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

PMP is Flexible and Adaptable – PMP certification is not based on a specific methodology. As a PMP, you can work virtually in any industry, with any methodology, and in any location. It connects you to the community of professionals, organizations, and experts worldwide.

PMP is Global – It makes you capable of working with the global language of project management.  It utilizes the knowledge of various industries, market segments, and geographic locations, unlike other certifications that focus on a particular geography or domain. You can find PMPs leading projects in nearly every country.

• 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

Following are the tips to prepare for the PMP Certification exam –

1. Read PMBOK® 6.0 at least twice and few other books for the topics that are not covered in detail in PMBOK®. (Must)
2. Appear in the reasonable number of practice tests, it will expose you to a variety of exam questions and will make you confident for the actual exam. In case you want to take a look at some of the sample questions you can try PMP® Sample Practice Questions offered by Whizlabs.
3. If you need specialized training for key topics of the exam you can check out Training/ Webinars sessions available at Whizlabs.
4. Register in a good discussion forum to discuss preparation related queries.
5. In case you are a self-learner kind of person but need a formal training you can check Online Self-Study Training Material of Whizlabs.

Start your preparation today by determining your current level of understanding with free PMP practice questions.

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.

The recommended books for PMP exam preparation are –

• Head First PMP by Andrew Stellman
• PMP Project Management Professional Study Guide by Joseph Phillips

PDUs are Personal Development Units that are gained through Project Management Training. You need a fixed number of PDUs to apply and maintain the PMP certification.

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.

Yes, we at Whizlabs offer 100% unconditional money back guarantee. If you do not clear the exam for any reason, you will get a complete refund. Please note that we only refund the cost of the product (i.e., practice tests and online training) which you have purchased from Whizlabs, not the PMP Certification Exam cost.

Yes, we provide you full support for any query related to the certification while you are preparing for our mock exams. Your query will be handled by certified PMP® SMEs (Subject Matter Experts) and the response will be provided in due course.

If you have any query related to PMP certification course, payments etc., please feel free to contact us at Whizlabs Helpdesk or mail us at support@whizlabs.com. A member of our support team will respond to you as soon as possible, and your query will be resolved.

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.

You can reschedule or cancel the exam only before the 48 hours of the exam date with payment of US$70fee. If you cancel or reschedule exam within 48 hours, it will forfeit the full exam fee. If you cancel or reschedule PMP exam before 30 days of the exam date, there won’t be any deduction as cancellation or rescheduling fee.

If you submit a refund request before 30 days of the exam within eligibility period, the amount will be refunded after deduction of US$100 as processing fee.

The following conditions allow the extension to exam eligibility period –

• Medical Emergency
• Military Deployment
• Death in Immediate Family
• Illness in Immediate Family
• Natural Disaster

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