Management”, the first PM international
standard (2012).
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ISO21500 Vs ISO21502
ISO21502 - 2020ISO21500 - 2012
39 processes in 5 Process Groups (the same structure of PMBoK® Guide)
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ISO21500 Vs ISO21502
ISO21502 - 2020ISO21500 - 2012
ISO21502 does not cover the different Delivery Approaches
17 Management Practices
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The New PMBoK Guide®
Current 6th Edition (2017)
New
PMBOK®
Guide
7th Edition
Expected within 1Q 2021
• No process approach
• Principles and Values
• 150 to 200 pages
• Process approach (49)
• 5 Process groups
• 600+ pages
10. Projects in a VUCA world
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VOLATILITY
Changes occur much more often
than before and require
continuous analysis and
evaluation
COMPLEXITY
The number of factors
determining the development
process increase significantly or
become unknown
UNCERTAINTY
We are not able to
unambiguously predict and
prioritise factors that may
influence the situation
AMBIGUITY
Information is difficult to interpret
unequivocally and past
experience is not applicable to
explain new processes and events
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11. Different contexts and approaches
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Uncertaintyondeliverabledetails
Degreeofchange
Iterative Adaptive
Predictive Incremental
Instability of the project environment
Delivery frequency
HighLow
Low
High
12. Deliverable Development Approaches
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Value
Time
Objective
Result
Initial
Decisions
Missed
Value
Delay
Value
Time
Result
Distributed
Decisions
Objective
Predictive Approach Adaptive Approach
Result
13. Agile
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Since the 1980’s there were several «pre-Agile» software
development practices, for example: DSDM (Dynamic
Systems Development Method), FDD (Feature Driven
Development), Crystal, XP (Extreme Programming).
Other practices were also introduced, generating Agile Practices and framework (Lean,
Kanban, Scrum).
Later on Agile practices have been applied also to non-software projects, especially
knowledge or business projects, in which there is no “tangible” deliverable.
In 2001 the Manifesto for Agile software development was
created, and since then a new movement began in PM.
14. Agile = Iterative + Incremental + Adaptive
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Initiating Preparation Development Test Delivery
TIME
Agile
Predictive
Final deliverableAnticipated
partial delivery
Anticipated
partial delivery
Initiating
Development
Analysis
Test
Development
Analysis
Test
Development
Analysis
Test
Release
planning
Final deliverable
17. Why PM credentials/certifications?
Professional PM Credentials/Certifications attest to the possession of specific
knowledge required by a specific reference, and they usually are attested by the body
that created and holds the reference (second party).
A Professional Credential/Certification is used to mark one's knowledge in a particular
professional area. Professionals choose to earn and maintain certifications for a variety
of personal and professional reasons at different stages of their careers.
Professional Certifications do not certify compliance with requirements of
professionality, third party Professional Credentials do (i.e. Government, Public
Agencies, or Professional Registers).
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18. PM Credentials and Certifications
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ExperienceKnowledge
Several Professional Bodies or Reference Holders have defined professional credentials
and certifications, even multi-level, to be obtained by passing exams (various types).
In order to attempt an exam, there can be some prerequisites, based on:
• Academic education (min, or determining different needed experience)
• Professional education (provided or recognized by the institution)
• PM Experience (min months/years, to be demonstrated – random audit)
• Knowledge (verified via exam, in presence or online)
Some certifications have "expiration" and must be renewed (with an exam or collecting
credits), others are "eternal“ (should be called qualification).
19. Project Management Organizations
Project Management Professional Certifications are issued by private organizations
(second party), such as:
• PMI (Project Management Institute)
• IPMA (International Project Management Association)
• AXELOS (that holds the PRINCE2)
• European Commission (Centre of Excellence in PM2, that holds the PM2 credentials
(and their Agencies)
• APM (Association for Project Management) - Chartered body
• …
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20. International Project Management Association
IPMA is a non-profit organization, founded in Vienna (now
headquartered in Switzerland) in 1965 (its original name was
INTERNET) that promotes the professionalism of Project Management,
originally to facilitate international cooperation.
It is a confederation of over 150 PM associations from over 50 different countries.
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It has developed its own reference, the IPMA Competence
Baseline (ICB), according to which the management of the
project must place equal emphasis on technical, contextual and
behavioral skills.
IPMA ICB is consistent with ISO21500.
21. IPMA Certifications
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D C B A
Certified Project
Management
Associate
Certified Project
Manager
Certified Senior
Project Manager
Certified Projects
Director
Exam Q varies
Report, Q (varies)
and interview
Report, Q (varies)
and interview
Report, Q (varies),
case study and
interview
Experience NR 3-6 y 3-8 y 5-8 y
Course - Prereq 20 age 25 age 30 age 35 age
Renewal
5y 5y 5y 5y
Cost 600€ 1.400€ 2.400€ 2.900€
Ducumentation examination (interview)
Program
Management
22. Il Project Management Institute
The PMI® was founded in the USA in 1969, with the aim of
spreading and strengthening Project Management practices through
the affirmation of a standard.
