The Project Management Professional (PMP) certification is a credential offered by the Project Management Institute (PMI).

Eligibility Criteria for PMP Certification

To complete the PMP Certification process, candidates should satisfy the following criteria.

• A Bachelor’s or “global equivalent university degree”
• 4,500 hours of project management experience in which the last three calendar years experience in project management must be documented.
• Document at least 35 contact hours of formal training in project management.
• Thirty-five credit hours of project management education covering subjects like project quality, scope, time, human resources, communications, risk, procurement, and integration management
  Pass the PMP Certification Exam.

If there is no degree then Candidate should have

• 7500 hours of project management experience in which the last five calendar years experience in project management must be documented.
  Thirty-five credit hours of project management education covering the same subjects as an applicant with a college degree.

Applying for PMP

The PMP Application can be completed either online (at www.pmi.org) or with paper forms.

The Application consists of three sections:

1. PMP Certification Examination Application Form
This section consists of three pages and includes all of your general information: name, address, contact information, educational background. This section can be completed quickly.

2. Project Management Education Form
This section is a one-page form that asks you to document your 35 contact hours in project management training. This section can be completed quickly.

3. Project Management Experience Verification Form
This section uses a two-page form to document each of your projects during your experience period. This is the most time-consuming portion of the Application. It involves doing some spadework gathering all the information necessary to complete this section. Summarize your project management experience, include the project names, and companies for whom you did the projects.

Fees for PMP Certification

The fee is $405 for PMI members, $555 for non-members.

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