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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
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
Execute, Succeed
& Celebrate
Time: 4 Hours
Contact Local Prometric
Center to Fix Up
Examination Date
Prepare for the Examination
Time: 1-4 Months
Receipt of PMP Examination Eligibility
Letter from PMI (Time: 2 Weeks )
Submit PMP Examination Application
Cost: US$ 405. Time: 2 Weeks
Mandatory Training/PMP Education
35 Hours of Credit
Become a PMI Member
Cost: US$ 139. Time: On-Line

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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 is
needed to the material purchased for the project. The project manager calls a
meeting 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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 Visit our ‘Course Catalog’ to select an appropriate course on ‘PMP
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