Professional Development

Tampa Bay Chapter, PMI

www.pmi-tampabay.org

PMI Certification and You

What this presentation is about…

▪ Application process▪ Helpful links▪ $▪ FAQs▪ Certification/Credential responsibility▪ After credentialing – what next?▪ Does not cover

▫ What is PM▫ Should you be a PMP?▫ Should I take a class?

Benefits

▪ Expedites professional advancement

▪ Creates job growth/opportunities within an organization

▪ Provides framework for standardized project management requirements

▪ Increases employee’s value to the organization

PMI Membership Application

http://www.pmi.org/info/GMC_MembershipApplication.pdf

Credentialing

▪ Project Management Professional (PMP®)

▪ Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM®)

▪ OPM3® ProductSuite

▪ NEW: Program Management

For more information about PMI certifications, follow this link PMI Certifications Overview

Need Certification?

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▪ Project Management Professional (PMP®) credential ranks highly in IT industry salary survey.

http://redmondmag.com/salarysurveys/

▪ The Value of PM Certificationhttp://www.jmac.com.tw/file/ch/20040209.doc

PMP® & CAPM® Requirements (Choose Column )PMP® & CAPM® Requirements (Choose Column )PMP® & CAPM® Requirements (Choose Column )

PMP Category 1Must have all 4

PMP Category 2Must have all 4

CAPM Either PM exp OR edu hrs

PLUS pass exam

Academic College Degree H.S. Degree --

PM ExperienceSee FAQ slides…. read application thoroughly…or email PMI !

4,500 Hrs.36 months/3 yrs, no project overlap within a 5 year period.

7,500 Hrs.60 months/5 yrs, no project overlap within a 8 year period.

1,500 Hrs.On a project team

PM Education Hrs See pg. 5 of the PMP exam application – addresses learning objectives / criteria. No time frame.

35 hrs 35 hrs 23 hrs23 contact hours of formal education in project management -- (one contact hour is equivalent to one actual hour of training or instruction received)

Exam Pass PMP Pass PMP Pass CAPM

OR

Steps…..

▪ Apply▫ select category 1 or 2 (page 3 of handbook);▫ fill out the forms (starting on pg 13)▫ agree to abide by the Project Management

Professional Code of Professional Conduct (page 22 ** also know for exam)

▪ $

▪ mail or submit on-line

▪ Pass application process

Steps…..

▪ Study

Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge, A (PMBOK Guide), paperback, Third Edition

▪ Take Exam

▪ Pass Exam!

▪ PMI Continuing Certification Requirement

▫ 60 PDU’s every 3 years

Study Materials

▪ PMI book store, Exam Prep section

▪ Google: Rita Mulcahy, PMI, PMP, …. these sites offer books, cds, flashcards, etc. http://www.rmcproject.com/product/prep.htm

▪ PMP Exam Classes vs. PM classes▫ Know the difference! (exam class is….”NOT designed towards teaching

applied project management, but for exam preparation only”)

PMP Exam Application

PMI Certification Exam Information

▪ 4 Criteria to Certification ▫ Education▫ PM Experience▫ PM “Schooling” (contact hours)▫ Knowledge - Pass Exam!

▪ Copy pg’s (4, 5, 6) depending on need

▪ Sign where necessary

FAQ - Credential

PMP Credential Application · Page 3Experience Verification Form - Part I - help

▪ Q:  What if your organization contact is no longer with the company?  [PMI] Candidates applying for the PMP or CAPM exams may submit contact information for people who are no longer with a company the candidate worked for. However, the contact information must be valid.

▪ Q:  What if your organization is no longer in tact? Can you still write them down?[PMI] Generally, we discourage candidates from submitting applications with experience they may have difficulty providing a valid contact for. However, as long as the contact information supplied for that company is valid, the candidate may submit experience from organizations that are no longer in existence. 

FAQ – Credential (cont’d)

▪ Q:  What if you are writing in private/small business contact information – is this ok? [PMI] Candidates may submit experience from any employer, regardless of size. 

▪ Q: What experience can you put down?[PMI] Before ruling out the PMP exam, though, take a hard look at your resume. I have seen a lot of people assume that they need to be in charge of a whole project, or that a project needs to be large in scope, in order to claim their professional experience. The requirement is to "lead or direct". That could include being a team leader reporting to a project manager, or even directing and organizing a single-person project (directing yourself), so long as you really formed objectives, directed the work, and brought the work to a close. Some of the phases like "initiating" seem difficult to claim experience with, but starting up a PHASE of a larger effort can also count. Experience requirements can also be met through volunteer work or project work at school, as well as job-related experience. You may find that you actually DO qualify for the PMP.

Costs Summary(1st quarter, 2006)

PMI Membership & App fee of $10 $129 Yearly

Local Chapter (usually 1) $15-30 Optional/Yearly* (e.g. Tampa is $25)

SIG (0 to many – your choice) $15-30 Optional/Yearly* (e.g. IT is $20; WIPM is $15)

Prep Class $400-3,000 Optional/once(e.g. TB Prep local $450/575)Cheetah, IIL.com, Rita Mulcahy, lots on PMI site, range from $ to $$$$$. Classroom to online to self-study

Exam application & exam $405/555 Member/non-member first time electronic

Continuing Certification Requirements $60/150 Member/non-member/ Every 3 years

Chapter dinners $10-25 Optional/monthly/1 PDU

Volunteer/instructor/ time Optional / PDUs

Classes – education/seminars $ varies Optional / PDUs

Re-exam (if you don’t succeed, try, try again!!)

$ 275/375 Member/non-member electronic

R.E.P.

http://www.occe.ou.edu/cgi-bin/PMI_Provider/repsearch.cgi

Or

Local Chapters offering Exam Prep!!

Tampa Bay PMI Exam Prep ($450 for members!!)

Exam ?

http://www.pmi.org/prod/groups/public/documents/info/NewPMPFAQ.pdf

Want to know more?

Sign up for a PMP Exam Prep Class !

Certified? Now What?

▪ PDUs must be attained in 5 specific categories:1.Post certification formal education

2.Self-directed learning and professional activities

3.Programs sponsored by PMI Registered Education Providers (R.E.P.s)

4.Programs sponsored by other providers

5.Service to professional/community associations

http://www.pmi.org/info/PDC_Cert_CCR_Qualfy_Act.asp

CCR = Continuing Certification Requirement PDU = Professional Development Unit

Help Yourself = Help Tampa PMI

▪ Chapter Sponsored Activities (PDUs):

CCR = Continuing Certification Requirement PDU = Professional Development Unit

ChapterMeetings1 PDU

Board Member, Director, Volunteer

or Instructor5 – 10 PDUs

Conferences,Expos, Workshops

PDUs galore!

TampaSymposium8 + PDUs

PDU Tracking

PDUs – self monitoring: File for auditing purposes!

- member id- certification #

Local activities – reporting forms

(see Tampabay Professional Development website links)

Post online through your member id at pmi.org

CAPM® Certification

Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM®)▪ Start March 2003▪ Designed for practitioners who are new to the project management

industry ▪ Who is suited to seek CAPM certification?

▫ People who seek to establish and demonstrate a common base of knowledge and terms in the field of project management. Such people might include:

» Project team members» Early stage project management practitioners who will use the CAPM as a stepping

stone to the Project Management Professional (PMP®) » Students at either the undergraduate level or graduate level

▪ What are the requirements? (see spreadsheet)▫ Either:

» 1,500 hours of work on a project team OR» 23 contact hours of formal education in project management (one contact hour is

equivalent to one actual hour of training or instruction received)