Certification

PMI Certification is globally recognized. PMI Certifications enable project management practitioners at all levels demonstrate their expertise and ability to successfully deliver business outcomes.

There are currently eight PMI project management certifications available: Project Management Professional (PMP)^®, Program Management Professional (PgMP)^®, Portfolio Management Professional (PfMP)^®, PMI Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP)^®, Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM)^®, PMI Professional in Business Analysis (PMI-PBA)^®, PMI Scheduling Professional (PMI-SP)^®, and PMI Risk Management Professional (PMI-RMP)^®. All of these are developed and maintained through a rigorous process.

PMI’s current market leadership and value to the profession are tied to the quality and relevance of our certification products. Furthermore, to ethically grow PMI’s leadership, the certification product portfolio revenue is critical for funding our mission both now and in the near future. In 2018, efforts toward maintaining market relevance could be seen in (but not limited to) the following:

Updated five exams (CAPM^®, PMI-ACP^®, PMI-PBA^®, PMP^®, PgMP^®)
Expanding the available languages for candidates taking the PMI-ACP exam
Looking to the future of the profession and the certifications practitioners will need, this year we launched the first phase of a market research global practice effort, comprehensively looking at the profession from a cross-geographic, cross-industry, cross-role lens. This effort will enable PMI to define future certification structure and content.