what makes pmi credentials stand apart? michele j. jones, pmp april 1, 2011
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What Makes PMI Credentials Stand Apart?
Michele J. Jones, PMP
April 1, 2011
Agenda
• Purpose of the presentation
• Introduction to PMI’s Certification Program
• What sets PMI’s credentials apart?
• What are the benefits of PMI credentials?
PMI’s Certification Programs
• 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)®
Why choose a PMI certification?
• Flexible and transferable
• Keeps you up-to-date
• Encourage professional growth
• Help practitioners develop their careers
• Renowned worldwide
What sets PMI’s credentials apart?
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 practiceestablished through global studies
By project managers, for project managers
• Thousands of project management practitioners volunteer every year
– Create examination questions
– Rigorously review these questions
– Provide strategic oversight to certification program
– Drive change initiatives
• Volunteers represent PMI’s diversepopulation
Transferable between methodologies, standards, or industries
• PMI Certifications reflect project management best practices– Do not represent any single methodology, standard, or industry
• Transferable around the globe
• Consistently examined to reflect current practice– Maintained through gaining project management education and
working experience– Ensures that PMI’s certifications never
become obsolete – and our activecredential holders keep up with theirproject management competence
Valid and reliable ways toassess competence
• PMI certification measure more than knowledge
– Education for Eligibility
– Experience
– Examination (scenario-based examination)
– Ethics
– Education for CertificationMaintenance
Summary
• Remember what sets PMI credentials apart:
An internationally recognized, accredited program
By project managers, for project managers
Transferable between methodologies, standards, or industries
Valid and reliable ways to assess competence
Now that you know – 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)
Benefits of certification
Higher maturity organizations have
higher certification rates
PricewaterhouseCoopers Insights and Trends: Current Programme and Project Management Practices (2007)
Benefits of certification
Higher maturity organizations have better
project performance
75% 73%
36%
82% 80%
48%
59%60%58%
75%70%
48%43%
64%
51%
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%
On time On budget Scope creep Metgoals/intent
Increase inprojects thatmeet goals
High Meduim Low
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
Thank you
• For questions, please contact:– Michele J. Jones, PMP
– Quality Computing Projects Inc.
or– E-mail PMI directly at [email protected]