PMP Requirements Overview

To be eligible for the PMP credential, you need to meet certain requirements for professional experience and education.

Project Management Experience

On the application, you will be required to document the experience you've accrued leading and directing projects under gener

The experience should indicate you can appropriately apply an approach to managing projects that have reasonable and well-d

Required Experience Levels

If you hold a four-year degree or the global equivalent:

You need a minimum of 3 years (36 months) of unique, non-overlapping professional project management experience.

Within that period, you need to have led or directed the project for at least 4500 hours.

OR

If you hold a secondary degree, such as a high school diploma, two-year degree or the global equivalent:

You need a minimum of 5 years (60 months) of non-overlapping professional experience in project management.

Within that period, you need to have led or directed the project for at least 7500 hours.

All of your project management experience must have been accrued within the last 8 consecutive years before the sub

Project Management Education

You need to document at least 35 contact hours of specific instruction that addressed learning objectives in project manageme

Record all of the hours that you completed regardless of when you accrued them. All reported coursework must be completed
nce and education.

ting projects under general supervision and within the constraints of schedule, budget and scope.

ave reasonable and well-defined requirements and deliverables.

nagement experience.

ct management.

tive years before the submission of your application.

ves in project management. One hour of classroom instruction equals one contact hour needed to meet this requirement.

work must be completed at the time of your application.

GUIDELINES FROM PMI
Things to Consider When Applying

Before you apply please review your experience to ensure that it aligns with the guidelines presented below.

Project Manager Role: (source - PMP Handbook)

• Perform their duties under general supervision and are responsible for all aspects of the project
for the life of the project
• Lead and direct cross-functional teams to deliver projects within the constraints of schedule, budget an
• Demonstrate sufficient knowledge and experience to appropriately apply a methodology to projects tha

Description of Project Experience:

Project descriptions should be documented clearly enough for PMI to determine whether or not the projects doc
- A brief, one-sentence project objective
A brief , one sentence about project deliverables
Project descriptions/ summary explained in 200 to 500 words including your role in the Project.

Sample :

Project descriptions should be a high level summary of the tasks you led and directed on the project (e.g. Initia

PMI defines a project as a temporary endeavor undertaken to create a unique product service or result. Every p
• A product that can be either a component or another item, an enhancement of an item, or an end item
• A service or a capability to perform a service (e.g., a business function that supports
production or distribution)
• An improvement in the existing product or service lines (e.g., A Six Sigma product undertaken
to reduce defects)
• A result, such as an outcome or document (e.g., research project that develops knowledge that
can be used to determine whether a trend exists or a new process will benefit society)

Additional information regarding the application requirements and role definitions can be found in the PMP Handbook and Exam

GUIDELINES FROM CAMBRIDGE

Number of Months of Project Management Experience

For each month in which you worked on multiple, overlapping projects,

you can only count the time spent on ONE of those projects toward
fulfilling your eligibility requirements. Using this example below, the time spent working on
Project 1 from January–April would count as four months toward the eligibility requirement,
while the time spent working on Project 2 during May–June would count as two months
toward the eligibility requirement. However, you cannot count the time working on both
projects during February–April twice. Therefore, Project 1 and Project 2 equal six months
(January–June) of project management experience toward your eligibility requirement.

Important Guidelines

· Describe in one sentence about your project objectives

· Show little over a minimum of 36 months or 60 months of project work experience. No

· While filling the Application Excel Sheet, refer to the examples given in each domain a

· Avoid the words that give a meaning of operational activities

· Avoid the words like coordinated, assisted etc, be specific that you have lead and dire

· Be specific about work responsibilities

· Avoid technical terms and the terms used in your organization specific to the projects.
 presented below.

schedule, budget and resources

dology to projects that have reasonably well-defined project requirements and deliverables.

r not the projects documented truly are projects. Please note, each project must be submitted as its own individual entry a

he Project.

he project (e.g. Initiating: develop project charter, WBS etc.; Planning: Scope definition etc.; and so on). Project managem

vice or result. Every project creates a unique product, service or result such as:
item, or an end item in itself

MP Handbook and Exam Content Outline online at www.PMI.org.

work experience. No need to show too much experience

en in each domain and write your experience according to it

u have lead and directed the projects

ecific to the projects. Focus on PMBOK terms

 own individual entry and must be for a professional association/organization. Furthermore, project descriptions should co

o on). Project management experience is required in each of the process areas when all projects are totaled, but not on ea
 descriptions should consist of the following:

e totaled, but not on each project. Project descriptions must be provided for all projects submitted on application.
n application.
Application Action

Step One: Confirm Your Eligible

Have a four-year degree? You'll need:

Step Two: Gather Your info

Document your experience and training by gathering information about:
Projects You're led
* Where you've worked
* Your role and resposibilities
* Duration of projects

Training You've Completed

* Institutions attended
* Courses completed
* Qualifing hours

Step Three: Dive into the App

Youll need a pmi.org account to kick the process off.

