Pmp certification Guide

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PMP
Certi?cation Guide
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About PMP Lets start with the basics of PMP
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What Is PMP ?
PMP stands for Project Management
Professional Its a Professional certi?cation for
Project Management O?ered by project Management
institute Globally recognized and
demanded Certi?cation is valid for 3 years
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Planning and De?ning Scope Activity Planning and
Sequencing Resource Planning Developing
Schedules Time Estimating Cost Estimating
Developing a Budget Risk Analysis Managing Risks
and Issues Monitoring and Reporting Progress
Roles of
Project Manager
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Project Life Cycle
Project Initiation Where the projects value and
feasibility are measured. Project Planning Once
the project receives the green light, it needs a
solid plan to guide the team. Project
Execution Execution is all about building
deliverables that satisfy the customer. Project
Closure Teams close a project after the final
product is delivered to the customer.
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Project
Management Frameworks
PRINCE2 Critical Chain Project Management
(CCPM) Lean Extreme Project Management/
Megaproject (XPM) Scrum Waterfall
PMBOK describes a project management framework
as a basic structure for under- standing
project manage- ment. There are several
frameworks available and project managers will
choose the framework that works best for the
project.
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About PMI PMP Certi?cation Exam details
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About PMI

• Project management institute is not for pro?t
  association established in 1969.
• Global organisation headquartered in
  pennsylvania, USA. Over 5,00,000 member
  worldwide ( Over 171 countries).
• PMI promotes career and professional development
  o?ers certi?cation, networking community
  invlolvement oppurtunities

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PMI o?ers following credentials for project
managers.
Certi?ed Associate in project management (CAPM). P
roject management professional (PMP). Program
management professional (PgMP). PMI Agile
certi?ed practitioner ( PMI-ACP). PMI Risk
management professional (PMI-RMP). Portfolio
management professional (PfMP).
Certi?cation or
Credentials from PMI
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Pre-requisites for PMP
Education Background PM Experience PM Education
High School Diploma 60 Months 7500 Hours
Associates Degree 60 Months 7500 Hours 35 Contact Hours
or 60 Months 7500 Hours
Gobal Equivalent 60 Months 7500 Hours
Bachelors Degree or Gobal Equivalent 36 Months 4500 Hours 35 Contact Hours
Project duration must not overlap 20 of
applications are picked up for random audit
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PMP exam Patterns contains following instruction.
Computer-based exam conducted in authorized
centres. 200 Multiple choice questions- Mixed
randomly across process groups in 4 hrs. Out of
200 questions, 175 are ?nal marking 25 are
Pre-Test questions. No Negative marks. Exam
developed by group of individuals from PMP
certi?ed holders. After clearing the exam, will
recieve PMP certi?cation with 2 months through
mail.
PMP Certi?cation Exam Pattern
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PMP Certi?cation Exam Fee
Exam Category Fee for Members Fee for Non - Members
Computer Based Testing USD 405 USD 555
Paper Based Testing USD 250 USD 400
Re-examination computer based USD 275 USD 375
Re-examination paper based USD 150 USD 300
PMI Memebership fee -139 USD Only 3 PMP
examination attempts are allowed in one year
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