PMI
(Project management institute) has been established as the first program which
is for and by the project managers. PMI offers various reputed programs one of
them being PMP (Project Management Professional) is the most esteemed certification
for any project manager. It substantiates the employees that they have both
experience and education which makes them competent enough to lead a project.
In 2009 a survey reported how a project manager certified in PMP gets an
advantage of approximately $10,000 over the non-PMP project managers.
The
current state of economy has made the job market a battlefield where thousands
of individuals with similar skills are fighting for the same jobs so there is a
need to set yourself apart and for Project Managers PMP Certification could be
it. PMP certification ensures a boost in the success rate of the firm and the
companies that just support the PMP certification usually have a more knowledgeable,
efficient and disciplined workforce.
PMP certification provides you with all the benefits but the PMP Training is one of
the toughest tasks an individual has to go thru. The individual appearing for
PMP training must have a high school diploma with 7500 hours experience of
managing a project or a bachelor’s degree with experience of around 4500 hours
in project management. The PMP exam is based on five tasks that have to be
performed.
·
Initiation of the
project
·
Planning of the project
·
Execution of the
project
·
Monitoring and
controlling of the project
·
Closing project
If
an individual clears this test then to maintain their qualification they have
to earn 60 PDUs in the time period of three years from various activities such
as authoring articles related to project management, speaking on project
management related topics or by researching.
To
clear the test and to earn PDUs requires a proper training, by taking live or
online classes or by attending seminars. PMP Training is provided by many
reputed institutions and in addition to that one should always learn new
techniques and should join online communities which can help them in PMP
training.
The
number of project managers is rapidly increasing in India and by the end of
this year India will be having more than 2,00,000 project managers and in the
coming few years India will need more than 5,00,000 project managers. Companies
such as L&T and Mahindra have shown a hike of 15-20% in employing project
managers. The global heads of the company says that customers are more
satisfied if trained and certified associates are higher for their projects.
Various
sectors like banking, infrastructure, IT and telecom have a huge demand for
project managers and it will continue to increase but to ensure their quality
does not depreciate or not affect their firm in any way the firms will only
wish to hire individuals with a PMP certification in front of their names. So if someone needs to be a successful
project manager its time they start preparing for the PMP certification.
