What Is PMP Certification And What Does a PMP Certified Professional Do? 

Project Management Professional (PMP®) is a globally recognized certification created and administered by the Project Management Institute (PMI®).

PMI established in 1996, is a leading non-profit organization based in the U.S and has nearly 3 million members from all around the world. They are provided with continuing education, a strong network and a common project management standard. With PMI membership, you get

The PMP certification is aligned with the reference handbook ‘The Project Management Body of Knowledge’-6th edition.

How to get PMP certified?

The prerequisites for the PMP exam is:

Meet the eligibility requirements and fill the application form.

In order to keep the credentials level high, PMI conducts audit process randomly to validate the prerequisites such as project management experience and project management education. The PMP examination contains 200 questions in which 25 questions are pre-test questions. The PMP certification exam is one of the toughest exams.

According to the 10th edition of PMI salary survey, PMP Certified professionals earn 23% more as compared to Non-PMP Certified project managers.

What do Project Management Professionals do?

The projects are run all over the world. With this globally recognized certification, you can understand and manage the complex project with a common language of project management.

The key responsibilities of the project manager strongly include:

• Active participation in the planning of the project
• Resource planning
• Keep the team motivated
• Organize the project structure
• Discuss and Execute ideas
• Time and cost management
• Analyze risk
• Monitor the progress
• Manage the records

In which field project managers work?

Project managers play a vital role in the progress of the project. There is a huge demand for project managers in all the industries.

According to PMI’s Project management Job Growth and Talent Gap (2017-2027),

By 2027, employers will need 87.7 million individuals working in project management-oriented roles.

Attrition, particularly as seasoned practitioners reach retirement age, is creating many project-related job openings. Leading sectors with job openings due to attrition are shown in the image below:

(Source: Project Management Job Growth and Talent Gap 2017–2027)

According to ziprecruiter.com, Project Management Professional's salary can go as high as $172,000.

PMP - Average Annual Salary in the United States

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