About PMP Certifications Path

1. Get Trained….! Get Certified….!
Ravi Jangra
Business Strategist
Multisoft Systems
ravi@multisoft-pmp.com

4. PMP® Certification
& Beyond…!

5. Agenda
• Introduction
• PMI’s Certification Program Mission
• PMI History/Information
• Value of Certification
• Certification Types
• Requirements for Certifications
• Process for Certifications
• Beyond Certifications

6. PMI’s Certification Program Mission
Mission
• Initiate, establish, evaluate, maintain, and administer professional credentialing
programs to promote and support project management practitioners and the
project management profession.
Goals
• Establish, implement and maintain global certification standards, policies and
procedures for the PM profession
• Promote and implement professional credentialing and psychometric methods
and procedures for certifications in the PM profession
• Initiate and foster cooperation and collaboration with other project management
organizations to promote and sustain excellence in PM standards and
methodology

7. PMI History
• Began in 1969 – 35 years old.
• PMP began in 1984 – 20 years old.
• PMI is acknowledged as a pioneer in the field
• Membership represents a truly global community with over 100,000 professionals
representing 125 countries.
• Currently, 75,000 PMPs have been certified
• PMI professionals come from virtually every major industry

8. Value of PM Certification
• Prestige of being the best in the field of PM.
• Professional advantages derived from attaining the Project Management Professional
(PMP) status.
• Informs current and potential employers that you have a solid foundation of project
management knowledge that can be readily applied in any workplace.
• PMP certification is the profession’s most globally recognized and respected
certification credential.
• Finding individuals with this broad range of expertise is challenging, which is why
expert project management leadership is a highly desirable competency.

9. Types of Certification
• Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM)
• Project Management Professional (PMP)
• Masters Certificate in Project Management
• Masters Degree in Project Management

10. Why CAPM
• The purpose and goal of which is the development, maintenance, evaluation,
promotion, and administration of a rigorous, examination‐based, professional
certification credential – the Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM™).
• Assisting in evaluating project control plans
• Suggesting performance indicators and limits
• Assisting with refining project requirements, assumptions, and constraints
• Supporting administrative and financial closure
• To be acknowledged for project management skills and contributions and elevate
professional status.

11. Definition of CAPM
• A CAPM is a project management practitioner who has demonstrated fundamental
project management knowledge and experience by supporting projects using project
management tools, techniques, and methodologies.
• While participating as a member of a project team the CAPM typically relies on
experienced project management practitioners for guidance, direction, and approval.

12. Requirements of CAPM
• Category 1 Candidate
• Education – Baccalaureate or global equivalent university degree
• PM Hours
• 1500 hours PM experience within 5 years
• Project dates must represent at least 2 years of non‐overlapping PM
experience within the 3 yr period prior to the application
• 23 contact hrs of PM education across the 9 areas of the PMBOK
• Supporting documentation: Education, PM contact education hours, CAPM
experience form (Audit Purposes)

13. Requirements of CAPM – Cont.
• Category 2 Candidate
• Education – High School diploma or secondary school equivalent
• PM Hours
• 2500 hours PM experience within 5 years
• Project dates must represent at least 2 years of non‐overlapping PM
experience within the 3 yr period prior to the application
• 23 contact hrs of PM education across the 9 areas of the PMBOK
• Supporting documentation: Education, PM contact education hours, CAPM
experience form (Audit Purposes)

14. Process of CAPM Certification
• Prepare/study for examination
• Complete application and submit
• Cost
• $225 PMI Member
• $300 Non‐PMI Member
• Candidates have one year from submittal to complete examination
• CAPMs must retest every 5 years to maintain certification

15. CAPM Test Format
• The CAPM Certification Examination is computer based and is comprised of 150
multiple‐choice questions.
• Exam must be completed within 3 hours.
• Preceded by a briefing and 15‐minute computer tutorial and followed by an optional
candidate satisfaction survey and exam survey report

16. Suggested CAPM Study Material
• Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM) Role Delineation Study (PMI)
• Project Management: A Managerial Approach, 4th Edition by Jack Meredith and
Samuel Mantel John (Wiley & Sons)
• The Fast Forward MBA in Project Management by Eric Verzuh (John Wiley & Sons)
• The New Project Management by J. Davidson Frame (Jossey‐Bass)
• The Project Management Institute Professional Code of Conduct (PMI)
• A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK® Guide), 2000
Edition by the Project Management Institute (paper back)
• Other readings exist – consult CAPM Handbook

17. Why PMP
• The purpose and goal is the development, maintenance, evaluation, promotion, and
administration of a rigorous, examination‐based, professional certification credential
of the highest caliper – the Project Management Professional (PMP).
• The PMP is by far the project management credential of choice across a vast array of
industries and companies.
• PMPs are included in the largest and most prestigious group of certified professionals
in the project management community
• To be acknowledged for project management skills and contributions and elevate
professional status.

