PMP

PMI Certification and You

Professional Development Tampa Bay Chapter, PMI www.pmi-tampabay.org

What this presentation is about… ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪

Application process Helpful links $ FAQs Certification/Credential responsibility After credentialing – what next? Does not cover ▫ What is PM ▫ Should you be a PMP? ▫ Should I take a class?

Benefits ▪ Expedites professional advancement ▪ Creates job growth/opportunities within an organization ▪ Provides framework for standardized project management requirements ▪ Increases employee’s value to the organization

PMI Membership Application

http://www.pmi.org/info/GMC_MembershipApplication.pdf

Credentialing ▪ Project Management Professional (PMP®) ▪ Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM®) ▪ OPM3® ProductSuite ▪ NEW: Program Management

For more information about PMI certifications, follow this link

PMI Certifications Overview

Need Certification? ▪ PMP named to Certcities.com’s “10 hottest certifications for 2006” More… ▪ Project Management Professional (PMP®) credential ranks highly in IT industry salary survey. http://redmondmag.com/salarysurveys/

▪ The Value of PM Certification http://www.jmac.com.tw/file/ch/20040209.doc

PMP® & CAPM® Requirements (Choose Column ) PMP Category 1 PMP Category 2

CAPM

Must have all 4

Must have all 4

Either PM exp OR edu hrs PLUS pass exam

Academic

College Degree

H.S. Degree

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PM Experience

4,500 Hrs.

7,500 Hrs.

1,500 Hrs.

See FAQ slides…. read application thoroughly…or email PMI !

36 months/3 yrs, no project overlap within a 5 year period.

60 months/5 yrs, no project overlap within a 8 year period.

On a project team

35 hrs

23 hrs

PM Education Hrs 35 hrs See pg. 5 of the PMP exam application – addresses learning objectives / criteria. No time frame.

Exam

OR

23 contact hours of formal education in project management -- (one contact hour is equivalent to one actual hour of training or instruction received)

Pass PMP

Pass PMP

Pass CAPM

Steps….. ▪

Apply ▫ select category 1 or 2 (page 3 of handbook); ▫ fill out the forms (starting on pg 13) ▫ agree to abide by the Project Management Professional Code of Professional Conduct (page 22 ** also know for exam)

▪ $ ▪ mail or submit on-line ▪ Pass application process

Steps….. ▪

Study Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge, A (PMBOK Guide), paperback, Third Edition

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Take Exam

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Pass Exam!

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PMI Continuing Certification Requirement ▫

60 PDU’s every 3 years

Study Materials ▪ PMI book store, Exam Prep section ▪ Google: Rita Mulcahy, PMI, PMP, …. these sites offer books, cds, flashcards, etc. http://www.rmcproject.com/product/prep.htm ▪ PMP Exam Classes vs. PM classes ▫ Know the difference! (exam class is….”NOT designed towards teaching applied project management, but for exam preparation only”)

PMP Exam Application PMI Certification Exam Information ▪ 4 Criteria to Certification ▫ Education ▫ PM Experience ▫ PM “Schooling” (contact hours) ▫ Knowledge - Pass Exam! ▪

Copy pg’s (4, 5, 6) depending on need

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Sign where necessary

FAQ - Credential PMP Credential Application · Page 3 Experience Verification Form - Part I - help ▪ Q: What if your organization contact is no longer with the company? [PMI] Candidates applying for the PMP or CAPM exams may submit contact information for people who are no longer with a company the candidate worked for. However, the contact information must be valid. ▪ Q: What if your organization is no longer in tact? Can you still write them down? [PMI] Generally, we discourage candidates from submitting applications with experience they may have difficulty providing a valid contact for. However, as long as the contact information supplied for that company is valid, the candidate may submit experience from organizations that are no longer in existence.

FAQ – Credential (cont’d) ▪

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Q: What if you are writing in private/small business contact information – is this ok? [PMI] Candidates may submit experience from any employer, regardless of size. Q: What experience can you put down? [PMI] Before ruling out the PMP exam, though, take a hard look at your resume. I have seen a lot of people assume that they need to be in charge of a whole project, or that a project needs to be large in scope, in order to claim their professional experience. The requirement is to "lead or direct". That could include being a team leader reporting to a project manager, or even directing and organizing a single-person project (directing yourself), so long as you really formed objectives, directed the work, and brought the work to a close. Some of the phases like "initiating" seem difficult to claim experience with, but starting up a PHASE of a larger effort can also count. Experience requirements can also be met through volunteer work or project work at school, as well as job-related experience. You may find that you actually DO qualify for the PMP.

Costs Summary

(1st quarter, 2006)

PMI Membership & App fee of $10

$129

Yearly

Local Chapter (usually 1)

$15-30

Optional/Yearly * (e.g. Tampa is $25)

SIG (0 to many – your choice)

$15-30

Optional/Yearly * (e.g. IT is $20; WIPM is $15)

Prep Class

$400-3,000

Optional/once (e.g. TB Prep local $450/575) Cheetah, IIL.com, Rita Mulcahy, lots on PMI site, range from $ to $$$$$. Classroom to online to self-study

Exam application & exam

$405/555

Member/non-member first time electronic

Continuing Certification Requirements

$60/150

Member/non-member/ Every 3 years

Chapter dinners

$10-25

Optional/monthly/1 PDU

Volunteer/instructor/

time

Optional

/ PDUs

Classes – education/seminars

$ varies

Optional

/ PDUs

Re-exam (if you don’t succeed, try, try again!!)

$ 275/375

Member/non-member electronic

R.E.P. http://www.occe.ou.edu/cgi-bin/PMI_Provider/repsearch.cgi

Or

Local Chapters offering Exam Prep!! Tampa Bay PMI Exam Prep ($450 for members!!)

Exam ? http://www.pmi.org/prod/groups/public/documents/info/NewPMPFAQ.pdf

Want to know more? Sign up for a PMP Exam Prep Class !

Certified?

Now What?

▪ PDUs must be attained in 5 specific categories: 1. Post certification formal education 2. Self-directed learning and professional activities 3. Programs sponsored by PMI Registered Education Providers (R.E.P.s) 4. Programs sponsored by other providers 5. Service to professional/community associations http://www.pmi.org/info/PDC_Cert_CCR_Qualfy_Act.asp

CCR = Continuing Certification Requirement PDU = Professional Development Unit

Help Yourself = Help Tampa PMI ▪ Chapter Sponsored Activities (PDUs): Chapter Meetings 1 PDU

Board Member, Director, Volunteer or Instructor 5 – 10 PDUs

Tampa Symposium 8 + PDUs

Conferences, Expos, Workshops PDUs galore! CCR = Continuing Certification Requirement PDU = Professional Development Unit

PDU Tracking PDUs – self monitoring: File for auditing purposes! - member id - certification #

Local activities – reporting forms (see Tampabay Professional Development website links)

Post online through your member id at pmi.org

CAPM® Certification Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM®) ▪ ▪ ▪

Start  March 2003 Designed for practitioners who are new to the project management industry Who is suited to seek CAPM certification? ▫

People who seek to establish and demonstrate a common base of knowledge and terms in the field of project management. Such people might include: » Project team members » Early stage project management practitioners who will use the CAPM as a stepping stone to the Project Management Professional (PMP®) » Students at either the undergraduate level or graduate level

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What are the requirements? (see spreadsheet) ▫

Either: » 1,500 hours of work on a project team OR » 23 contact hours of formal education in project management (one contact hour is equivalent to one actual hour of training or instruction received)