It is based on the belief that the different fields of application had a broad common
basis in project management processes and methodologies.
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In 1981 PMI® began developing the Guide to the "Project
Management Body of Knowledge" (PMBoK® Guide), a complete
and concise guide to the standard.
Today at its 6th edition (since 2017), consistent with ISO21500,
the revolutionary 7th edition is expected within Q1 of 2021.
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Certified Associate in
Project Management
Project Manager
Professional
Program Manager
Professional
Exam 150 Q in 180 minutes 180 Q in 230 minutes 170 Q in 240 minutes
Experience 1500h 36 months – 60 months 4 y + 12 peers
Course - Prereq 23 h 35 h NR
Renewal 3 y (15 PDU) 3 y (60 PDU) 3 y (60 PDU)
Cost
300$
(225$)
555$
(405$)
1800$
(discount)
Program
Management
24. AXELOS .
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The Office of Government Commerce (on behalf of the British
government) during the 1990s developed an IT project methodology,
PRINCE (Project IN a Controlled Environment).
After some years, it became a PRINCE2, a methodology for any kind of projects.
Now PRINCE2 is managed by Axelos, a joint venture between the UK
Government and a private company that manages and promotes
various management approaches, such as MSP, ITIL, and others.
Managing Successful Projects with PRINCE2 is a structured
methodology, adaptable to different contexts, based on product
development, 7 principles, 7 themes, 7 processes.
25. PRINCE2 Certifications
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PRINCE2 Foundation PRINCE2 Practitioner PRINCE2 Professional
Exam 75 Q in 1h 8 Q (group of 10) in 3h Assessment in 2,5 d
Experience NR NR NR
Course - Prereq NR Foundation (or others) Practitioner
Renewal NR 5 y (exam) ?
Cost 200£ 370£ 1.995£
26. PMM (PM2) – European Commission
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Simplified methodology, based on PMI PMBOK® Guide,
IPMA ICB, and Axelos Prince2 methodology.
At the beginning PM2 certifications were reserved for EU
operators and partners, now open to other practitioners.
It seems it will become a standard for EC projects.
28. Association for Project Management
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Also IPMA
The Association for Project Management promotes the
professional disciplines of project management and
programme management in the UK, where it is the largest
professional body of its kind. (Royal Charter since 2017)
Exam 60 Q in 1 hour
16 Q in 3 hours
10 Q for
Prince2 Practitioners
3 part dynamic
assessment
Experience and
Competence
Assessment
1624 in the world
29. Major Certifications comparison
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Coordinator Project Manager Senior PM Program Manager
PM Director
BasicProfessionalExpert
IPMA
A
IPMA
B
IPMA
C
IPMA
D
PMI
CAPM
PMI
PgMP
PRINCE2
Practitioner
PRINCE2
Professional
PMI
PMP
PRINCE2
Foundation
Basic
Advanced
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Agile qualifications/certifications
There are several organizations promoting frameworks of Agile practices
and Agile qualifications/certifications:
• PMI (Project Management Institute)
• AXELOS (that holds the PRINCE2Agile)
• Some organizations promoting the Scrum Framework, such as:
• ScrumAlliance
• SCRUMstudy
• Scrum.org
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PMI
Agile Certified Practitioner
Exam 120 Q in 3h
Experience
8 months in Agile projects
+ 12 months in waterfall (or PMP or PgMP)
Course - Prereq 21 h
Renewal 3 y (30PDU)
Cost
495$
(435$)
Certification that cover all Agile approaches
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New PMI Disciplined Agile – 2021
From March 2021From February 2021
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AXELOS
PRINCE2 Agile Foundation PRINCE2 Agile Practitioner
Exam 50 Q in 1h 50 Q in 150 minutes
Experience NR NR
Course - Prereq NR
PRINCE2® Foundation (or higher)
PRINCE2 Agile Foundation
Project Management
Qualification® (PMQ)*
PMI CAPM
IPMA Levels A,B,C and
38. Scrum.org
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PSPO - Professional Scrum Product Owner (3 levels)
PSM - Professional Scrum Master (3 levels)
PSD - Professional Scrum Developer
SPS - Scaled Professional Scrum
PAL - Professional Agile Leadership
PAL-E - Professional Agile Leadership Essential
PAL-EBM - Professional Agile Leadership Evidence Based Management
PSK - Professional Scrum with Kanban
PSU - Professional Scrum with User Experience
41. The PMP Certification
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Project Management Professional (PMP) is a professional certification offered by the
Project Management Institute (PMI).
