How Do I Get My PMP in Alberta?

PMP certification ensures minimum quality standards are met.

Project management professional (PMP) certification is administered by the Project Management Institute (PMI), a not-for-profit professional association based in Newton Square, Pennsylvania that aims to create global standards and develop the practice of professional project management. Professionals with the PMP designation are responsible for all facets of project management, lead cross-functional teams and apply specific methodology to project management. Applicants for PMP designation are not required to become a member of PM to get their designation.

Instructions

1. Confirm you are eligible to apply. To be eligible to apply for a PMP, you must have 35 hours of project management education. Applicants holding a university bachelor's degree must have three years of professional project management experience with 4,500 hours directing or leading projects. Applicants without a bachelor's degree must have five years' experience with 7,500 hours directing or leading projects.

2. Apply. You can apply online through the PMI website or download and print an application from the PMI website. You must provide in-depth detail about your project management experience as well as any project management training you have received. You must also include payment for your exam fees. As of July, 2010, computer-based exams cost US$555 and a paper-based exam costs US$400. You can pay with any major credit card or by check if you are using a paper application. Submit your online application when you have finished or send your paper application to PMI.

   PMI Global Operations

   14 Campus Boulevard

   Newton Square, PA 19073-3299

   610-356-4600

   pmi.org

3. Prepare for your examination. If you application is approved, you will be eligible to take the PMP exam and you will be sent an email with details on how to schedule your exam. If you live within 300 km (about 185 miles) of one of PMI's online exam sites, you will take the online exam; otherwise, you will take the paper exam. As of 2010, the only online exam center in Alberta is in Edmonton. There are a number of resources on the PMI website to help you prepare for your exam, such as the PMP credential handbook and PMP exam sample questions.

4. Take your exam. You will have received an email regarding the location and schedule of your exam. The exam itself is made up of 200 multiple choice questions and takes place over four hours. If you pass the exam, you will be granted the PMP credential.

References

• PMI: About Us
• PMI: Project Management Professional
• PMI: PMP Handbook

Resources

• PMI: PMP Application Form
• PMI: PMP Exam Preparation