About Project Management Institute (PMI®)
The world’s leading professional membership organization for project managers, PMI shares knowledge with more than one half million members and credential holders in over 180 countries. For nearly 40 years, PMI has advocated on behalf of project professionals around the world for project, program and portfolio management that can enhance and accelerate organizational change - driving innovation, improving bottom line performance, and strengthening competitive advantage.
Project Management allows an individual to speak with one common language, no matter their industry, geography, or whether they manage projects, programs or portfolios. This common language steers organizations toward achieving repeatable, predictable results. PMI’s primary goal is to advance the practice, science and profession of project management throughout the world in a conscientious and proactive manner so that organizations everywhere will embrace, value and utilize project management and then attribute their successes to it.
Benefits of PMI Credentials
Training organizations that provide the ability for PMI credentialing provide not only benefits for individuals but the organizations that employ them as well.
· For organizations: the most significant benefit of PMI credentials is that it allows them to assemble project teams of credential holders and reap many rewards, ranging from improved processes and results to employee retention.
· For individuals: When your students obtain and maintain their PMI credentials, they not only get recognized for their skills and knowledge during the vigorous credentialing process, but also demonstrate their dedication to the profession and professional development.
Top 10 Reasons for Earning a PMI Credential
Certification is an important step in career development and recognizes qualified and competent individuals. Here are the top ten reasons why project management practitioners become PMI-certified.
1. Shows commitment to the project management profession. When you earn a PMI credential, you show peers, supervisors and clients your commitment to the profession, PMI’s code of ethics and your ability to perform the functions of a project management practitioner to a certain level.
2. Recognizes knowledge, skills and abilities. PMI serves as an unbiased endorsement of your project management knowledge and professional experience on a global level.
3. Reflect achievement. Our credentials show that you have demonstrated excellence in the field by meeting standard requirements established by global project management practitioners.
4. Leads to greater earnings. Many credential holders experience salary increases because of their certification status.
5. Leads to career opportunities and advancement. Our family of credentials identifies you as a practitioner who has demonstrated competency in project management processes or in knowledge and experience in specialty areas of practice based on industry standards.
6. Prepares for greater job responsibilities. Our credentials indicate your willingness to invest in professional development. This enables credential holders an awareness of changing processes and terminology in the field.
7. Improves skills and knowledge. Preparation for a PMI credential requires study and review of current project management processes. Earning a credential highlights your knowledge and competence and proficiency in your practice.
8. Builds self-confidence. With a PMI credential, you define yourself beyond a job title while gaining a sense of personal satisfaction.
9. Allows for greater recognition from peers. PMI credential holders gain increased recognition from their peers for taking the extra step in professional development.
10. Enhances the profession. PMI’s certification program promotes practitioners and supports ongoing professional development.
Project Management Beyond PMP: What Opportunities Are You Missing?
The flagship certification for PMI, this Project Management Professional (PMP) course is designed for experienced project managers and offers a job-related approach to successful project management across application areas and industries. In addition to supporting certification preparation, the comprehensive course will also help increase project management skills and apply a standards-based approach to project management.
This certification is the most common offered by training centers worldwide; however, professional development isn’t a one-time event. It’s on ongoing part of a project management career, which is why Element K offers a wide range of courseware to prepare learners for certification from Project Management Institute (PMI).
Additional PMI Instructor-Led Training Courseware from Element K
PMI offers a comprehensive certification program for practitioners with different levels of experience. The program supports a career framework in the project management profession. There are currently five credentials available and no one credential serves as a prerequisite for another. Element K authors the highest quality curriculum available for PMI certifications and recognized courses.
CAPM
The Certified Associate in Project Management certification provides knowledge of the project management processes, PMI terminology, and best practices that are effective across different functional areas and industries.
PgMP
The Program Management Professional (PgMP) certification is designed to aid an experienced Program Manager who has the educational background and work experience to formalize learning on program management roles and PMI’s program management performance domains.
PMI-SP
Recognizing demonstrated knowledge and advanced expertise in the specialized area of developing and maintaining the project schedule is the key outcome of the PMI Scheduling Professional certification.
PMI-RMP
The PMI Risk Management Professional credential recognizes demonstrated competency in the specialized area of assessing and identifying project risks while mitigating threats and capitalizing on opportunities.
Project Portfolio Management
Apply generally recognized practices of portfolio management acknowledged by the PMI and identify the portfolio management processes and knowledge areas to manage portfolios effectively.
For more information on PMI courseware from Element K, please contact your dedicated Element K Account Manager at 1-800-478-7788.
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Project Management Beyond PMP: What Opportunities are You Missing?
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Discuss with your peers how to augment your project management revenue with complementary offering beyond to the flagship PMP.
Date: August 24, 2010
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