It is the most internationally recognized across sectors and industries, there are
almost 1,100,000 active PMP certified individuals.
There are 314 chartered PMI chapters across 214 countries worldwide.
In order to attempt the PMP exam, there are 2 requisites:
PM Training:
35 hours of PM education (contact hours), coherent with the PMI PMBoK®
PM Experience:
• 36 months (even not continuous) of PM activity (in case of a 4 years degree)
• 60 months of PM activity (in case of a high school diploma or equivalent)
42. The “Old” PMP Exam
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Uncertaintyondeliverabledetails
Degreeofchange
Iterative Adaptive
Predictive Incremental
Instability of the project environment
Delivery frequency
HighLow
Low
High
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Uncertaintyondeliverabledetails
Degreeofchange
Iterative Adaptive
Predictive Incremental
Instability of the project environment
Delivery frequency
HighLow
Low
High
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The Process
TIME
Prep
Course
35h
Study (at least 100-150 h)
Join PMI
(recommendended)
Application
During preparation
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The Process
TIME
Prep
Course
35h
Study (at least 100-150 h)
Audit?
Join PMI
(recommendended)
Application
Random
During preparation
Eligibility Register for exam
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The Process
TIME
Prep
Course
35h
ExamStudy (at least 100-150 h)
Audit?
Join PMI
(recommendended)
Application
Random
During preparation
Eligibility Register for exam
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How to study
1. There’s a lot to study! Take your time, … plan for it!
2. It’s better to study 1 h/d for 3 or 4 months, rather than to study 4 or 6 h/d in a
shorter period.
3. Test continuously your acquired knowledge, not only at the end of your studying.
Questions are situational, so you have to practice recognizing the learned concepts
in real(istic) situations.
4. Train yourself allowing just a minute per question, even though you’ll have 15 sec
more.
5. In correcting your test, do not analyze only wrong answers, you may have answered
correctly to a question with wrong reasoning. Correcting a test should take more
time than the test itself.
6. Take at least a realistic test simulation (180 questions in 230 min), in order to
experience the effort and help yourself to manage the tension and the pace…
60. PMP Exam Content Crossover Map
Domain
(3) Task
(3/35)
Enabler
(24/132)
New
Old content outline
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61. The new PMP exam (from 2nd Jan 2021)
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Domains
PM Approaches
# of Task
Predictive
Agile or
Hybrid
1. People (50%)
50% 50%
14
2. Process (42%) 17
3. Business Environment (8%) 4
100% 100% 35
180 questions, in 230 minutes (two pauses allowed - maximum 10 minutes)
All 180 answers will be taken into account for the exam score (no “fake questions”)
There are different kind of questions (not just multiple choice)
90Q
76Q
14Q
62. Multiple Choice questions
You have designed an improved system for a consumer product that could
decrease repair costs for the consumer. Management is impressed with your
idea but has decided to wait until next year to implement it.
What is the best thing to do?
A. Wait until next year.
B. Go to one of your competitors with the idea in order to save consumers cost.
C. Tell everyone you come in contact with that you have a better design.
D. Advise the Client that there is a better alternative that could save its money.
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63. Filling gaps questions
A project managers is in a weak matrix organization and her power as project managers
is quite limited. The project is running late, and as a project coordinator ____________.
Which of the following is the better option to fill the gap?
A. Asks the Sponsor for having some additional resources.
B. Decides on her own to request some more resources.
C. Asks the Team leader to provide some more resources.
D. She cannot make any decision.
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64. Drag and drop questions
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Drag and drop an element on the first column to the second column, in the line
corresponding to the element of the third column.
65. Options on a graphic content questions
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Select the area on the graph where after the mitigation the cost
will increase the most.
67. Official references
1. A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK® Guide) 6th Edition PMI
2. Agile Practice Guide - PMI
3. Harold Kerzner, Project Management: A Systems Approach to Planning, Scheduling, and Controlling –
Wiley
4. Robert K. Wysocki, Effective Project Management: Traditional, Agile, Extreme, Hybrid - Wiley
5. Colleen Garton with Erika McCulloch, Fundamentals of Technology Project Management, 2nd Edition -
Mc Press
6. David Cleland and Lewis Ireland, Project Managers Portable Handbook, 3rd Edition - McGraw-Hill
7. Kathy Schwalbe, Information Technology Project Management, 7th Edition - Cengage Learning
8. Kenneth S. Rubin, Essential Scrum: A Practical Guide to the Most Popular Agile Process - Addison-Wesley
9. Author Erik Larson, Project Management: The Managerial Process – McGraw-Hill
10.Tom Kendrick, The Project Management Tool Kit: 100 Tips and Techniques for Getting the Job Done Right
- AMACOM
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68. To help you to study and practice
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69. To help you to study and practice
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