1. Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification
REQUIREMENTS AND PREPARATION
NEDAC Technical Seminar
Presented by:
S. Imran Ahmad, PMP

2. Agenda ~ Seminar Introduction 1st Session 2nd Session
Membership and Application
2nd Session
PMP Preparation
Q & A
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3. Agenda ~ Membership and Application
What is PMI?
Membership
Requirements
Why Join PMI?
Certifications
Fees
Certification Process
Eligibility and Requirements
Application
Summary
Q & A
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4. Introduction Project Management Institute (PMI) Founded in 1969
Leading membership association for Project management professionals.
Not-for-Profit
based in Pennsylvania, USA
30 SIGs & 251 Chapters globally
260,000 Project management Professional PMP
PMI founded in Is a not for profit organization for project management professional.
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5. PMI Membership
PMI Membership
Member
Individual
$119 + $10 (U.S.)
Plus GST (5%)
Student Member
$30 + $10 (U.S.)
Degree Program
Retiree Member
Retired PMI Members
Individual: If your work involves project management or if you are simply interested in learning more about best practices, a PMI membership is a terrific solution for you. Membership is open to any individual interested in project management.
Student: If you are enrolled in a degree-granting program at an accredited (or global equivalent) college or university, you may join PMI as a student member.
Retiree: If you’ve been a PMI member in good standing for five consecutive years and have retired from active employment, you are eligible for retiree status. Enjoy your retirement while keeping up with the project management profession.
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6. PMI Membership Form
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7. PMI Membership Form
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8. Why Join PMI ?
PMI
Standards
Information and Resources
Research
Advocacy
Networking
Certificates
Career and Professional Development
Standards: PMI keep updated with the existing and changing standard in PM world.
Information and resources: PMI membership provides a lot of resources an information through its peer organizations Like SIGs and Chapters world wide.
Research : PMI sponsor research in the PM area. PMI published research journal for members. Excellent resource of information.
Networking : excellent networking opportunity among the industry peers and other Project managers.
Career and professional development: provides advance professional development opportunities
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9. What Certifications PMI Offers?
Program Management Professional (PgMP)
Project Management Professional ( PMP)
PMI Risk management professional (PMI-RMP)
PMI Scheduling Professional ( PMI-SP)
Certified associate in project Management (CAPM)
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10. Examination and Renewal Fees
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11. PMP ~ Credential Process Timeline
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12. PMP Eligibility requirements
Educational background
Project management Experience
Project management Education
High school Diploma, Associates Degree or global equivalent
Minimum five years non overlapping project Management experience during which 7500 hours spent on Project Tasks.
35 contact hours of formal project management education
Bachelor’s degree or global equivalent.
Minimum three years/36 months of non overlapping Project management experience in last 8 years. during which 4500 hours spent on project tasks.
35 contact hours of formal Project management education

13. PMP Eligibility requirements
Project Management Experience:
36 non-overlapping months of project management experience within the last eight years. That non-overlapping part means that if you worked on six projects throughout the month of January that only counts as one month of project management work, not six months.
Eligibility requires project management experience in: initiating; planning; executing; monitoring and controlling; and closing processes. On a single project, you may not have experience in all five of the process groups, but must have collectively.

14. PMP Eligibility requirements
Contact hours:
contact hours can be achieved by completing courses, workshops and training sessions provided by one or more of the following types of educational providers:
PMI registered Education Provider ( REPs)
PMI Component Organizations
Employer/company sponsored programs.
Training companies or consultants.
Distance-learning companies, including an end-of course assessment
University /college academic and continuing education program

