Certification Update28 January 2007

Presented by

Betsy ReddenPMP & CAPM Examination Developer

Tom Bates, MBACertifications Standards Supervisor

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Worldwide, organizations will

embrace, value and utilize project

management and attribute their

success to it.

– PMI Vision Statement

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Discussion Points

• Background on PMI Certification Practices & Processes

• PMI Certification Program

• PMP®

• CAPM®

• PgMPSM

• Maintaining Your Credential

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Background on PMI

Certification Practices and Processes

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Certification Program Governance

Certification Governance Council (CGC) re-chartered in 2005 to assume increased responsibility for Certification Program

An administratively independent body reporting to the PMI Board via the Governance Committee

Responsible for identifying and supporting implementation of strategic objectives as specifically related to the Certification Program

Representative of credentialed populations

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Global Practices and Acceptance

ISO 9001 certified

Certification Department - first of its kind

Successfully passed routine audit Q1 ‘06

ISO 17024 accreditation

Awarded to PMI in 2006

ISO is the International Standard Organization, a fair, impartial and globally recognised accreditation body

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Role Delineation Study First-ever Regional-based Study

5 regional focus groups held to gather informationNorth

AmericaAsia

Pacific EMEALatin

AmericaSummary Meeting

Web-based survey instrument developed and launched globally to validate regional findings

A global certification standard that serves as the basis for the revised exam

New exam questions developed based on current PM reference texts and mapped to ensure sufficient questions to assure candidate knowledgeable in areas identified as necessary for PMPs

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PMP Examination SpecificationGlobal Certification Standard

Why create an exam specification?

Provides percent of questions/domain on exam

Used by trainers to guide instructional design

Used by students to guide their studies

Critical to ensure exam has content validity

Content validity – does the exam evaluate the knowledge or skill required to function as a practitioner in the field?

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PMP Examination Specification

Resulted from market research project

Establishes the blueprint for exam construction

Identify domains, tasks, knowledge and skills

Use psychometrically-sound methodologies

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PMP Examination Specification Examination Blueprint

Domain Percent of Questions

Initiating 11%

Planning 23%

Executing 27%

Monitoring and Controlling 21%

Closing 9%

Professional and Social Responsibility

9%

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Questions about

Certification

Practices & Processes?

Overview: PMI Certification Program

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Data on the Value of Certification PMI’s Executive Survey on Project Management Study

Findings from the 2004 survey showed:26% of executives reported using "trained, certified

project managers" to lead new projectsincreased to 40% in 2005

Findings from the 2005 survey showed:61% of executives consider certifications "somewhat

useful" or "very useful" in evaluating employees' abilities at managing projects

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Data on the Value of CertificationKPMG Global IT Project Management Survey (2005)

Included "qualified PMs" as a factor that exists in “organizations with lower project failure rates”

Complete profile of these organizations is:Have PMO that manages all projectsReport to board on major projectsHave formal benefits tracking process Have formally qualified PMs Always perform rigorous risk assessment

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Interest in the PMP PMP Growth Since 1984

40 4,769 5,294 6,397 10,000 18,18427,052

40,34353,000

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Total PMPs

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Demand for Project Managers

PMI performed a global survey of senior corporate executives in 2004

73% of these executives currently employ professional project managers

92% concur that “utilizing professionalproject managers is an effective way to ensure success”

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PMI Certifications Project Management Professional (PMP®)

Global community of over 200,000

Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM®) Over 1,500 people worldwide have attained More than 3,500 approved and preparing to sit for the exam

NEW – Program Management Professional (PgMPSM) Developed for practitioners who manage programs Available in 2007

OPM3® ProductSuite certification Nearly 30 certified since launch in June 2006 For internal and external service providers (professionals) who

perform assessment and consulting services

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Program = 1 PgMP overseeing multiple projects

PMI’s Certification Program

OPM3® ProductSuite Certification

Project = 1 PMP and multiple CAPMs

Portfolio = Organizational Project Management (OPM3)

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Defining Programs and Projects

Projects – are temporary, meaning they have a definite beginning and end, and they are undertaken to create a unique product, service or result.

Programs – a group of related projects managed in a coordinated way to obtain strategic benefits and control not available from managing them individually.

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Career Path

Project management skills are an imperative for improving operational performance and customer satisfaction.

Having a career path is an important part of employee retention and it reflects directly on the bottom line.

Organizations are embracing credentials in their professional development and performance appraisal processes.

Project Management Professional (PMP®)

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Who Can Benefit by Obtaining a PMP Credential?

Practitioners who: Are responsible for all aspects of the project for the life

of the project

Lead and direct cross-functional teams to deliver projects

Demonstrate sufficient knowledge and experience to apply a methodology to projects

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PMP Certificants: Who Are They?

From the 2005 Member Satisfaction Survey...  

45% work in IT/IS

85% have at least 5 years of project management experience

62% are program or project managers

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PMP: Benefits to Project Teams

Enhances communications among project peers

Makes project team more marketable/viable to potential clients

Helps organization achieve more accurate assessment of the scope of their project needs

Time allocated more efficiently – assessing needs prior to project initiation, less time on administration

Increases likelihood of projects being successfully managed within the triple constraints

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PMI Salary Survey: Compensation Rises With PMP

Source: PMI’s Project Management Salary Survey – Fourth Edition, for PMP holders based in the US.

