A guide on pmp certification

ABOUT PMP Certification

PMP certification stands for Project Management Professional Certification. It is a certification identified worldwide by the project managers. It is a gold standard for project management professionals. The course content is in the PMBOK guide, 6th edition. Since August 2019, there are 932,720 PMP certified individuals and 300 chartered chapters across the globe.

The performance is judged on five performance domains:

1. Initiating the project

2. Planning the project

3. Executing the project

4. Monitoring & controlling the project

5. Closing the project

EXAM PATTERN AND SYLLABUS

The exam contains a total number of 200 questions. The question specifications are of PMBOK and PMP Code of Ethics as ethics is a major part of professionalism.

No references are allowed to be taken to the examination. Out of two hundred questions, twenty-five are from the sample materials to decrease the level of difficulty and these questions are mixed up with the other 175 questions. The students are graded on the basis of these 175 questions. The parentheses right beside the question tells the percentage that each question carries.

As for the syllabus, the PMP exam judges a candidate on ten fields:

1. Project integrating management

2. Project scope management

3. Project time management

4. Project cost management

5. Project quality management

6. Project human resource management

7. Project communication management

8. Project procurement management

9. Project risk management

10. Project stakeholder management

It follows the same syllabus as the Project Management Institute.

New exam pattern of PMP:

The pattern which is mentioned above is active until December 15, 2019. After this date, the pattern will change. It will focus on three areas rather than five.

Those are:

1. people

2. process

3. business environment

The weightage for each is:

1. people: 42%

2. process: 50%

3. business environment: 8%

The reason behind this change is that as per the current research of PMI, the roles of project managers are changing so it also modified the pattern of the exam accordingly.

Difference between the new and old exam:

The new exam pattern has a term called enablers which is basically regarding examples associated with tasks.

EXAMINATION PROCESS

The examination is available in two ways, i.e. paper-based and computer-based.

The answers are in the form of MCQ with single-option correct formats. The results of the computer-based are released as soon as you finish the test, whereas the paper-based exam results are declared within four weeks.

There are four levels of results, i.e. above target, target, below target and needs improvement.

ELIGIBILITY

There are two groups of criteria:

Group A:

1. secondary degree

2. 3 years or 7500 hours of leading or directing projects

3. 35 hours of project management education or CAPM certification

Group B:

1. four-year degree

2. 3 years or 7500 hours of leading or directing projects

3. 35 hours of project management education or CAPM certification

COST OF REGISTRATION FOR PMP EXAMINATION

The cost of the PMP examination is 555 USD for a non-member of PMI, which is around 39303.71 INR (as of October 22, 2019).

For a member of PMI, it is 405 USD which is around 28681.09 INR.

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These are the fees except for the education fees which you must have in order to take the exam, which rounds to a total of 50000 INR at least.

ADVANTAGES OF PMP CERTIFICATION

1. PMP certification is known worldwide, so it can be utilized at any corner of the world for a project manager job and adds a great value to your resume.

2. It gives a great hike in the salary, which is around 20%.

3. It also helps you to learn important skills as a project manager.

DISADVANTAGES OF PMP CERTIFICATION

1. It is one of the most costly exams.

2. It is one of the most difficult exams.

3. It takes a whole lot of time.

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