Project Management Professional

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The title Project Management Professional (PMP SM ) is awarded by the Project Management Institute (PMI SM ). It represents the second - and most important - certification level of the PMI and in terms of qualification is above the CAPM (Certified Associate in Project Management).

overview

Development of PMP-certified project managers 1995–2008

The exam for the PMP exam is carried out by the PMI as a computer test. It is based on the PMP Examination Content Outline. While the underlying standard “ A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge ” (PMBOK Guide) is process-oriented, the examination guidelines are based on the individual tasks of the project manager.

After successfully completing the test, graduates are entitled to use the abbreviation PMP after their name.

PMP Certified Individuals in EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa) as of May 31, 2009

As of August 31, 2017, around 790,000 PMPs were certified worldwide. Most of the certified PMPs in Europe are in Germany with around 12,000. In Switzerland there are 3,100 and in Austria approx. 1,000 people (July 2014).

PMP certification is recognized by ISO according to the ISO / IEC 17024 standard for certification of persons ( conformity assessment - general requirements for bodies that certify persons ).

requirements

The Project Management Institute (PMI SM ) has defined two categories of test candidates, which differ in terms of educational level and experience in project management:

Category 1:

At the time of the application, the candidate has a degree equivalent to a baccalaureate degree (in Germany: (technical) university diploma or higher).

The candidate has gained experience in a leading position in project management over a period of 8 years from the date of the application:

  • Project management activity: at least 36 months
  • Experience: at least 4,500 hours

Category 2:

At the time of the application, the candidate does not have a qualification equivalent to a baccalaureate degree (in Germany: (technical) Abitur or teaching)

The candidate has gained experience in a leading position in project management over a period of 8 years from the date of the application:

  • Project management activity: at least 60 months
  • Experience: at least 7,500 hours

Both categories: The candidate must demonstrate at least 35 hours of project management-specific training.

exam

course

200 questions ( multiple choice ) must be answered within four hours . There are four possible answers to each question, of which exactly one is correct. Sometimes multiple answers seem to be correct. If there is more than one possible answer that is fundamentally correct, the question is B. to select the best possible. The participants must correctly answer a corresponding percentage of the questions according to a weighted evaluation process. This passing score has not been published by the PMI since 2006. Until 2006 it was 69%, currently (2009) it is (unconfirmed, since no longer published) at 81%. 175 of the 200 questions are scored. The remaining 25 questions are new questions from the PMI, which may be added to the test question pool at a later date. At the time of the exam, the candidate does not know what it is - all 200 questions must be answered. The test result will be announced to the participants immediately after the test has been completed. Participants who do not pass the exam straight away are given the opportunity to take a repeat test without having to repeat the admission procedure.

Content

To answer the questions in the exam, knowledge from the PMBOK Guide is required. On the other hand, transfer payments from real day-to-day project work are necessary. For example, a project situation is described from which one must deduce which phase according to PMBOK one is currently in. Only with this knowledge can you choose the correct answer. In the third requirement area, questions on topics of general knowledge from the further topic of project management must be answered. One such topic could be Maslow's hierarchy of needs .

Exam language

The official exam language is English. Translation aids are available for the following languages:

  • German
  • French
  • Hebrew
  • Italian
  • Japanese
  • Korean
  • Mandarin Chinese
  • Portuguese (Brazil)
  • Russian
  • Spanish
  • Arabic

Exam times

The examination date can largely be arranged at will during normal working hours. 240 minutes are available for processing the exam questions.

Code of Conduct

Certified PMPs submit to a code of conduct of the PMI (Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct).

validity

PMP status is granted for a period of three years. To be recertified beyond this period, PMPs must collect 60 PDUs (Professional Development Units) to renew their status for the next three-year cycle. One PDU corresponds to one hour of training. PDUs can be acquired, for example, through participation in training courses, specialist events or through self-study. These learning units are not checked.

literature

  • Thomas Wuttke, Peggy Gartner: The PMP SM exam. The targeted exam preparation. 6th edition. Heidelberg, mitp, 2012, ISBN 978-3-8266-9183-6 .
  • Rita Mulcahy, et al .: PMP SM Exam Prep. Rita's Course in a Book SM for Passing the PMP Exam. 8th edition. Minnetonka MN (USA), RMC Publications Inc., 2013. ISBN 978-1-9327-3565-9 .
  • Jennifer Greene, Andrew Stellman, "Head First PMP", 3rd Edition - Covers PMBOK GUIDE 5th Edition, O'Reilly, ISBN 978-1-449-36491-5

Web links

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  1. ^ Project Management Institute, Inc .: Project Management Professional SM . Examination content outline. PMI, Newtown Square PA, August 2011.
  2. ↑ PMI Today, September 2017 issue
  3. ↑ PMI press release PMI-055-08-07 of April 10, 2007 "Project Management Institute earns ISO 17024 accreditation" ( Memento of May 26, 2008 in the Internet Archive )
  4. ↑ http://www.pmi.org/About-Us/Ethics/Code-of-Ethics.aspx