Completed a successful speaking engagement at HULT International Business School on the requirements and benefits of PMI\'s PMP credential certification.

1. San Francisco Bay Area Chapter
Project Management Institute
PMP Certification & Benefits
Myles Lawless, PMP, CSM
DVP Community Relations & PMO Director
March 10, 2011
Presentation to Hult Technology and Management Club, Hult International Business School

2. Agenda
• Purpose of the presentation
• Introduction to PMI’s Certification Program
• What are the requirements for PMP?
• What sets PMI’s credentials apart?
• What are the benefits of PMI credentials?
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3. San Francisco Bay Area Chapter Website
• Useful information on:
• Membership
• PMP study groups
• Certification prep
courses
• Certification
requirements
http://pmi-sfbac.org/
http://www.pmi.org/Certification/~/media/PDF/Certificati
ons/pdc_pmphandbook.ashx
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4. PMI’s Certification Program
• PMI offers five certifications
– Certified Associate in Project Management
(CAPM)®
– Project Management Professional (PMP)®
– PMI Scheduling Professional (PMI-SP)®
– PMI Risk Management Professional (PMI-RMP)®
– Program Management Professional (PgMP)®
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5. PMP Eligibility Requirements
Educational Background
Project
Management • Four-year degree
Educational Experience
Background Project Management
Experience
• Minimum 3 years / 36
Project
Management months unique non-
Education overlapping professional
project management
experience
• During which at least
4500 hours spent leading
PMP Eligibility Requirements & directing project tasks
Project Management
(All project management experience must have been accrued within
the last eight consecutive years prior to application submission) Education
• 35 contact hours of
formal education
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6. How to Record your Experience on the Application
http://www.pmi.org/Certification/
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7. PMP Credential Process Timeline
http://www.pmi.org/Certification/
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8. PMP Credential Fees
http://www.pmi.org/Certification/
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9. PMP Credential Exam Information
http://www.pmi.org/Certification/
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10. What sets PMI’s credentials apart?
http://www.pmi.org/
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11. Internationally Recognized, Globally Accredited
• Launched in 1984 – PMP: first designed
specifically to credential project managers
– PMP is also accredited under ISO 17024
• 400,000+ credential holders…and growing
– Credential holders in 170+ countries
• Reflects project management practice
established through global studies
http://www.pmi.org/
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12. Valid and reliable ways to assess competence
• PMI certification measure more
than knowledge
– Education for Eligibility
– Experience
– Examination
• (scenario-based examination)
– Ethics
– Education for Certification
Maintenance
http://www.pmi.org/
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13. Why should you obtain a PMI certification?
• Credentialed project managers are tied to
improved project performance
• 80% of high-performing projects use a
credentialed project manager
– Most commonly held PM certification was the PMP
PricewaterhouseCoopers Insights and Trends: Current Programme and
Project Management Practices (2007)
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14. Benefits of certification
Higher maturity organizations have better project
performance
90% 82% 80%
80% 75% 73% 75%
70%
70% 64%
58% 60% 59%
60% 51%
48% 48%
50% 43%
36%
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
On time On budget Scope creep Met Increase in
goals/intent projects that
meet goals
High Meduim Low
http://www.pmi.org/
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15. Benefits of certification
• Certification indicates a baseline level of
competency, education, and experience to an
employer
• Certification indicates a dedication to the
profession, when employers are focusing on
acquisition/retention
• Certification allows companies to recognize
specialized practitioners
http://www.pmi.org/
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16. Benefits of certification
• PMP certification
consistently
ranked in top 10
for highest
paying / best
certifications
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17. Q&A
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18. Thank you
For questions, please contact:
Myles Lawless
E-mail: pmodirector@pmi-sfbac.org
PMI SFBAC website: http://pmi-sfbac.org/
or
E-mail PMI directly at customercare@pmi.org
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