18. Requirements for PMP
• Category 1 Candidate
• Education – Baccalaureate or global equivalent university degree
• PM Hours
• 4500 hours PM experience.
• Project dates must indicate that the candidate has at least 3 yrs of non‐
overlapping PM experience within the 6 yr period prior to the application.
• At least 36 unique months of non‐overlapping PM experience to satisfy the 3
yr requirement
• 35 contact hrs of PM education across the 9 areas of the PMBOK (regardless
of when accrued)
• Supporting documentation: Education, PM contact education hours, PMP
experience form (Audit Purposes)

19. Requirements for PMP – Cont.
• Category 2 Candidate
• Education – High School diploma or secondary school equivalent
• PM Hours
• 7500 hours PM experience
• Project dates must indicate that the candidate has at least 5 yrs of PM
experience within the 8 yr period prior to the application.
• At least 60 unique months of non‐overlapping PM experience to satisfy the 5
yr requirement
• 35 contact hrs of PM education across the 9 areas of the PMBOK (regardless
of when accrued)
• Supporting documentation: Education, PM contact education hours, PMP
experience form (Audit Purposes)

20. Process for PMP Certification
• Prepare/study for examination
• Read suggested materials
• Utilize Practice Exams
• Participate in Chapter Study Groups
• Complete application and submit
• Cost
• $405 PMI Member
• $555 Non‐PMI Member
• Candidates have six months from submittal to complete examination.

21. PMP Test Format
• The PMP certification examination is computer based and is comprised of 200
multiple‐choice questions.
• Exam must be completed within 4 hours.
• Preceded by a briefing and 15‐minute computer tutorial and followed by an optional
candidate satisfaction survey and exam survey report

22. PMI REP ‐ Multisoft PMP Study Group
• Begins ‐ TBD
• 4 consecutive weekend sessions
• Session day ‐ TBD
• Session time – Begins at 9:00 AM for 8 hrs per session
• Maximum number of participants – TBD
• To register, contact Ravi Jangra at ravi@multisoft‐pmp.com

23. Suggested PMP Study Material
• Project Management Professional (PMP) Role Delineation Study (PMI)
• A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK® Guide), 4th Edition
by the Project Management Institute
• The Project Management Institute Professional Code of Conduct (PMI)
• Project Management: A Systems Approach to Planning, Scheduling, and Controlling
(7th edition) by Harold Kerzner
• PMP Exam Practice Test and Study Guide (4th edition) by J. LeRoy Ward
• PMP Exam Prep (3rd edition) by Rita Mulcahy

24. Professional Responsibility Ref. List
• Blake, T., Walker, D., and Walker, T. Doing business internationally: The guide to cross‐
cultural success. MacGraw‐Hill Professional Book Group (1995).
• Ferraro, G. The cultural dimension of international business. Prentice Hall, 1997.
• Rosen, R., Digh, P. and Phillips, C. Global literacies: lessons on business leadership and
national cultures. Simon & Schuster, 2000.

25. Master Certification in PM
• Administered by several PMI Recommended Education Providers
• Usually entails 1 foundational course, 5 advanced courses, 2 electives, and 1 PM
acumen course.
• Courses must be completed within 3 consecutive years.
• PMI registered education providers can be found on PMI website.

26. Master Degree in PM
• Being offered by more and more colleges on line.
• Current Colleges offering MS in PM:
• George Washington University
• University of Wisconsin
• Penn State University.

27. Beyond Certification
Yes, I Have my PMP!!!
Now What????

28. Continuing Certification Requirements (CCR)
• Purpose:
• Ensures that individuals holding PMP certification demonstrate ongoing
commitment to professional growth and development, a criterion of all high‐end
professional organizations.
• Those who have been granted the PMP credential must demonstrate ongoing
professional commitment to the field of project management by satisfying PMI’s
CCR program

29. Continuing Certification Requirements (CCR) – Cont.
• CAPM
• Must retest every 5 years
• PMP
• PMPs must accrue a minimum of sixty (60) professional development units
(PDUs) during each CCR cycle
• CCR Cycle
• Begins on the date of initial certification
• Expires on December 31st of the third full calendar year after the first year of
certification.