Tips
* Have all the info you're gathered from Step 2 handy so you can sail through the application.
* Need a break? Don't worry: You can save the application as you go.
Education

Academic Education

Highest Level of Education* Years Attended*

Masters Degree From To

County of Institution*

Name of Institution*

Field of Study*

Professional Education

Enter your Professional Education courses related to this certification, stating with the most recent

Course Title*

Provider name *

Course Dates* Qualiffying Hours

Month / Year (from) Month / Year ( To)
Experience

Enter your project experiences below, starting with your most recent. The total months will be
calculated from Start Date to Finish Date.
Experiences must have been accrued within specific time periods time periods and cannot overlap.
Specific details can be found your handbook

Project Title*

Organization*

Job Title*

Functional Reporting Area* (Select any one)

Finance
Human Resources
IT or IS
Marketing
Operations
PM Department or PMO
Research/R&D
Sales
Training/Education
Not Applicable
Other

Organization Primary Focus*(Select Anyone)

Armed Force
Automotive
Construction
Consulting
Energy(gas,electric,oil)
Financial Services
Food and Beverage
Government
Healthcare
Information Technology
Legal
Manufacturing
Mining
Pharmachutical
Telecom
Training/Education
None or Unemployed
Not Appicable
Other

Approach/Methodology* (Select any one)

Traditional(Waterfall)
Agile
Hybrid

Project Team Size* (select any one)

1 to 4
5 to 9
10 to 14
20 or more
Classified

Project Budget * (select any one)

Up to $1M
$1M-$5M
$5M-$10M
$10M-$25M
$25M or More
Classified

Project Dates*
Month/Year -- Month Year

Please mention in case in progress : Yes or No

Project Description*
Provide a high-level description that summarizes your experience and includes the project
objective, outcome, your role on the project,
and your responsibility and deliverables. A typical response is between 200 to 500 words.
SAMPLE

Objectives : To develop a mobile website for web presence on mobile devices

Deliverables: The Mobile Website and documentation
In response to the increasing traffic access from mobile devices, a project for mobile
website was initiated by the senior management and I was appointed as the Project leader. As this
was a relatively new technology, a lot of time was spent on gathering stakeholderand technical
requirements. QA and testing planwere also developed to ensure quality. The deliverables were
accepted bythe stakeholders in meetings
Experience

Enter your project experiences below, starting with your most recent. The total months will be
calculated from Start Date to Finish Date.
Experiences must have been accrued within specific time periods time periods and cannot overlap.
Specific details can be found your handbook

Project Title*

Organization*

Job Title*

Functional Reporting Area* (Select any one)

Finance
Human Resources
IT or IS
Marketing
Operations
PM Department or PMO
Research/R&D
Sales
Training/Education
Not Applicable
Other

Organization Primary Focus*(Select Anyone)

Armed Force
Automotive
Construction
Consulting
Energy(gas,electric,oil)
Financial Services
Food and Beverage
Government
Healthcare
Information Technology
Legal
Manufacturing
Mining
Pharmachutical
Telecom
Training/Education
None or Unemployed
Not Appicable
Other
Approach/Methodology* (Select any one)
Traditional(Waterfall)
Agile
Hybrid

Project Team Size* (select any one)

1 to 4
5 to 9
10 to 14
20 or more
Classified

Project Budget * (select any one)

Up to $1M
$1M-$5M
$5M-$10M
$10M-$25M
$25M or More
Classified

Project Dates*
Month/Year -- Month Year

Please mention in case in progress : Yes or No

Project Description*
Provide a high-level description that summarizes your experience and includes the project
objective, outcome, your role on the project,
and your responsibility and deliverables. A typical response is between 200 to 500 words.
Experience

Enter your project experiences below, starting with your most recent. The total months will be
calculated from Start Date to Finish Date.
Experiences must have been accrued within specific time periods time periods and cannot overlap.
Specific details can be found your handbook

Project Title*

Organization*

Job Title*

Functional Reporting Area* (Select any one)

Finance
Human Resources
IT or IS
Marketing
Operations
PM Department or PMO
Research/R&D
Sales
Training/Education
Not Applicable
Other

Organization Primary Focus*(Select Anyone)

Armed Force
Automotive
Construction
Consulting
Energy(gas,electric,oil)
Financial Services
Food and Beverage
Government
Healthcare
Information Technology
Legal
Manufacturing
Mining
Pharmachutical
Telecom
Training/Education
None or Unemployed
Not Appicable
Other
Approach/Methodology* (Select any one)
Traditional(Waterfall)
Agile
Hybrid

Project Team Size* (select any one)

1 to 4
5 to 9
10 to 14
20 or more
Classified

Project Budget * (select any one)

Up to $1M
$1M-$5M
$5M-$10M
$10M-$25M
$25M or More
Classified

Project Dates*
Month/Year -- Month Year

Please mention in case in progress : Yes or No

Project Description*
Provide a high-level description that summarizes your experience and includes the project
objective, outcome, your role on the project,
and your responsibility and deliverables. A typical response is between 200 to 500 words.