This certificate is the most widespread one and the most widely recognized document In the whole Word which confirms your abilities as well as qualification as far as project management is concerned. Project Management Institute is the one which grants this precious document. The Institute associates professionals who are operating in the field of project management for forty years now.
Nowadays it has more than 230 000 members in more than one hundred seventy countries. Its basic aim is the development of both practical and theoretical side of the project management area. What is more the Institute broadens the knowledge of its members constantly. Edited by Project Management Institute Project Management Body of Knowledge guide was appointed by the American National Standard Institute (ANSI) as an obligatory lecture and binding set of rules and principles in the field of project management.
In order to pass the exam candidates should fulfill a lot of different requirements. They deal with theoretical knowledge ( gaining it requires great effort and is really time consuming)as well as professional experience( it is required that a candidate has at least few years of previous professional experience in the project management issues). What is more even ethical approach is taken into consideration. The exam is based on PMBOK guide. You will find the necessary areas and expectation which PMI has towards a project manager.
Exam questions cover five processes of the project management as well as ten areas of knowledge defined by the PMI. The exam lasts for four hours. Within this time you have to answer correctly two hundred questions. They were designed in a way which allows as precise as possible asses your knowledge of the PMBOK issues as well as practices binding in the project management. You can register for the exam via PMI.
However you have to remember that Institute requires from the candidates to take part in a special training before the exam. It is obligatory condition to document thirty five hours o PDU training in the area of project management according to the PMI standards. What is more you will also have to document the graduation diploma (at least bachelor's degree). It is also necessary to document four thousand and five hundred hours of the Professional experience within last six years.
In the event of having bachelor's degree you will need seven thousand and five hundred hours of professional experience within last eight years. When you will be deciding which training company to choose it is worth choosing the one which conducts both courses necessary to gin thirty five hours of obligatory training and the course which will prepare you to the Project Management Professional certification exam. Only then you can gain some discount but also you can be certain that the passed by lecturers knowledge is of the highest quality.
It is because both types of lessons are conducted by the experienced professionals in the field of project management who in most cases already have this highly desired PMP certificate.