Project Management Professional PMP®

ABOUT PMP®
PMP® stands for Project Management Professional. The Project Management Professional certification is a globally reputed and recognized certification in the field of Project Management, and it is provided to project management professionals, who clear the PMP certification examination. The PMP certification is issued by the Project Management Institute (PMI), which is the world's leading association of Project Management Professionals.
About the PMI®Project Management Institute®
The Project Management Institute PMI® is the world's leading not-for-profit project management professional association. PMI® supports over half a million members in 170 countries worldwide. PMI® members are individuals practicing and studying project management in many different industry areas.
PMI® has become, and continues to be, the leading professional association in project management. More details can be found here:  www.pmi.org

Why PMP

Benefits of being a PMP®
Given below are some benefits of PMP certification:

• Globally recognized and respected certification: The PMP certification is globally recognized and respected certification provided by PMI, the leading association of Project Management Professionals. With 12% increase in number of PMP®/CAPM® certification every year, they have been made the de-facto industry standard for Project Managers.
• The PMP certification recognizes your expertise in Project Management: The PMP certification tells your current and potential employers that you have a solid foundation of project management knowledge, which could be readily applied at the workplace.
• You will be a member of one of the most prestigious professional groups: By attaining the PMP certification, your name will be included in the largest and most prestigious group of certified Project Management Professionals.
• Better salary: It has been observed that Project Managers, who have the PMP certification, draw more salary than their counterparts, who do not have the aforementioned certification.
• Better job opportunities: With the requirements for qualified Project Managers expected to increase exponentially in the future, the job market for PMP Certified managers will get better.
• Globally recognized by leading companies: The PMP certification is endorsed by leading companies. In fact, they encourage their Project Managers to have the PMP certification.

For further information regarding the benefits of the PMP certification, we request you to visit the following link: www.pmi.org  

Eligibility Criteria - PMP

Eligibility criteria for becoming a PMP
Please note that the PMP certification is not domain specific. It is a generic Project Management training certification.
Given below are the requirements for applying for the PMP Certification Exam:

• For a person having a baccalaureate or equivalent university degree,
  1. Minimum of 4500 hours of personal project management experience AND
  2. Minimum of 36 non-overlapping (unique) months of personal project management experience.
• For a person not having a baccalaureate or equivalent university degree, but who holds a high school diploma or equivalent secondary school credentials,
  1. Minimum of 7500 hours of personal project management experience AND
  2. Minimum of 60 non-overlapping (unique) months of personal project management experience.

Contact Hours of Project Management Instruction: Minimum of 35 hours of specific instruction that addresses learning objectives in project management.

* PM Experience Template  http://www.pmstudy.com/PMI/PMI.asp

Where are the PMP exams conducted? All PMI computer-based exams are offered at all Prometric Testing Centers worldwide.  You can check for locations on Prometric's website, http://www.prometric.com/PMI/default.htm, but you will need to have submitted your credential fees and received your examination scheduling instructions in order to schedule an exam appointment.

Course Purposes and Audience

Course purposes

• Master the knowledge and skills to pass the PMP certification exam from first attempt.
• Receive 36 PDUs for PMP certification exam
• Develop a working knowledge of the PMBOK processes groups and knowledge areas
• Master the skills to manage, execute and deliver projects successfully in line with global project management best practices

Who should attend the course?

• Project managers
• Asst. Manager - Projects
• Team leads
• Team Managers
• Project Executives
• Project Engineers
• Software Developers
• Professional ambitious to be a Project Manager