how to prepare for your pmp exam. step 1: assess your eligibility
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http://www.pm-prepcast.com - Not everyone is eligible to take the Project Management Institute's exam toward PMP certification. This is the first of 8 videos in The PM PrepCast's series on preparing for the PMP exam and we begin with a breakdown of the requirements.TRANSCRIPT
How to prepare for your PMP® Exam
Copyright © 2008 - 2011 by OSP International LLC. All rights reserved.
PMI®, PMP®, CAPM® and PMBOK® Guide are trademarks of Project Management Institute, Inc. PMI® has not endorsed and did not participate in the development of our products. OSP International LLC has been reviewed and approved as a provider of project
management training by the Project Management Institute (PMI). As a PMI Registered Education Provider (R.E.P.), OSP International LLC has agreed to abide by PMI established quality assurance criteria.
This presentation is based in part on a series of articles that first appeared on www.cio.com
Step 1: Assess Your Eligibility
Cornelius Fichtner, PMP
20+ Years of Project Management Experience
PMP® Trainer with over 13,000 students
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Project Management
is one of the hottest career options for
IT Professionals
IT Professionals with PMP®
certification has
doubled…
It provides…
Higher Salary
Edge in Job MarketKnowledge
Common Language
But not everyone is eligible to take The PMP® Certification
Exam…
Who is eligible to take the
PMP® Exam??
Download PMP® Credential Handbook from PMI’s website:www.pmi.org >> Certification
Read the first 20 pages.
Official PMP® Handbook by PMI®
You need…
Bachelor Degree/Diploma
Experience
Training
Educational Background
Project Management Experience Project Management
Education
Secondary degree (high school diploma, associate’s degree or global equivalent)
Minimum five years/60 months unique non overlapping professional management experience during which at least 7,500 hours were spent leading and directing project tasks.
35 contact hours of formal education.
OR
Four-year degree (bachelor’s degree or global equivalent)
Minimum three years/36 months unique non overlapping professional management experience during which at least 4,500 hours were spent leading and directing project tasks.
35 contact hours of formal education.
Source: PMP® Credential Handbook. Copyright by PMI®
How are project management
experience hours different from contact
hours..?
It refers to the total time an applicant
has spent in formal instruction.
Contact hours
It refers to the time spent in leading and
directing project management-related
tasks.
Project management hours
Is PMI® membership mandatory?
The Answer is NO
But there are benefits..!
Financial benefits of PMI® membership
Discount on
application fees
Free PDF copy of
the PMBOK®
Guide
Financial benefits of PMI® membership
How to prepare for your PMP® Exam
Copyright © 2008 - 2011 by OSP International LLC. All rights reserved.
PMI®, PMP®, CAPM® and PMBOK® Guide are trademarks of Project Management Institute, Inc. PMI® has not endorsed and did not participate in the development of our products. OSP International LLC has been reviewed and approved as a provider of project management training by the Project Management Institute (PMI). As a PMI Registered Education
Provider (R.E.P.), OSP International LLC has agreed to abide by PMI established quality assurance criteria.
This presentation is based in part on a series of articles that first appeared on www.cio.com
Step 2: Filling out the Application
Presented by Cornelius Fichtner, PMP - www.pm-prepcast.com