What Makes PMI Credentials Stand Apart?

Michele J. Jones, PMP

April 1, 2011

Agenda

• Purpose of the presentation

• Introduction to PMI’s Certification Program

• What sets PMI’s credentials apart?

• What are the benefits of PMI credentials?

PMI’s Certification Programs

• PMI offers five certifications:

• Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM)®

• Project Management Professional (PMP)®

• PMI Scheduling Professional (PMI-SP)®

• PMI Risk Management Professional (PMI-RMP)®

• Program Management Professional (PgMP)®

Why choose a PMI certification?

• Flexible and transferable

• Keeps you up-to-date

• Encourage professional growth

• Help practitioners develop their careers

• Renowned worldwide

What sets PMI’s credentials apart?

Internationally Recognized, Globally Accredited

• Launched in 1984 – PMP: first designed specifically to credential project managers– PMP is also accredited under ISO 17024

• 400,000+ credential holders…and growing– Credential holders in 170+ countries

• Reflects project management practiceestablished through global studies

By project managers, for project managers

• Thousands of project management practitioners volunteer every year

– Create examination questions

– Rigorously review these questions

– Provide strategic oversight to certification program

– Drive change initiatives

• Volunteers represent PMI’s diversepopulation

Transferable between methodologies, standards, or industries

• PMI Certifications reflect project management best practices– Do not represent any single methodology, standard, or industry

• Transferable around the globe

• Consistently examined to reflect current practice– Maintained through gaining project management education and

working experience– Ensures that PMI’s certifications never

become obsolete – and our activecredential holders keep up with theirproject management competence

Valid and reliable ways toassess competence

• PMI certification measure more than knowledge

– Education for Eligibility

– Experience

– Examination (scenario-based examination)

– Ethics

– Education for CertificationMaintenance

Summary

• Remember what sets PMI credentials apart:

An internationally recognized, accredited program

By project managers, for project managers

Transferable between methodologies, standards, or industries

Valid and reliable ways to assess competence

Now that you know – why should you obtain a PMI certification?

• Credentialed project managers are tied to

improved project performance

• 80% of high-performing projects use a

credentialed project manager– Most commonly held PM certification was the PMP

PricewaterhouseCoopers Insights and Trends: Current Programme and Project Management Practices (2007)

Benefits of certification

Higher maturity organizations have

higher certification rates

PricewaterhouseCoopers Insights and Trends: Current Programme and Project Management Practices (2007)

Benefits of certification

Higher maturity organizations have better

project performance

75% 73%

36%

82% 80%

48%

59%60%58%

75%70%

48%43%

64%

51%

0%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%

On time On budget Scope creep Metgoals/intent

Increase inprojects thatmeet goals

High Meduim Low

Benefits of certification

• Certification indicates a baseline level of competency, education, and experience to an employer

• Certification indicates a dedication to the profession, when employers are focusing on acquisition/retention

• Certification allows companies to recognize specialized practitioners

Thank you

• For questions, please contact:– Michele J. Jones, PMP

– Quality Computing Projects Inc.

– Michele@Quality-Computing.com

or– E-mail PMI directly at customercare@pmi.org