What is a Project Management Professional? (What is the PMP?)

The Project Management Institute (PMI) is the largest professional membership body for Project managers in the world. And the Project Management Professional (PMP) certification is the premier qualification.
The PMP is intended to certify that you are a skilled AND experienced project professional, with knowledge and understanding across the domains of and approaches to Project Management.
To become a PMP, you need four things:
1. A minimum level of education
2. A minimum number of months leading projects
3. A specific number of hours of project management education (or the PMI’s CAPM certification)
4. To pass the PMP exam
There are two routes through, with different levels of formal educational attainment requiring more or fewer months of leading projects.
We have a video on the PMI’s entry-level CAPM certification: • What is CAPM? PMI's Ce...
The examination can and does change too. At any time, the syllabus is set in the PMP Examination Content Outline (ECO), which you can download from the PMI’s website (www.pmi.org/ce...) along with the PMP handbook.
The latest ECO came into operation on 2 January 2021. But it was published in summer 2019, so we might expect a new exam syllabus around summer 2023.
The examination is a long one that now covers predictive, adaptive (agile), and hybrid project management, and splits its attention between three domains:
1. People (42% of questions)
2. Process (50% of questions)
3. Business environment (8% of questions)
Getting your PMP is just the first stage. As with most professional qualifications, PMI imposes the need for continuing professional development (CPD). Its approach is to allocate Professional Development Units (PDUs) for an hour of learning or contribution. PMI sets strict requirements to maintain your certification.
Should you invest the time and cost of studying for and taking your PMP qualification?
The answer is…
It depends upon the job market where you want to work - both geographically and sectorally. Some sectors value PMI qualifications more highly than others. And the same is true of specific employers. The only thing to do is research your target job market and build your own business case.
If you do decide to study for your PMP qualification (or indeed CAPM), then we maintain a selection of carefully chosen training providers that we recommend: onlinepmcourse...
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