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Read the PMP Credentials Handbook
January 14, 2008 | Author: PM Hut | Filed under: Certification, PMP
Read the PMP Credentials Handbook
By Cornelius Fichtner, PMP
The PMI has published a Credentials Handbook, which you can find at the following URL: http://www.pmi.org/PDF/PDC_PMPHandbook.pdf. The Credentials Handbook explains everything that you want to know about the process of taking the PMP® exam and becoming PMP® certified. It discusses the following topics and questions:
- Eligibility: Who can take the exam? How much project management experience do I need? What are these 35 contact hour all about?
- Examination Information: What is the format of the exam? How much does it cost? How do I get my score? What about re-examinations? Can people with handicaps take the exam?
- Taking the exam: What form of ID do I have to bring to the exam? What if I have to cancel? Can I appeal if I fail?
- After the exam: How do I keep my certification active? What is the professional conduct, that I have to follow? Can I tell others, what the exam was like?
Reading this handbook takes about 20 minutes and it should be the FIRST 20 minutes on your journey to becoming a certified PMP®. It will answer most of your questions about the procedures of applying and taking the exam.
One thing that the handbook does not specifically mention is, that you do not need any PDUs for taking the exam. You will have to collect 60 PDUs for every 3 years after you pass the exam in order to keep your certification. Bonus tip: Once you are a PMP® you can listen for free to The Project Management Podcast™ (http://www.thepmpodcast.com) and collect 15 category 2-SDL PDUs.
Cornelius Fichtner, PMP is the host of The Project Management Podcast™ at www.thepmpodcast.com and The Project Management PrepCast™, the first true PMP® Podcast at www.pmprepcast.com. Cornelius worked as a Project Manager in his native Switzerland, in Germany and in the USA for the last 17 years. He received his PMP credential in April 2004. He has led projects for a management consulting company, a national retailer and an internet startup company. Currently, Cornelius works as a project manager for one of the oldest financial service providers in the USA. His passions are project management methodologies, PMOs and helping others pass the PMP Exam. In addition to hosting the PrepCast™, he is an instructor for the PMP Workshop and the 2007 Chair of his local PMI chapter. He currently lives in Silverado, California, USA with his wife and their two computers.
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