Sunday, May 25, 2008

Project Management Professional Roles And Responsibilities

By George Purdy

If you dream of managing high technology projects in the software or telecom domains popular today, be prepared for difficult training while working to reach your dream. It is rarely possible to work in these domains without proper certification. The certification awarded by the Project Management Institute as a project management profession stands head and shoulders above the rest.

There are several conditions that you must fulfill before you can apply for the "Project Management Professional" certification. If you have completed college, then you need three years of post-qualification work experience, including 4500 hours in leading and coordinating various projects. You can apply for this certification even if you have not completed a college degree or attended college at all, but the requirements increase to seven years of work experience and 7500 hours of project leadership and coordination.

To become a certified Project Management Professional you must undergo a lengthy process of education, workshops and evaluations. During this process, you must demonstrate a thorough knowledge the areas of project management technology, project risk management, project activity scheduling and project quality management. It is recommended that you apply methodologies such as SCRUM, JIT and Agile Project Management to the practice of managing projects.

After you have studied those subjects, you need to develop detailed knowledge of the standardized taxonomy developed by the Project Management Institute. Fortunately, when you apply for the certification, you will be mailed a copy of their Project Management Book of Knowledge (the PMBOK Guide) to assist you in your studies.

A way to show that you can work is by participating in workshops, formal training programs and online training courses provided by recognized educational sources. These sources have courses that are recognized by the Project Management Institute and taking these courses helps you gain credits and well as experience using theories and project management application software.

When you're taking the test, try not to stress about the passing criteria. The advantage of a test based on Angoff and Nedelsky evaluation methods is that it takes into account both your individual marks and the average score of the other test takers - so if you found the test to be difficult even after diligent studying, odds are your fellow candidates are having similar difficulties and scores will reflect that. And when you pass the test, you'll be rewarded with the title "Project Management Professional".

The Project Management Institute offers the project management professional certification that will fulfill your needs. You will need to be able to prove your expertise with project management technology, project risk management, project activity scheduling, project quality management, and in other program areas. Don't preoccupy yourself with worrying about if you will pass while taking the examination. If you have studied yet still find it difficult, the odds are that everyone else who is taking the exam is finding it just as difficult. That's the advantage of an exam utilizing the Angoff and Nedelsky evaluation methodology.

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