PMP® & CAPM® Overview

PMP® & CAPM® OverviewBy Sarath Revuri, PMPhttp://www.TheProjectManagement.com

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Contents•Know about PMI® •PMI® Family of Credentials•Facts about PMI®

•Overview of PMBoK® Guide•Overview of PMP® & CAPM® and

certification requirements•Applying and Maintaining credentials •Resources

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Know about PMI®•The Project Management Institute (PMI) is

the world’s leading professional association for those who have chosen project management careers. PMI was founded in 1969 and does outstanding work to advance the art/science and profession of Modern Project Management.

•Two of the many significant accomplishments to the Project management profession are ▫PMBoK Guide▫PMP Credential.


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PMI® Family of Credentials•Certified Associate in Project

Management (CAPM) ®

•PMI Risk Management Professional (PMI-RMP)SM

•PMI Scheduling Professional(PMI-SP)SM

•Program Management Professional (PgMP)®

•Project Management Professional (PMP) ®


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PMI® Factshttp://www.TheProjectManagement.com

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Total PMI Members 280,264CAPM Candidates

Approved for Exam 7,591Total Active CAPM’s 5,892

Total Active PMP’s 299,751

Source: PMItoday November 2008

Statistics till Sep 2008

Overview of PMBOK® • The PMBOK® Guide is subset of the Project

Management Body of Knowledge that is generally recognized as good practice.

• The PMBOK® Guide also provides and promotes a common lexicon for discussing, writing, and applying project management. Such a standard lexicon is an essential element of a profession.

• The Project Management Institute uses this document as a foundational, but not the sole, project management reference for its professional development programs CAPM® and PMP®


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Overview of PMBOK® • PMBOK describes the nature of project

management processes in terms of the integration between the processes, the interactions within them, and the purposes they serve. These processes are aggregated into five groups, defined as the Project Management Process Groups:1. Initiating Process Group2. Planning Process Group3. Executing Process Group4. Monitoring & Controlling Process Group5. Closing Process Group.

• According to the PMBOK 3rd Edition • there are 44 Processes


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Plan

DO

Check

Act

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Overview of PMBOK® •The Project management processes are

distributed in to Nine Knowledge areas1. Project Integration Management2. Project Scope Management3. Project Time Management4. Project Cost Management5. Project Quality Management6. Project Human Resource Management7. Project Communications Management8. Project Risk Management9. Project Procurement Management


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Overview of PMP®

• Initiated in 1984• Demonstrate understanding of the knowledge

and skills to lead and direct project teams and to deliver results within the constraints of schedule, budget, and resources

• PMP credential ensure that all of the aspects of the project plan are executed and that progress and variances are properly addressed and communicated.

• They are responsible for all aspects of the project for the life of the project and not only lead and direct the project, but also oversee project team members.


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Overview of CAPM®• Initiated in 2003• CAPM recognizes individuals with a

demonstrated understanding of the fundamental knowledge, processes, and terminology as defined in PMBOK® Guide

• The CAPM credential candidate contributes to a project team as a subject matter expert and may also serve as a sponsor, facilitator, liaison, or coordinator. These project team members assume full or partial responsibility for individual project tasks in their areas of expertise (e.g., finance, marketing, legal), which may not be industry-specific, but relevant across many functional areas and industries.


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Certification Requirementshttp://www.TheProjectManagement.com

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PMP®

CAPM®

Source: Credentials Hand Book

Examination Blueprinthttp://www.TheProjectManagement.com

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CAPM® PMP®

No. of Scored Questions

135 175

No. of PretestQuestions

15 25

Total ExaminationQuestions

150 200

Allotted Examination Time

3 Hours 4 Hours

Score require to Pass 61%* 61%*


Examination Blueprinthttp://www.TheProjectManagement.com

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The CAPM examination blueprint identifies the proportion of questions from each chapter of the PMBOK® Guide—Third Edition that will appear on the examination.

The PMP examination blueprint details the percentage of questions contained in each project management process group.

PMI Code of Ethics & Professional

Conduct


Credential Feeshttp://www.TheProjectManagement.com

14Source: Credentials Hand Book

Credential Feeshttp://www.TheProjectManagement.com


Study recommendationhttp://www.TheProjectManagement.com


Additional Resourceshttp://www.PMI.orghttp://www.TheProjectManagement.comhttp://www.PmHut.com

PMP Credentials Hand Book: http://www.pmi.org/PDF/pdc_pmphandbook.pdf

CAPM Credentials Hand Book: http://www.pmi.org/PDF/pdc_capmhandbook.pdf

CCR Hand Book: http://www.pmi.org/PDF/pdc_ccrhandbook.pdf

Code of Ethics: http://www.pmi.org/PDF/ap_pmicodeofethics.pdf

FAQ’s: http://www.pmi.org/CareerDevelopment/Pages/Certification-FAQ.aspx

Contact Me: [email protected]


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