Seven Steps To PMP Certification
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1) The document outlines the 7 steps to obtain the Project Management Professional (PMP) certification from the Project Management Institute (PMI). 2) It describes the eligibility requirements including education, experience, training hours, and fees. 3) A 4-day training workshop is recommended to prepare for the PMP exam, which covers the PMBOK Guide processes and knowledge areas and includes practice exams.
Seven Steps To PMP Certification
- 1. Seven Steps to PMP A. Pre- Requites for PMP: To obtain the PMP credential, you must first demonstrate that you are eligible by meeting the following eligibility requirements. 1) Category 1: " Baccalaureate / equivalent university degree. " 4,500 hours of Project Management Experience. 3 years of Project Management experience within the past three year period prior to the application, 36 unique (nonoverlapping) Months of Project Management experience. " 35 contact hours or Project Management education. " Exam Fee-Non-members of PMI: $555. " Exam Fee -Members of PMI: $ 405 (for being a Member - $129). 2) Category 2: " High school diploma / equivalent secondary school credential. " 7,500 hours of Project Management Experience. Five years of Project Management experience within the past eight- year period prior to the application. 60 unique (nonoverlapping) Months of project management experience. " 35 contact hours of Project Management education. " Exam Fee -Non-members of PMI: $555 " Exam Fee -Members of PMI: $ 405(for being a Member - $129). B. Benefits of certifications are as follows: 1. Recognition and Promotion within the organization you are working as Organizations today are striving to get certified Professionals in Project Management to keep up with the competitors 2. Worldwide Recognition as PMP® has been ranked as the 4th hottest certifications amongst all certifications in 2006 according to a recent study done by www.certcities.com 3. Client Worldwide prefer certified project managers for their projects as such employers too are interested to get Certified PMP’s.
- 2. 4. PMP’s are getting the best salary in the world and you can do a salary survey too to see the results. Let me tell you the STEPS towards PMP Certification so that you are fully aware of the process: STEP 1: Attend a 35 Contact Hours Project Management Training program - Celtem 4 Days workshop fees Rs 12,000+ tax (Early Bird Discount: Rs.11,500 all inclusive of taxes for per participants STEP 2: We provide you with an attendance certificate which will give you 35 Contact Hours Credit – This is mandatory before you can go for PMP Examination. STEP 3: (OPTIONAL STEP) Get a PMI Membership online through PMI website - Fees $129 (Payment through Credit Card) STEP 4: Apply for PMP Examination Online through PMI Website: Offline support would be provided by Celtem Knowledge Solutions Pvt. Ltd. STEP 5: PMI will send you an approval email confirming that your application has been approved (but just keep in mind that it may still go through audit process). You get a one year window from the approval date to appear for the PMP Exam. You go back to the PMI Website and login with an id provided to you and password and make an online payment as given below: PMP EXAM FEE FOR NON PMI MEMBERS - $ 555 PMP EXAM FEE FOR PMI MEMBERS - $ 405 STEP 6: Now you have to find a PROMETRIC CENTER nearest to your location and schedule your examination. You can go to www.2test.com and find the nearest PROMETRIC CENTER. Get your 4 hour slot exam day / slot booked so that you can appear for the examination (A prometric center in Bangalore also) STEP 7: You go to the PROMETRIC CENTER AND GIVE THE EXAM - RESULTS ARE GIVEN AFTER THE EXAM. There are 200 questions out of which 25 are PRE-TEST Questions. Scoring will be done on 175 questions and you will need to score at least 106 to get through. Questions are of multiple choice types and there is no negative marking. Preparing for the exam!! Our four-day PMP® Exam Prep Workshop is based on: " PMBOK® Guide-Fouth Edition, Version 2004 covers all 5 Process Groups, " 9 Knowledge Areas " 42 Processes of Project Management This four-day workshop prepares PMP aspirants for PMP® certification exam and empowers Project Managers to achieve successful & predictable project deliveries by adopting best practices in project
- 3. management. For effective learning experience, we have designed a ‘Learning Kit’ which includes: - Project Management Handbook for PMP® Prep - Project Management Workbook (Participants will do exercises on case-study with project management templates) Classroom Simulation Exams " Tests on each session " Exam Simulation CD with Question Bank " 35-Contact Hours Certificate (A pre-requisite for appearing PMP® certification examination) These things will help the PMP aspirants in getting through the PMP certification exam, but along with that the participants should be dedicated towards gaining this knowledge and updating themselves in PM domain. The total time of preparation required varies depending on the experience and prior knowledge of the different students. Ideally, the participant should be able to prepare for the PMP Certification exam with 35 hours of training from the workshop and with a good clarity over the concepts. The training program will be covering the entire aspects of the certification exam-explaining each step and also the steps to face the exam successfully. We have a success rate of 94% in PMP exams! REGISTRATION PROCESS: You can register online at www.celtemlearning.com