15. Highest level attained
PMP ~ APPLICATION
Step 1: Contact/General Information
Step 2: Education
Highest level attained
Step 3: Project Management Experience
Step 4: PM Course
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16. PMP ~ APPLICATION Project Management Experience Start / End date
Name of supervisor/Manager
Project Role
Job Title/Position
Primary Industry
Organization Details & Contact Info.
Description of Responsibilities
Number of Hours Spent on Each Domain
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17. PMP ~ APPLICATION Project Management Experience
Description of Responsibilities
Deliverables
Tasks
No. of Characters
Number of Hours Spent on Each Domain
Initiating (5 Tasks)
Planning (6 Tasks)
Executing (8 Tasks)
Monitoring & Controlling (4 Tasks)
Closing (7 Tasks)
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18. PMP ~ APPLICATION Save and Come Back
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19. SUMMARY PMI ~ Membership PMI ~ Certifications PMP ~ Requirements
Application
Fees ($40, $129, + GST)
PMI ~ Certifications
Program Management Professional (PgMP)
Project Management Professional (PMP) 
Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM)
PMP ~ Requirements
Fees ($405, $555, +GST)
Degree Hrs + 35 Hrs Course
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20. Percentage of Questions
PMP Exam format
Questions: 200 ( )
Examination Time: 4 Hours
Tutorial Time: 15 Minutes
Process group
Percentage of Questions
Initiation
11%
Planning
23%
Execution
27%
Monitoring & Control
21%
Closing 9%
Professional & Social responsibility

21. Agenda ~ PREPERATION PMBOK PM Framework Process Groups Knowledge Areas
Scope Management
What is a Process?
Resources
Q & A
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22. What is in PMBOK Project Management Framework.
5 Project Management processes.
9 Project Management knowledge Areas.
44 internal processes.
Input, tools & Technique, Output - ITTOs
Professional & Social responsibility chapter
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23. Project Management Framework
Project: Project is a temporary endeavour which has definite start and end date and create a unique product or service.
Program : Group of projects, their management is coordinated as they use the same resource. Or they are part of a large project broken down into small projects.
Project Management: Project Management is the application of knowledge, skills, tools and techniques to a broad range of activities in order to meet the requirements of the particular project.
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24. PM Framework contd,. Organizational Structure Functional Matrix
Weak Matrix
Strong Matrix
Balanced matrix
Projectized

25. Functional Organization
PM Framework contd.
Functional Organization

26. Weak Matrix Organization
PM Framework contd..
Weak Matrix Organization

27. Strong Matrix Organization
PM Framework contd..
Strong Matrix Organization

28. Balanced Matrix Organization
PM Framework contd..
Balanced Matrix Organization

29. Projectized Organization
PM Framework contd..
Projectized Organization

30. PM Framework contd..
Triple Constraints

31. Project management Processes & knowledge areas mapping
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32. Project Management Processes Groups
Initiation
Planning
Execution
Monitoring & Control
Closing
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33. Process groups Initiation Process group:
It is the process of defining and authorizing the starts of a NEW project or a new phase of a project.
Planning process group:
The most difficult and the most unappreciated process in project management. It includes the most processes. The main purpose of the planning is to facilitate execution
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34. Process groups Execution process group:
It includes the processes used to complete the work defined in the project management plans to accomplish the project requirements
Monitoring & Control process group:
It includes the processes that are performed to observe project execution so that the potential problems can be identified in timely manner and a corrective action can be taken.
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35. Process groups Project Closing process group:
It includes the processes used to formally terminate all activities of the project or a project phase, hand off the completed product to project sponsor or close a cancelled project
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36. Knowledge Areas Integration Management Scope Management
Time Management
Cost Management
Quality Management
Human Resource Management
Communication Management
Risk management
Procurement management
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37. Scope Management
Scope:
The sum of all projects products and their features. Limitations and inclusions of expectations.
Scope Management:
Includes processes required to ensure that project includes all the work required and ONLY the work required to complete the project.
Processes:
Scope planning
Scope definition
Create WBS
Scope verification
Scope control
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38. What is a process ? ITTOs Input Tools & Technique Output
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39. Scope Management
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40. Resources for PMP Exam prep
PMBOK
Rita’s Book.
Kim heldman book “PMP project management Professional Exam study Guide”
PM_study yahoo group.
Exam questions :
PMI- Lakeshore chapter membership
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41. Thank you and Good luck Q & A
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42. Contact S. Imran Ahmed Iahmed_us@yahoo.com
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43. Thank you and Good luck
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