Project Management Professional (PMP)® Certifications

The PMBOK® Guide – Sixth Edition includes information on how to implement its approaches in agile environments — a first for PMI®.

Other additions include:

• Trends and emerging practices
• Tailoring considerations
• A greater emphasis on Strategic and Business Knowledge
• A new section on the role of the project manager

You can expect to find the following updates in the PMBOK Guide® – Sixth Edition:

• A new chapter on the role of the project manager that focuses on effective leadership — including necessary competencies, experience, and skills.
• Two renamed Knowledge Areas that more accurately reflect which elements can be managed and which cannot:
  • Schedule Management (formerly known as Time Management)
  • Resource Management (formerly known as Human Resource Management)

• Every Knowledge Area now features four new sections:
  • Key Concepts
  • Trends and Emerging Practices
  • Tailoring Considerations
  • Considerations for Agile/Adaptive Environments

Project Management Professional (PMP)® is a globally recognized professional management course offered by the Project Management Institute (PMI)®. This course is based on PMBOK ^® Guide – Sixth Edition and focuses on 49 processes and 10 knowledge areas; thus enables you to meet the latest business requirements. There are currently 833,025 PMP certified professionals worldwide.

Benefits of PMP® Certification

• Covers all the fundamental aspects of Project Management (focuses on 5 processes and 47 knowledge areas) from exam perspective.
• Demonstrates your skills to your employer, peers, and customers that you are proficient in Project management and works with the best practices of the industry.
• Increases your salary and provides greater job opportunities by adding new credentials to your resume.
• Enhances your chances of being globally recognized with enhanced skills and improved project performance.
• Makes you officially accredited as a certified Project Management Professional (PMP).

If you’re an experienced project manager who is responsible for all the aspects of project management, then the PMP is the right choice for you. Getting certified should be considered (but not limited) to the people at the following roles across all industries –

• IT Heads/ Senior IT Managers
• Project Head/ GM/ AGM
• Senior/ Junior Project Managers
• Business Practice Heads/Analysts
• Senior Consultants/ Software Developers
• Module Leads/ Team Leads

PMP® Exam Information

Exam Duration: 4 Hours

Exam Pattern: 200 Multiple Choice Questions; out of which 25 questions are randomly placed pre-test/ dummy questions.

Passing Score: PMI® doesn’t give percentage instead there is a grading system (Proficient, Moderate Proficient, and Below Proficient), only below Proficient is considered Fail.

Price: For PMI® Members – US$405 and, For PMI® Non-Member – US$555

Eligibility Criteria: The candidate must satisfy below-mentioned criteria

• Four-year Bachelor’s Degree or Equivalent
• 4,500 hours of Project Management Experience
• 35 hours of Project Management Education from any R.E.P (Registered Education Provider) of PMI®

                                                                    Or

• Secondary Degree (High School Diploma, Associate’s Degree or Equivalent)
• 7,500 hours of Project Management Experience
• 35 hours of Project Management Education from any R.E.P (Registered Education Provider) of PMI®

Maintenance: 60 Professional Development Units (PDUs) every three years

• You can apply for PMP certification on meeting the eligibility criteria for the certification exam.
• Download the application form from the website of PMI®, fill it, and submit.
• The application submitted online is processed within 5 business days.
• You can schedule the exam at any Prometric center immediately after receiving the PMI® eligibility id.

Exam Content Outline

Succeeding in the PMP certification exam is not a rocket science rather a function of the following three key elements:

• Project Management Experience
• Understanding of Project Management Principles (PMBOK® 6th Edition)
• Exam Strategy and Practice

Although there is no substitute for the real-life Project Management experience, there is a huge scope of opportunity in the other two areas – Understanding of Project Management Principles (according to latest PMBOK® 6 version) and PMP® Exam Strategy & Practice. There might be several questions that might be hovering around your mind:

• How and where to begin?
• How much time (total number of days, hours/day, etc.) should I allocate for the preparation of PMP® exam?
• Which areas should I focus on while preparing and practicing for the exam?
• Which books and trainings should I consider? And many others.

To answer most of the above questions, you need to assess your current level of preparation for the exam. Once you know your current level, you can choose the appropriate study aids and confidently plan to be successful in the certification exam. The best way to assess your current level of preparation is to take Whizlabs’ PMP® Mock Exam Simulator that is based on the pattern of the Actual PMP® Exam. The software generated instant results of the mock exam will give you a clear understanding of your strengths and weaknesses, in addition to helping you assess your overall preparation for the exam.

No, there is no prerequisite for the PMP certification exam. You can directly appear for this certification exam by satisfying the eligibility criteria for the exam.

You can apply either online or offline for the for PMP certification exam. PMI® encourages candidates to apply online, but you can also download a printable application from the website and email it to PMI®. There is no possibility of sending your registration form via postal mail or fax service.

No, the PMI® membership is not mandatory for PMP® training, but it can benefit you in several ways such as reduction in exam fee. Generally, for PMP®, it is good to take membership first and then do certification. However, vice versa also works well.

• Four-year Bachelor’s Degree or Equivalent
• 4,500 hours of Project Management Experience
• 35 hours of Project Management Education from any R.E.P (Registered Education Provider) of PMI®

                                                               Or

• Secondary Degree (High School Diploma, Associate’s Degree or Equivalent)
• 7,500 hours of Project Management Experience
• 35 hours of Project Management Education from any R.E.P (Registered Education Provider) of PMI®

For PMI® Members: USD 405, For Non-member: USD 555

No, training program fee does not include the exam fee.

A candidate will get three chances to take and pass the certification exam within the eligibility period after receiving eligibility id. If unfortunately, a candidate does not succeed in the third attempt, he/she will have to wait one year to retake the test.

Yes, we offer the Annual Subscription in which you get all the Whizlabs training courses worth $2500+ at $99 only. With Whizlabs subscription, you will get unlimited access to all the courses and hands-on labs with Premium Support for one year.

Yes, we provide a course completion certificate for online training courses. Once you watch the video course by 100% / complete an online course, you get a course completion certificate that is signed by our CEO.

Our simulators and video courses have a lifetime license/validity. Once you have purchased, you can access it for a lifetime.