COURSE OVERVIEW 

The PMP certification is designed by project professionals, for project professionals and validates that you are among the best—highly skilled in:

  • People: emphasizing the soft skills you need to effectively lead a project team in today’s changing environment.
  • Process: reinforcing the technical aspects of successfully managing projects.
  • Business Environment: highlighting the connection between projects and organizational strategy. 

Earning your PMP Certification is a commitment, and that’s why it is valuable. Do you have real-world project management experience that’s led to success? Great—you’ve finished the hardest part. Before you apply, make sure you meet of the following sets of PMP Certification requirements:

  • A four-year degree
  • 36 months leading projects
  • 35 hours of project management education/training or CAPM® Certification

— OR —

  • A high school diploma or an associate’s degree (or global equivalent)
  • 60 months leading projects
  • 35 hours of project management education/training or CAPM® Certification
  • EXAM CONTENT OUTLINE The following table identifies the proportion of questions from each domain that will appear on the examination. Domain Percentage of Items on Test

Domain

Percentage of Items on Test
I.  People 42%
II. Process50%
III.   Business Environment 8%
Total100%

Accordingly, the PMP certification will be reflective of this and will incorporate approaches across the value delivery spectrum. About half of the examination will represent predictive project management approaches and the other half will represent agile or hybrid approaches. Predictive, agile, and hybrid approaches will be found throughout the three domain areas listed above and are not isolated to any particular domain or task. The exact number of items for each question type and approach may vary by form. Our scoring model is periodically reviewed by scoring experts to ensure valid assessment of knowledge and skills.

How to Apply for PMP
Application Process:

Step 1

Confirm You are Eligible

36 Months of Experience in Leading Project and 35 Hrs. of Project Management Training

OR

Have a High School Diploma or Equivalent Degree?

36 Months of Experience in Leading Project and 35 Hrs. of Project Management Training

Step Two:

  • Gather Your info
  • Document your experience and training by gathering information about:
  • Projects you’ve led
  • Where you’ve worked
  • Your role and responsibilities
  • Duration of projects
  • Training You’ve Completed
  • Institutions attended
  • Courses completed
  • Qualifying hours

Step Three:

You’ll have to go to pmi.org account to kick the process off.
All the information you can submit through the application
Your application will be reviewed and then you’ll need to pay an exam fee if you’re qualified to move forward.

Member Price: US$405
Non-Member Price: US$555

Once approved to take the exam, you can schedule your exam time at a testing site near you (or you can take it online). Learn more about preparing for the exam.