PMI PMP Application

HOW TO APPLY FOR PMP AND WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT

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WHAT DOES THE EXAM TEST?

  • Your knowledge of the PMI processes
  • Your understanding of the terms that are used to describe the processes
  • Your ability to apply those processes in a variety of situations
  • Your ability to apply key formulas to scheduling, costing, estimating, and other problems


The PMP certification exam does NOT test:

  • Your project management experience or competence
  • Your common sense or intelligence
  • Your knowledge of industry practices
  • Your knowledge of how to use software tools
  • What you learned in management school

Many who take the PMP exam do not pass, even those who have carried out extensive preparation, read all the books and attended classroom training.

Read on to find out how to tilt the scales decidedly in your favor!

The exam is pass/fail, and you must answer at least 106 questions correctly out of the 175 graded questions on the test. This means you must score 61%

Your goal in taking the PMP should be to do your absolute best and to make sure that your best effort falls within the PMI passing score limits

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The exam material

Your PMP exam will be made up of exactly 200 questions covering a broad variety of material, that only 175 of those questions will count toward in your score.

The other 25 questions are considered experimental questions that PMI is evaluating for use on future exams, and so these questions do not count toward your grade.

The PMBOK Guide which stands for a guide to the project management body of knowledge, is not a single study source for the PMP exam.

Many of those who did not pass the PMP exam, tried to use the PMBOK Guide as their study guide and were surprised that there were questions, terms, and concepts on the exam that were not in the PMBOK Guide.

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It is highly recommended that you join the project management institute before signing up to take the test as the new member fee was $139.00

After joining PMI, you will receive a pay $150 discount from the exam, so you can instantly save money by joining.

In addition to saving money, there are many other benefits that come with joining PMI, including a subscription to PMI’s Publications, pm network and PM today, discounts on books and PMI sponsored events, and access to wealth of information in the field of project management.

The best way to apply is on-line as this will be far quicker, usually around 1 to 2 weeks.

You must have your letter of eligibility from PMI to sit for the PMP Certification exam.

You will need to demonstrate that you meet certain minimum criteria as summarized below:

Application with a College Diploma:

  • A University Degree
  • 4,500 hours of project management experience
  • 35 hours of project management education

Application without a College Diploma:

  • A High school diploma or equivalent
  • 7,500 hours of project management experience
  • 35 hours of project management education

All PMP’s must complete at least 60 PDU’s every 36 months

Ongoing Education

PMP's are expected to demonstrate not only knowledge and experience, but also the ongoing commitment to the field of project management.

To promote such commitment, PMI requires that all PMP's maintain this certification status by completing at least 60 Professional Development Units (PDU's) every 36 months.

To maintain the value of this certification, PMI requires its PMP's to maintain a project management focus and a continued commitment to the field of project management.

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The Testing Environment

The PMP Certification exam is administered in a formal environment.

There is no talking during the exam, and you cannot bring notes, books, paper, cell phones, PDA's, or many types of calculators into the examination room with you.

The PMP is considered a “high stakes” or “high security” Exam and is very carefully monitored. Test takers are constantly observed by the test proctor and are under recorded video and audio surveillance. This can be distracting as well as unnerving, so it is important to be mentally prepared as you will into the exam.

The PMP Exam is delivered online in a secure proprietary testing application.

PMI Can arrange special accommodations for those test takers who have special physical needs.

The exam ends either when your 4-hour time limit has been reached, or when you choose to end the exam. 

Once exam is over, you will know your score within a few seconds, and those results are electronically transmitted to PMI

If you passed, you are immediately a “PMP” And you may start using that designation after your name. 

PMI will know you all the official information, including your PMP label pin and certificate, within a few weeks. 

If you did not pass, you may take the exam up to three times within a calendar year. If you do not pass on your third attempt, you must wait one year from your last attempt to reapply

The Time Limit

Taking a test while the clock is ticking can be unnerving. The PMP exam is a long exam, but you are given a significant block of time to complete the test.

From the time you begin the exam you will have 240 minutes (4 hours) to finish. 

For most people this is enough time to take the test and review the answers. The allocation works out to 72 seconds per question if no breaks are taken.

One of few of the more complicated questions will certainly require more than 72 seconds, most will take much less time.

Question format

Exam questions are given in multiple choice format, with four possible answers, marked A, B, C, and D, and only one of those for answers is correct.

Unlike some exams, there is no penalty for guessing, so it is to your advantage to answer every question on the PMP exam, leaving none of them blank.

Many of the questions are quite short in format, however, the PMP exam is famous for its long, winding questions that are difficult to decipher.

To help you prepare, the Projex Academy's PMP Masterclass Includes all the different exam question styles, And the numerous examples and sample papers are an excellent way to prepare for the types of questions you will encounter on the actual exam.

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