PMP® Certification TrainingLesson 01—Introduction This course is based on PMBOK® Guide – Fifth Edition PMP, PMI, PMBOK is a registered mark of PROJECT MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE® 1 Copyright 2012-2014, Simplilearn, All rights reserved. Copyright 2012-2014, Simplilearn, All rights reserved. Objectives After completing this lesson. you will be able to: 2 ● Define PMI and PMP® ● Identify the application requirements for the PMP® examination ● Identify the guidelines to fill up the PMP® application ● Describe the PMP® exam outline and syllabus Copyright 2012-2014. All rights reserved. . Simplilearn. PMP® is a credential ● PMI writes and supervises the PMP® examinations ● PMP® credential is valid for 3 years ● PDU: Professional Development Unit ● PMBOK® Guide: A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge ● PMBOK® Guide is a textbook for the PMP® exam Copyright 2012-2014.What are PMI and PMP® The following are the terms you need to remember: 3 ● PMI: Project Management Institute ● PMP®: Project Management Professional ● PMI is an organization. . All rights reserved. Simplilearn. 500 hours 60 months within last 8 consecutive years • • • • • • • • 4 College/University Education R.500 hours 36 months within last 8 consecutive years Two High School Graduate 35 Contact Hours 7. refer to the PMP® handbook on www. Renewal fee is USD $129.org Copyright 2012-2014.E. PMI sends an Authorization Letter Some applications are randomly selected for “audit” Examination must be taken within a year of receiving the Authorization Letter For more details.P.pmi. . All rights reserved. Once the exam fee is paid.: Registered Education Provider Application can be submitted online PMI membership is USD $129 to join (plus USD $10 application fee). Simplilearn.Application Requirements for the PMP® Exam Category PM Training Hours Leading and Directing Project Tasks Months of PM Experience One Bachelor’s Degree 35 Contact Hours 4. Copyright 2012-2014. ● State the work done in brief – focus specifically on the work that YOU have done. ask an existing PMP® professional to review before submitting.Guidelines to Fill Up the PMP® Application Here are a few guidelines that will help you fill up your application: ● Become a PMI member before submitting the PMP® application. All rights reserved. enter just enough information to meet the eligibility criteria. ● Enter the name and contact details carefully. If your application does get picked for audit: ● 5 Follow instructions received on email. and submit. Simplilearn. collect evidence. ● If you are not sure. ● In the “project experience” field. . ● Contact all the “Primary Contacts” mentioned in your application before submitting the application and make sure they will be prepared to validate the experience if required during the audit. ● The result (pass or fail) is determined by a combination of these grades. Simplilearn. ● PMI grades students on each of the five process groups and assigns a grading of “Below Proficient”. There is no penalty for wrong answers. please refer to the “PMP Examination Content Outline” on the PMI website. . “Proficient” and “Moderately Proficient” in each of the five process groups. Out of these. ● All questions are “multiple choice questions”.About the PMP® Exam The following are the exam details: ● Total duration of the exam is 4 hours. How many grades or number of points one has to score to pass the PMP® exam is not made public by PMI. ● You get 1 point for every right question. 6 Project Management Process Group Percentage of Questions Number of Questions Initiating 13 26 Planning 24 48 Executing 30 60 Monitoring and Controlling 25 50 Closing 8 16 ! For more details. ● Total number of questions: 200. 25 questions are considered pre-test questions used for future tests. All rights reserved. Copyright 2012-2014. with only one correct answer. Only 175 questions are scored. is a part of the “Planning” process group and the “Project Time Management” knowledge area. . 7 Copyright 2012-2014. ten knowledge areas. The process groups are: ● Initiating ● Planning ● Executing ● Monitoring and Controlling ● Closing The knowledge areas are: • Project Integration Management • Project Scope Management • Project Time Management • Project Cost Management • Project Quality Management • Project Human Resource Management • Project Communications Management • Project Risk Management • Project Procurement Management • Project Stakeholder Management There are 47 project management processes. Simplilearn. All rights reserved. one of the processes.PMP® Exam Syllabus There are five process groups. and forty-seven processes. “Develop Schedule”. For instance. All rights reserved. Simplilearn. The other lessons are: • Lesson 2: Project Management Framework • Lesson 3: Project Management Processes Groups • Lesson 4: Integration Management • Lesson 5: Scope Management • Lesson 6: Time Management • Lesson 7: Cost Management • Lesson 8: Quality Management • Lesson 9: Human Resource Management • Lesson 10: Communication Management • Lesson 11: Risk Management • Lesson 12: Procurement Management • Lesson 13: Stakeholder Management • Lesson 14: Process Group View • Lesson 15: Professional and Social Responsibility 8 Copyright 2012-2014.About this Tutorial There are a total of 15 lessons. . This being the first one. All rights reserved. Simplilearn. Copyright 2012-2014.Thank You This course is based on PMBOK® Guide – Fifth Edition PMP. PMI. Simplilearn. All rights reserved. . PMBOK is a registered mark of PROJECT MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE® 9 Copyright 2012-2014.