PMP Certification refers to project management professional qualification certification. It is initiated by the Project Management Institute (PMI), which strictly evaluates whether the knowledge and skills of project managers have high-quality qualification certification exams. Its purpose is to provide a unified industry standard for project managers. As a project management qualification certification exam, it has established its authority internationally. Since 1984, the Project Management Institute (PMI) of the United States has been committed to comprehensive development and maintains a strict, examination-based expert qualification certification program in order to promote the project management industry and confirm personal gains in project management achievement.
PMP certification has been implemented in China since 1999, and the training center of the State Administration of Foreign Experts Affairs is authorized by PMI to be responsible for the registration and examination organization of PMP certification in China.
There are two ways for certification to assess applicants to determine whether to issue a PMP certificate to PMP applicants.
The Training Center of the State Administration of Foreign Experts Affairs is an introduction organization and does not participate in training matters.
PMP training in China is conducted by PMI’s REP global authorized organization and the organization authorized by the State Administration of Foreign Experts Affairs.
If you plan to take the exam, you must first understand the relevant content of the PMP.
Today I want to share with you my personal journey of preparing for the PMP exam and related experiences.PMP certification exams are conducted four times a year, in March, June, September, and December. I took the exam in September last year.
I personally think that the registration of the PMP certification exam is a little bit troublesome. The English registration is registered on the PMI official website. There is no time limit for this.
Chinese registration is registered on the official website of the Training Center of the State Administration of Foreign Experts Affairs. Chinese registration usually starts two months before the test. The test time is about half a month. The registration fee is USD 606, which is a bit expensive.
The picture below is the general application process.
The official textbook for the PMP certification exam is the PMBOK Guide. In addition, you can actually choose one or two other tutorial textbooks, such as the “PMP Exam Guide“.
This textbook focuses on the detailed and deepening of the content of the PMBOK Guide on the basis of reference and analysis of the past examination questions.
The overall situation of the PMP exam is analyzed to help the exam physiology clear how to apply for the exam, exam review points, exam process, exam experience and skills, precautions, and other issues, which can be said to provide the most comprehensive guidance for PMP candidates.
Of course, it depends on the individual’s way of learning. But “PMBOK GUIDE” must be prepared. Then there is the training. One of the conditions for applying for the PMP certification exam is that the applicants must have more than 35 hours of project management experience training covering the ten knowledge fields in the project management knowledge system.
In short, students who apply for the test must have a 35-hour training certificate, but this certificate is generally only available for participating in the PMP training of an authorized institution, so you must participate in the PMP training before the test, otherwise, the candidates cannot refer to it.
Then there are some things to pay attention to when applying for PMP training courses. Candidates need to pay attention to: the qualifications of the organization, teachers, pass rate, training methods, and after-sales service. Of course, they still need to make a reasonable choice based on their own circumstances.
I also prepared a lot of materials for the exam preparation. If you have friends who want to communicate with PMP or candidates who want PMP materials, you can click on the link to exchange materials gathering place to pick them up.
