Project Management Professional (PMP)® Exam

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Career opportunity knocks as the need for project talent continues to grow. Research indicates that employers will need to fill nearly 2.2 million new project-oriented roles each year through 2027. This means skilled project managers will be in high demand.
Wherever you are in your career, the globally recognized Project Management Professional (PMP) certification tells employers, peers, and the world you know what you’re doing in project management.
Even if “project manager” isn’t part of your title, the PMP applies to anyone who helps bring a project to completion. Just like a CPA validates expertise for accountants, the PMP recognizes your ability to manage projects—and the hard work you’ve done so far.
Who Should Apply?
Anyone responsible for leading a project or anyone responsible for leading and directing cross-functional teams to deliver projects within the constraints of time, budget, and scope.
Gain and Maintain Your PMP
Earning your PMP Certification is a commitment, and that's why it is valuable. Do you have real-world project management experience that's led to success? Great—you’ve finished the hardest part.
Before you apply, make sure you meet of the following sets of PMP Certification requirements:
• A four-year degree
• 36 months leading projects
• 35 hours of project management education/training or CAPM® Certification
— OR —
• A high school diploma or an associate’s degree (or global equivalent)
• 60 months leading projects
• 35 hours of project management education/training or CAPM® Certification
• Maintain your PMP credential by earing 60 PDUs per 3-year cycle
Talent Triangle PDUs
What is this?
Talent Triangle PDUs
As a certification holder you must earn a minimum number of Professional Development Units (PDUs) in each of the skill areas of the PMI Talent Triangle – Ways of Working (formerly Technical), Power Skills (formerly Leadership), Business Acumen (formerly Strategic). Learn more about PDUs.
Talent Triangle PDUs
As a certification holder you must earn a minimum number of Professional Development Units (PDUs) in each of the skill areas of the PMI Talent Triangle – Ways of Working (formerly Technical), Power Skills (formerly Leadership), Business Acumen (formerly Strategic). Learn more about PDUs.