About the PMP Exam
Requirements to receive PMP Certification

About the PMP Exam
The Project Management Institute (PMI) has developed an internationally recognized benchmark for project managers--the PMP Certification--awarded to experienced project managers who pass a qualifying exam. PMI's purpose is to foster "the development, maintenance, evaluation, promotion and administration of a rigorous, examination-based, professional certification program of the highest caliber." The exam is based substantially on the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK), a base line manual developed by PMI that details expectations for project managers across knowledge areas and industries, from construction and government to clinical trials and software and hardware product development.

Requirements to Receive PMP Certification

Certification by the Project Management Institute (PMI) as a project management professional (PMP) demonstrates that you have mastered essential project management skills and knowledge. To earn PMI’s PMP designation, you must demonstrate the required "long-term commitment" to project management professionalism as well as pass a rigorous, 200-question exam covering the five project management processes and ten knowledge areas in PMI’s project management body of knowledge (PMBOK). To receive the PMP certification, each candidate must satisfy PMI's qualifications for experience and education and pass the Project Management Professional Certification Examination. To qualify for the PMI exam applicants must have:

1. A Bachelor degree and 4,500 hours of relevant project management experience in the past 6 years OR

2. A high school diploma or equivalent and 7,500 hours of relevant project management experience in the past 8 years.