30. PDU vs CEU
• PDU is the measuring unit used to quantify approved learning and professional service
activities.
• One (1) PDU is earned for every one (1) hour spent in a planned, structured learning
experience or activity.
• One (1) Continuing Education Unit (CEU) equals 10 PDUs
• PDUs are organized into 5 categories for the CCR program

31. PDU Categories
• Category 1: Formal Academic Education
• Category 2: Professional Activities and Self‐directed learning
• Category 3: PMI Registered Education Providers
• Category 4: Other Provider
• Category 5: Volunteer services to professional or community organization

32. Category 1: Formal Academic Education
• Formal Academic Course work
• Can be taken for degree credit
• Must be related to Project Management
• One (1) hour of degree credit in a 15 week semester earns 15 PDUs.
• One (1) quarter semester hour earns 10 PDUs.
• If portion of class is related to PM, PDUs are calculated based a percentage of the
overall curriculum focused on PM.

33. Category 2: Professional Activites
ACTIVITY PDU VALUE
Author or co-author article on PM and is published 30 PDUs (Author)
2A in a refereed journal (e.g. Project Management
Journal) 20 PDUs (Co-author)
Author or co-author article on PM and is published 15 PDUs (Author)
2B in a non-refereed journal (e.g. PM Network) 10 PDUs (Co-Author)
Speaker on PM topic at a conference, symposium,
2C workshop, or formal course 10 PDUs per activity
Speaker on PM topic at a PMI component meeting
SUB‐DESIGNATIONS
2D (e.g. Chapter Meeting) 5 PDUs per activity
Member or moderator of a PM panel discussion at
2E a conference, symposium, workshop, or course 5 PDUs per activity
Author or co-author of textbook that pertains to 40 PDUs (Author)
2F PM 20 PDUs (Co-Author
Developer of content for seminar or other 10 PDUs per new
2G structured learning program program
Practitioner of PM services for more than 1500 5 PDUs per calendar
2H hrs per year year

34. Category 2: Self – Direct Learning (SDL)
ACTIVITY PDU VALUE
Individualized learning projects involving
personally conducted research or study. Learning
may include informal activities such as
discussions or coaching sessions with colleagues,
co-workers, clients or consultants. It may include
articles, books, instructional manuals, videos, CE-
ROMS, or other material resources.
Qualifying SDL activities must be relevant to PM,
SUB‐DESIGNATIONS
2 meet a specified purpose, and use knowledgeable Max of 15 SDL PDUs
SDL resources. per CCR Cycle
SDL activity worksheet can be found in CCR
Handbook.
Documentation: evidence supporting reported
learning project including notes from and dates of
discussions or readings.

35. Category 3: PMI Registered Education Provider
• Attend educational programs offered by REPs.
• REPs must be registered with PMI and designated as a PMI REP
• Examples include schools, consultants, corporate training departments, professional
associations, government agencies, PMI Chapters and SIGs
• Multisoft is a PMI REP
• Listing can be found on PMI Website

36. Category 4: Other Provider
• PDUs may be earned by attending relevant education programs offered by
organizations not registered with PMI.
• One (1) hr of contact hour of learning relevant to PM within a structured activity or
course equals one (1) PDU.

37. Category 5: Volunteer Service
• Serve as an officer for a PM organization
• 3 months = 2 PDUs per calendar year
• 6 months = 5 PDUs per calendar year
• 12 months = 10 PDUs per calendar year
• Serve as a committee member for a PM organization
• 3 months = 1 PDU per calendar year
• 6 months = 3 PDUs per calendar year
• 12 months = 5 PDUs per calendar year
• Provide PM services to a community or charitable group = 5 PDUs per calendar year.

38. Suggestions for CCR
• Maintain a CCR folder
• Documentation that supports reported activities
• Maintain documentation for 12 months after CCR cycle has ended.
• Audits will be performed at random each year.

39. Information Location
• www.pmi.org
• www.multisoft‐pmp.com
• Chapter Board Members
• All Chapter Members
• PMI Members
• Testing Locations

40. If you need any more clarifications or guidelines:
QUESTIONS
ANSWERS Ravi Jangra
Multisoft
info@multisoft-pmp.com
(+91) (120) 2540300/400
(+91) 9810306956 / 8130778887

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