{"id":1060,"date":"2021-12-09T12:12:18","date_gmt":"2021-12-09T17:12:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.onlc.com\/blog\/?p=1060"},"modified":"2021-12-20T14:10:02","modified_gmt":"2021-12-20T19:10:02","slug":"how-to-get-a-pmp-certification","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onlc.com\/blog\/how-to-get-a-pmp-certification\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Get Your PMP Certification &#8211; 5 Steps To A PMP"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">PMP is one of the most widely recognized certifications in the world, with over 1,000,000 holders across the globe.\u00a0 Having a PMP certification can open new career doors at almost any type of company, but it&#8217;s not an easy certification to get.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><strong>How To Get Your PMP Certification<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h3><b>What is a PMP Certification?\u00a0<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Project Management Professional (PMP) certification is an internationally recognized project management certification from the Project Management Institute (PMI). Having a PMP certification shows the holder has the expertise and skills to manage a professional organization&#8217;s processes, people, and projects. PMP certifications are in demand in almost every industry globally, including SaaS, healthcare, IT, marketing, B2C, CPG, design, and government entities. Getting a PMP certification requires meeting the experience and education requirements, passing a comprehensive exam, and applying for certification.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>Requirements for a PMP Certification\u00a0<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The requirements for a PMP certification come from 4 categories.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1) Project management training\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2) Project management experience\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">3) Education\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">4) Passing the PMP exam\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Before taking the PMP certification exam, you&#8217;ll need to complete the training, education, and experience requirements.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Project management training: 35 hours of education related to project management or a CAPM certification.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Project management experience: 36 months leading projects\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Education: A 4-year bachelor&#8217;s degree<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These requirements can be substituted with the following.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Project management training: 35 hours of education related to project management or a CAPM certification<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Project management experience: 60 months leading projects\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Education: A high school diploma or an associate&#8217;s degree<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b>The PMP Exam\u00a0<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The PMP exam is considered one of the most challenging exams outside of IT and requires a significant investment in studying and training. The most successful PMP candidates spend 35 hours or more studying for their exam and use 3rd party PMP exam prep products.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In addition to the study time investment, there is a cost for taking the exam. As of 2021, the cost for taking the PMP certification exam is $555 for those who are not members of PMI and $405 for PMI members. PMI membership costs $129 annually and has a $10 application fee.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The PMP exam consists of 180 questions that cover 3 core areas:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">People (42% of the test)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Processes (50% of the test)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Business Environment (8% of the test)\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">PMI does not publish an official passing score, but the generally accepted passing grade is 61%. Each question is weighted differently, and no two PMP applicants will have the same test.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you fail your PMP exam 3 times within 1 year, you&#8217;ll have to wait 1 year from the last exam date. You will have to pay a new application fee each time you take the exam.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>Steps for Getting your PMP Certification\u00a0<\/b><\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Complete the application requirements<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Before you take the exam, you&#8217;ll need to make sure you meet the eligibility requirements. You should keep detailed notes about the projects you work on, including your role, responsibilities, and the length of the project.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Apply for the PMP certification exam<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. You&#8217;ll need to make an account with PMI and fill out the application to take the test. As part of your application, you&#8217;ll need to share your training and education details.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Start studying.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The PMP exam is considered very challenging, and it&#8217;s recommended that you spend at least 35 hours studying, but many students spend up to 100 hours preparing for the exam. Using a<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onlc.com\/outline.asp?ccode=pdccep\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> study guide or exam prep product<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is highly encouraged.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Take the exam. <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can take the exam at a local testing site or online. The exam has a 230-minute time limit.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Keep up on your PDUs<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Once you&#8217;ve passed the exam, you need to complete 60 hours of professional development units (PDUs) every 3 years to keep your certification active. These PDUs can be things like full-time project management, speaking at conferences, and writing articles.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ready to start working towards your PMP certification?\u00a0 <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onlc.com\/pmp-training-classes-certification.htm\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">PMP exam prep courses<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> from ONLC can help you pass the exam the first time.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PMP is one of the most widely recognized certifications in the world, with over 1,000,000 holders across the globe.\u00a0 Having a PMP certification can open new career doors at almost any type of company, but it&#8217;s not an easy certification to get.\u00a0 How To Get Your PMP Certification What is a PMP Certification?\u00a0 Project Management [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1063,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1060","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-certifications"],"aioseo_notices":[],"modified_by":"blogadmin","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.onlc.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1060","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.onlc.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.onlc.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.onlc.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.onlc.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1060"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.onlc.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1060\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1064,"href":"https:\/\/www.onlc.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1060\/revisions\/1064"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.onlc.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1063"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.onlc.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1060"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.onlc.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1060"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.onlc.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1060"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}