What is PMP庐? : Project Management Professional | PMP庐 Certification | KnowledgeHut - YouTube

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Hello and welcome to knowledgehut.
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In this video, we will answer some PMP related questions including what is PMP, What is PMI,
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Who can be a PMP, the exam process for PMP and how much does it costs to become PMP certified.
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So let us begin.
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What is PMP?
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PMP or Project Management Professional is a project manager certification, offered by
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the Project Management Institute.
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Project Management Professional is the gold standard of project management and is the
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most desired as well as a recognized professional certificate for Project Management.
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A Project Management Professional is an experienced project manager who is certified and trained
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to direct teams toward a project goal.
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Being PMP certified is recommended as it helps project managers in their career growth by
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making them eligible to apply for the best roles in the top companies globally.
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They stay abreast with the new technologies, network with other certified colleagues of
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their same field, and come across the best projects prospects.
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PMPs lead projects in almost every country, without focusing on a particular geography
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or domain, making PMP truly global.
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What is PMI?
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Project Management Institute or PMI is a professional organization for project management.
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It serves more than 2.9 million professionals, with 500,000 members in over 208 countries
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and territories around the world.
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It provides services in the development of standards, research, education, publication,
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hosting conferences and training sessions, networking opportunities in local chapters
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and providing accreditation in project management.
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Who all can apply for PMP Certification?
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If you love to manage projects, to make sure that everything and everyone is working with
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the best of their ability, and wish to be continued to be challenged in your career,
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then you are a desired candidate for PMP Certification.
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Candidates wishing to be PMP certified must meet certain educational and professional
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experience requirements in order to be eligible for PMP certification.
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The following are the eligibility requirements: If you have a four-year degree then following
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are the requirements for you Minimum 36 months of Professional Project
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Management experience 4,500 hours of work in directing or leading
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projects.
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Minimum of 35 hours of Project Management education.
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If you don鈥檛 have a four-year degree but have a high school diploma instead then following
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are the requirements for you: Minimum 60 months of Professional Project
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Management experience 7,500 hours of work experience in project
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management.
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Minimum of 35 hours of Project Management education.
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Please keep in mind that all project management working experience should be augmented within
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the last eight years consecutively before you submit your application.
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What is the PMP exam Process?
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Once the candidate has gained eligibility, he/she can now take the PMP certification
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examination within one year of the eligibility period.
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Candidates can opt for a computer-based test at nearby Prometric testing center.
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The paper-based option is also available for locations with no Prometric testing centers.
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The candidate must answer 200 multiple-choice questions.
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25 questions out of these 200 questions are pre-released ones, hence they are not included
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in the exam scoring.
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The final score of the examination is calculated based on the rest of the 175 questions.
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The candidates are allotted four hours to complete the examination.
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How much does PMP Certification Cost?
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The overall cost of PMP certification depends on different factors like PMP exam certification
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fee, the exam preparation courses, and study guides.
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PMI offers the Project Management Professional Certification Examination for PMI members
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as well as non-PMI members.
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The cost of examination for a PMI member is $405 (USD), while that for a non-PMI member
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is $555 (USD).
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The PMI membership fee costs around $129(USD) for new members, with an additional $10(USD)
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as a one-time application fee.
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This membership is valid for one year and needs to be renewed annually with a fee of
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$129(USD).
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To prepare yourself well for the PMP庐 examination, you can refer to many resources.
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PMBOK Guide (or Project Management Body of Knowledge guide) which is issued by PMI, covers
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most of the topics on which the questions are based on.
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Hence, it is an essential part of your preparation.
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The hard copy of the same is available for $70 and for PMI members, it can be accessed
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for free as a soft copy which is available on the PMI website after becoming a member
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of PMI.
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So this was a brief about PMP.
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If you are looking to get PMP Certified then don鈥檛 forget to visit our website.
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We are a global Registered Education Provider (REP) for PMI and we provide Flexible delivery
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modes which are classroom training, e-learning or virtual training for PMP certification
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and our 6 Full-Length Mock Exams featuring 1200 practice questions will make sure that
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you acquire the highest knowledge of project management among your peers.