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What are the PMP Eligibility Requirements?

*Eligibility requirements are different for candidates who do not hold a bachelor’s degree or the global equivalent

Educational Background*

Bachelor’s degree or the global equivalentAND

Project Management Education

35 contact hours of formal educationAND

Project Management Experience*Within the last 8 consecutive years, 4,500 hours or a

minimum 36 months, of unique and non-overlapping project management experience spent leading and

directing project tasks.

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How Do I Prepare for the PMP Examination?

Become familiar with PMP Examination Specification

Become familiar with PMP Examination Specification

Communications Management Cost Management Quality Management Risk Management Human Resources Management

Communications Management Cost Management Quality Management Risk Management Human Resources Management

Procurement Management Scope Management Integration Management Time Management

Procurement Management Scope Management Integration Management Time Management

Study the following project management content areas:

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Questions about the

PMP credential?

Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM®)

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Who Can Benefit by Obtaining a CAPM Credential?

Project team members who wish to demonstrate their knowledge of project management processes and lexicon used by most project managers

Project management practitioners seeking to advance their careers in project management

Qualified undergraduate and graduate students with an interest in project management

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CAPM Certificants: Who Are They?

Overall, CAPM certificants can be considered to have fundamental project management knowledge:

On average, 5 years of project management experience

About 20% hold titles of project coordinator, functional manager or project engineer

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CAPM: Benefits to Project Teams

Allows project team members to “speak the same language”Effective communication can be like a technical skill: How to write a project plan How to set up a schedule These processes are very different from managing a project.

Fundamental understanding of project management processes (based on the PMBOK Guide® Third Edition)

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What are the CAPM Eligibility Requirements?

Educational Background

Bachelor’s or Associate’s degree or High school diploma, or the global equivalent

AND

Option 1: Project Management Education

23 contact hours of formal education

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Option 2: Project Management Experience1,500 hours of work on a project team

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A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK® Guide) – Third Edition

Prep courses offered by PMI Registered Education Providers (R.E.P.s), Component organizations, or other trainers

University/college academic and continuing education programs

How Do I Prepare for the CAPM Examination?

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Project Tasks and RolesCAPMCAPMPMPPMP

Responsible for individual projects

Some assume full, rather than partial responsibility for project tasks

Responsible for overall project success

Responsible for individual project tasks

Responsible for leading and directing project tasks

Tasks concentrated in project integration, time, scope, and communication management

Manages projects to stay within specified scope, budget and timeline

Heavily involved in project plan execution

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Questions about the

CAPM credential?

Program Management Professional (PgMPSM)

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Program Management Professional (PgMPSM)

The role of a program manager is to:

Coordinate the management of multiple related projects

Lead and direct constituent project managers

Make and implement decisions that accomplish strategic objectives

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Program Management Competence Evaluation

3-step assessment process:

1. Review of candidate’s work experience

2. Multiple-choice exam

3. Multi-rater assessment

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What are the PgMPEligibility Requirements?

Educational Background*

Bachelor’s degree or the global equivalentAND

Experience* Minimum 4 years project management experience, and Minimum 4 years program management experience

Project and program management experience must have been accrued over the last 15 consecutive years

*Eligibility requirements are different for candidates who do not hold a bachelor’s degree or the global equivalent

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PgMP: Benefits to Project Teams

Aligning multiple projects to optimize achievement of program goals

Providing a more comprehensive approach to resource allocation

Increasing support for accomplishment of organizational project management maturity

Individuals who attain the Program Management Professional credential bring value to PMOs by:

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Project Tasks and RolesPgMPPgMPPMPPMP

Responsible for individual projects Makes recommendations to modify programs to more effectively achieve objectives

Manages projects to stay within specified scope, budget and timeline

Demonstrates sufficient knowledge and experience to make decisions that advance strategic objectives

Responsible for overall project success

Works to ensure ultimate success of the program

Responsible for leading and directing project tasks

Manages a group of projects that are directed toward a common organizational objective

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Questions about

the

PgMP credential?

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Maintaining Your Credential

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Continuing Certification Requirements (CCR)

RationaleEnhance ongoing professional development of certificantsEncourage and recognize individualized learning

opportunitiesOffer a standardized and objective mechanism for attaining

and recording professional development activitiesSustain the PMP as a globally recognized credential

ParticipationPMPs who wish to renew and maintain their PMP

Credential

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How are the requirements met?

Participants earn Professional Development Units (PDUs)

Education, work related activities, and volunteerism = PDUs

PDU = Equal to one hour in a structured learning activity

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CCR Renewal Process

Renewal application + PMP Code of Professional Conduct

Renewal Fees$60 (US) for members$150 (US) for non-members

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Thank you for your attendance and participation

For more information…

• Certification Program brochure

• CAPM, PMP and PgMP Handbooks

• CCR Handbook

• www.pmi.org – follow link to Certification Program

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Any Questions?Continuing Certification Requirements (CCR)

Contact: Tom Bates, Certifications Standards Supervisor at tom.bates@pmi.org

PgMP

Contact: Elisa Kahn-Ellis Program Management Examination Developer at elisa.kahn-ellis@pmi.org

PMP & CAPM Contact: Betsy Redden, PMP & CAPM Examination Developer at betsy.redden@pmi.org