About PMI^®, PMP^®, and PMstudy

Project Management Institute

Project Management Institute (PMI)^® is the world leading not-for-profit project management professional association. PMI^® supports over half a million members in 170 countries worldwide. PMI^® members are individuals practicing and studying project management in many different industry areas.

PMI^® has become, and continues to be, the leading professional association in project management. More details can be found here :www.PMI.org

Certifications offered by PMI^®

PMI offers a comprehensive certification program for project practitioners of all education and skill levels.

PMI certifications ensure that you and your projects excel.

• Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM)^®
• Project Management Professional (PMP)^®
• Portfolio Management Professional (PfMP)SM
• PMI Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP)^®
• PMI Risk Management Professional (PMI-RMP)^®
• PMI Scheduling Professional (PMI-SP)^®

Project Management Professional (PMP)^®

PMP certification is the profession’s most globally recognized and respected certification credential. The PMP designation following your name tells current and potential employers that you have a solid foundation of project management knowledge that can be readily applied in the workplace. To know more Click Here

Why Choose a PMI^® Certification^®

• Are flexible: PMI certifications are not based on one specific methodology, so they’re flexible and adaptable.
• Keep you up-to-date: PMI continually conducts in-depth studies to ensure that our credentials actually reflect the current skills, knowledge and best practices you need to succeed.
• Encourage professional growth.
• Are renowned throughout the world.

Benefits of being a PMP^®

Given below are some benefits of PMP certification:

• Globally recognized and respected certification: The PMP certification is globally recognized and respected certification provided by PMI, the leading association of Project Management Professionals. With 12% increase in number of PMP^®/CAPM^® certification every year, they have been made the de-facto industry standard for Project Managers.
• The PMP certification recognizes your expertise in Project Management: The PMP certification tells your current and potential employers that you have a solid foundation of project management knowledge, which could be readily applied at the workplace.
• You will be a member of one of the most prestigious professional groups: By attaining the PMP certification, your name will be included in the largest and most prestigious group of certified Project Management Professionals.
• Better salary: It has been observed that Project Managers, who have the PMP certification, draw more salary than their counterparts, who do not have the aforementioned certification.
• Better job opportunities: With the requirements for qualified Project Managers expected to increase exponentially in the future, the job market for PMP Certified managers will get better.
• Globally recognized by leading companies: The PMP certification is endorsed by leading companies. In fact, they encourage their Project Managers to have the PMP certification.

For further information regarding the benefits of the PMP certification, we request you to visit the following link: www.pmi.org

Eligibility criteria for becoming a PMP

Please note that the PMP certification is not domain specific. It is a generic Project Management training certification.

Given below are the requirements for applying for the PMP Certification Exam:

• For a person having a baccalaureate or equivalent university degree,
  1. Minimum of 4500 hours of personal project management experience AND
  2. Minimum of 36 non-overlapping (unique) months of personal project management experience.
• For a person not having a baccalaureate or equivalent university degree, but who holds a high school diploma or equivalent secondary school credentials,
  1. Minimum of 7500 hours of personal project management experience AND
  2. Minimum of 60 non-overlapping (unique) months of personal project management experience.

Contact Hours of Project Management Instruction: Minimum of 35 hours of specific instruction that addresses learning objectives in project management.

Where are the PMP exams conducted?

All PMI computer-based exams are offered at all Prometric Testing Centers worldwide. You can check for locations on Prometric’s website, http://www.prometric.com/PMI/default.htm, but you will need to have submitted your credential fees and received your examination scheduling instructions in order to schedule an exam appointment.

 

PRINCE2^®

PRINCE2 (Projects IN Controlled Environments), is a widely used project management method that navigates you through all the essentials for running a successful project.

PRINCE2 is a de facto standard developed and used extensively by the UK government and is widely recognized and used in the private sector, both in the UK and internationally. It embodies established and proven best practice in project management.

WHY PRINCE2^®?

The development of PRINCE2 from the earlier PRINCE method was driven by user based improvements, project management specialists and a review panel of 150 public and private sector organizations. This end result is a generic best practice tool which is flexible enough to be tailored to your organization and used successfully for all types of project.

PRINCE2 is a flexible method and is aimed at all types of projects. There are numerous benefits of using PRINCE2.

ABOUT AXELOS

AXELOS are a new joint venture company, created by the Cabinet Office on behalf of Her Majesty’s Government (HMG) in the United Kingdom and Capita plc to run the Best Management Practice portfolio, including the ITIL^® and PRINCE2^® professional standards.

AXELOS (The Accreditor) assess and license Examination Institutes (EIs) to administer ITIL accreditation and examination activities.

WHY AXELOS?

The name AXELOS gives us a platform to stand out as:

• a modern, ever-evolving company on the world stage
• with a key focus on investing and developing new products
• and delivering new, ever more innovative methods of learning.

AXELOS translates appropriately globally, has impact and carries a certain degree of weight. Added to which, it has knowledge and wisdom, and gives a sense of a company that, whilst new, is still imbued with solidity and integrity.

PRINCE2^® QUALIFICATION SCHEME

The PRINCE2 Qualification Scheme has been developed by AXELOS Limited to offer a tiered examination structure with three levels of qualification, Foundation, Practitioner, and Professional.

AXELOS sets the quality expectations for the PRINCE2 qualifications. AXELOS have accredited nine Examination Institutes (EIs) who in turn accredit a network of Accredited Training Organizations including their trainers and course material to be able to offer PRINCE2 training courses and examinations.

Benefits of PRINCE2:

PRINCE2 embodies established and proven best practice and governance for project management. It can be applied to any type of project – and can easily be implemented alongside specialist, industry-specific models (‘engineering models’ or ‘development life cycles’).

The method is widely recognized and understood, and therefore provides a common vocabulary for all project participants – promoting effective communication. The method also provides for the explicit recognition of project responsibilities – so that participants understand each other’s roles and needs. There is a defined structure for accountability, delegation, authority and communication.

Some observed benefits are:

• Promotes consistency of project work and the ability to reuse project assets; it also facilitates staff mobility and reduces the impact of personnel changes/handovers.
• Is an invaluable diagnostic tool, facilitating the assurance and assessment of project work, troubleshooting and audits.
• Plans are carefully designed to meet the needs of the different levels in the management team, improving communication and control.
• Ensures that participants focus on the viability of the project in relation to its Business Case objectives – rather than simply seeing the completion of the project as an end in it.
• Defines a thorough but economic structure of reports.
• Ensures that stakeholders (including sponsors and resource providers) are properly represented in planning and decision making.

Adopting PRINCE2 promotes learning and continual improvement in organizations. Its product focus clarifies (for all parties) what a project will deliver, why, when, by whom and for whom. It is based on a ‘management by exception’ framework, providing for the efficient and economic use of management time (whether at corporate, program, Project Board or project management levels).