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I want to become a project manager. Should I get a PMP certification?

I have worked as a project coordinator and am currently unemployed. Would it behoove me to get a project management certification or do you pretty much still have to have the project management experience to get the job. I don’t want to waste my money going back to school if it isn’t going to benefit me. Thanks.

Earning the pmp certification is good for your career. Certified PMPs earn about 20% more than similar non-certified project managers. The PMP certification can shave weeks, even months, off your job search.

But none of that matters unless you meet both of the Project Management Institutes’s two prerequisites for PMP candidates:

Prerequisite #1 – Education and Experience –
either… BA/BS or higher degree plus 4,500 or more hours of project leadership experience

or… HS diploma or equivalent plus 7,500 or more hours of project leadership experience

Prerequisite #2 – Professional Training – 35 or more hours of formal training in project management or in project-management-related subjects, including, but not limited to…
– scope management
– business analysis
– schedule management
– cost management
– quality management
– managing people
– communication skills
– risk management
– procurement or vendor management

Hope this helps.

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  1. WE Says:
    July 1st, 2010 at 11:45 am

    If you are sure that you absolutely want to be a project manager, then yes the PMP certification will help you stand out. You still need the experience on a certain number of projects to put on your application to apply for certification. The certification will benefit you, especially in IT.
    References :

  2. Ian Says:
    July 1st, 2010 at 12:26 pm

    Earning the PMP certification is good for your career. Certified PMPs earn about 20% more than similar non-certified project managers. The PMP certification can shave weeks, even months, off your job search.

    But none of that matters unless you meet both of the Project Management Institutes’s two prerequisites for PMP candidates:

    Prerequisite #1 – Education and Experience –
    either… BA/BS or higher degree plus 4,500 or more hours of project leadership experience
    or… HS diploma or equivalent plus 7,500 or more hours of project leadership experience

    Prerequisite #2 – Professional Training – 35 or more hours of formal training in project management or in project-management-related subjects, including, but not limited to…
    – scope management
    – business analysis
    – schedule management
    – cost management
    – quality management
    – managing people
    – communication skills
    – risk management
    – procurement or vendor management

    Hope this helps.

    If you want more information contact me through Yahoo

    .
    References :
    Official PMP Certification Handbook http://www.pmi.org/PDF/pdc_pmphandbook.pdf
    Free Experience and Training Worksheets http://www.knowledgemovers.com/pmp/worksheets.zip

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