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By Ray Myers, Jr., PMP What do I need to do to maintain my PMP certification?  It’s a good question and you need to know the answer to this question or risk losing the credential that you worked so hard to earn. To maintain the PMP credential, each PMP certified project manager must earn...
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  By Ray Myers, Jr., PMP PMI certified PMPs must demonstrate continual learning to satisfy PMIs Continuing Certification Requirements (CCR) program.  The PMI CCR requires PMP professionals to earn and report at least 60 Professional Development Units during each three year CCR cycle. A PDU is 1 hour spent in a planned and structured...
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By Ray Myers, Jr., PMP PMI announced in December 2010 that the PDU reporting requirements would be modified beginning March 1, 2011.  PMI is making the changes based on their research that people did not fully understand the PDU categories and how to report their learning activities.  The new categories are more user-friendly and...
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By Ray Myers, Jr., PMP The Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) is a view into a project that shows all the work that will be done by the project to produce the project’s deliverables.  The WBS is a common tool that helps the project manager to describe the work to be accomplished and displays the...
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By: Ray Myers, Jr., PMP The 4th edition of the PMBOK describes 42 project management processes in terms of ITTO.  ITTO stands for Inputs, Tools and Techniques, and Outputs.  An Input is any item that is required by a process Tools are anything used as a means of accomplishing a task or purpose and...
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The following are the PMP certification eligibility requirements:  Full Name Certified Associate in Project Management Project Role Contributes to project team Eligibility requirements High school diploma or global equivalent And 1,500 hours experience Or 23 hours project management education Steps to Obtaining Credentials Application process 150 question multiple choice examination 3 hours Fees US...
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The following are the PMP certification eligibility requirements:  Full Name Project Management Professional Project Role Leads and directs project teams Eligibility requirements High school diploma or global equivalent 5 years project management experience (7,500 hours) 35 hours project management education Or Bachelor’s degree or global equivalent 3 years project management experience (4,500 hours) 35...
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CHAPTER 1. VISION AND APPLICABILITY   1.1 Vision and Purpose As practitioners of project management, we are committed to doing what is right and honorable. We set high standards for ourselves and we aspire to meet these standards in all aspects of our lives—at work, at home, and in service to our profession.  ...
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By: Ray Myers, Jr., PMP The 4th edition of the PMBOK describes 42 management processes and activities that are needed to identify, define, combine, unify and coordinate the various processes and activities within the project management process groups.  The process and activities are described in terms of their Inputs, Tools and Techniques, and Outputs....
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