What Is PMP Certification?

PMP Certification is the desired outcome of creating a Project Management Professional (PMP®). The Project Management Institute (PMI®) started the PMP® credential their way to promote project management standards and PM excellence. The credential has grown to become one of the most popular project management credential in the world.

What Do PMs Get Out Of It?

Project Managers that have the PMP® certification have training in nine knowledge areas, five process groups, and in professional responsibility and ethics. Those core fundamentals promoted by the PMI® are taught in project management classes and training. PMPs will typically make 15% more in salary than their counterparts who are not certified, they get more management respect and can be trusted with the biggest and most important company projects, not because they have a credential paper, but because they have the PM training that comes with getting the PMP® certificate. Training on the methodologies and PM best practices from the PMI’s guiding principles make a big difference to projects.

Project Management Spans All Disciplines

Although surprising, project management spans all disciplines and every industry. Everywhere you go, you will see projects. It may seem strange that information or education about project management can really apply to all of the industries, technologies, and applications world wide. Project management is often quite an art, because it is different across industries. The PMI® found that the life cycle of projects and products can differ from one industry to an other. What the PMI® wanted was to establish is a standards that could be applied to any project across all industries and disciplines that would produce better project results, no matter which industry it was applied to. The end result is an evolving standard endorsed by the PMI® via a document produced by them called the Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK® guide). The document is now at version 4, it contains 42 processes. They understand that not every business or project will need all 42 processes, so they have listed the processes separately, but have organized the processes so that project managers and their team can select the ones that make sense for their project.

Being The Best Project Manager

Applying the skills, knowledge, principles, and methodologies contained in the PMBOK® guide has proven to make projects more successful. This success is what sets PMPs on a pedestal, above their counterparts. Projects That are more successful, get noticed by upper management. Projects ran by PMPs are more likely to be on-time and on-budget.

How To Become A PMP

To become a PMP®, project managers need to apply to take the PMP® exam. The application process takes some time and contains some prerequisites. Those prerequisites include project management certification education, and project management experience. If you need help applying for the PMP® credential the new On-Demand PMP® Bootcamp includes a step-by-step guide, and document templates that make applying for the PMP® a breeze. Take the worry out of the application process, and find out how easy it is to get that PMP® certification.