About PMI and PMP certification

1. Dipl.-Ing. Hari Maslic
PM Community
Eschborn, 9 September 2011

2. CONTENT
1 About PMI and PMI certificates
2 PMP – Objective
3 PMP Exam Prerequisites and application
process
4 PMP preparation – Material
5 PMP preparation
6 PMP Exam
7 My PMP certificate

3.  Certified Associate in Project Management
(CAPM)®
 PMI Risk Management Professional (PMI-RMP)®
 PMI Scheduling Professional (PMI-SP)®
 Program Management Professional (PgMP)®
 Project Management Professional (PMP)®
• Founded in 1969
• Not for Profit Organization
• 250 chapters in over 70 countries
• 420,000 members and credential holders
• Administers globally recognized certification
programs including the coveted Project
Management Professional (PMP) certification
• 11 global standards (including Program and
Portfolio Management)
• Organizational Project Management Maturity
Model or OPM3
• A Guide to the Project Management Body of
Knowledge (PMBOK® Guide, 4th Edition at 2011)
1 About PMI and PMI certificates
The family of PMI certificates
PMI
PMI Certification Department Mission
Initiate, establish, evaluate, maintain and administer a professional credential program
to promote and support project management practitioners and the profession.

4. • You want to commit yourself better to
Project Management profession
• You want to excel at your work place
• You want to make yourself and your
company more saleable and marketable
• You want better job prospects
• Much practical experience, but not yet a
certificate
• Refresh theoretical know how
• Global trends
• PMP shows your commitment to the
project management profession
• PMP recognizes your knowledge, skills
and abilities
• PMP reflects achievement
• PMP leads to better earning
• PMP leads to career opportunities and
advancement
• PMP prepares you for greater job
responsibilities
• PMP improves your skills and knowledge
• PMP builds self-confidence
• PMP allows for greater recognition from
peers
• PMP enhances the profession
2 PMP Objective
PMP certification is meant for you if:
Why become a PMP?

5. PMP Eligibility Requirements
• Register by pmi.org
• Attach your university degree
• Send your detailed explanation of 4500 hours of
PM experience within the last 5 years including
references
App_ProcessPMPQuest com-
pmp_form_template_v1.xls
• Without university degree you have to prove
7500 hours of PM Experience within the last 8
years
• Attach your certificate about 35 PDUs (35
Professional Development Units certified as 35
hours of PM training courses, e.g. by
pmcampus.com)
..PMCampusCourse35Hours_Certificate_compl
.pdf
3 PMP Exam Prerequisites and application process

6. A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK
Guide/PMBOK), 4th Edition (ca. 40,-€)
4 PMP preparation – Material (1/2)
• PMBOK is recognized in USA as ANSI-Standard
• Produced by the Project Management Institute
• Revised and reprinted every 4 years
• Currently PMBOK is in the 4th edition (2008
release)
• PMBOK
 sum of knowledge within the
profession of project management
 used to document and standardize
generally accepted project
management information and
practices
9 Knowledge Areas (incl. 44 Processes) :
1. Project Integration Management
2. Project Scope Management
3. Project Time Management
4. Project Cost Management
5. Project Quality Management
6. Project Human Resource Management
7. Project Communications Management
8. Project Risk Management
9. Project Procurement Management
Chapter PMI Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct
is part of the Project Management Professional
(PMP)SM Credential Handbook:
pdc_pmphandbook.pdf
5 PM Process Group and 9
Knowledge Areas

7. 4 PMP preparation – Material (2/2)
Das PMP-Examen, Thomas Wuttke, 5th
Edition (ca. 50,-€)
PMP Exam Prep, 6th Edition, Rita
Mulcahy (ca. 50,- €)
Generally:
eLearning Training course, PMCampus Online Training Center
Free exam questions from Internet
Language for preparation material should be always English!

8. 5 PMP preparation
Effort approx. 175 hours:
Task 1: 40 hours for PMBOK
Task 2: 35 hours for 35PDUs
Task 3: 20 hours for “Das PMP-Examen, Thomas Wuttke“
Task 4: 80 hours for „PMP Exam Prep, 6th Edition, Rita Mulcahy”
Material Reading Questions Cost (€)
PMBOK 2 0 40
PMP Exam Prep, 6th Edition, Rita Mulcahy 2 2x400 50
Das PMP-Examen: Die gezielte Prüfungsvorbereitung, Thomas Wuttke 1 100 50
Online Training, 35 PDUs, PMCAMPUS 1 1100 150
PMP Exam 400
Total Cost: 690
App_ProcessRitas_Process_Chart.xls
Questions_answer.xlsx
Important:
• English is paramount for the preparation (books should always be in English)
• You must know „every detail“ from the preparation books, cross reading is not sufficient
• Do not target to reach 100% in preparation questions (impossible), ~ 5 -10% of the questions cannot be understood
even after having read the answer
• Target to have 70-80% correct preparation questions before taking the exam

9. PMP Certification Overview
• 200 Objective type questions
• 175 questions for scoring and the rest 25 for validating future examination questions
• 4 hours of exam time
• Additional 15 minutes for tutorial
• exam is computer-based in special exam test centers e.g. in Eschborn, PROMETRIC
• Language help in e.g. german available for the exam
• 61 % of correct answers required for PASSING
• Exam results not communicated even to applicant after exam
• Recertification after 3 years by getting another 60 PDUs (without another exam)
• Exam components
1. Initiation: 11%
2. Planning: 23%
3. Executing: 27%
4. Monitoring and Controlling: 21%
5. Closing: 9%
6. Professional and Social Responsibility: 9%
6 PMP Exam

10. Hari Maslic, PMP®
7 My PMP certificate

11. Thank you for your attention.
Dipl.-Ing Hari Maslic
Digital Designer and IT Project Manager