PMI Certification

About PMI Certification exams

Project Management Institute (PMI) offers a comprehensive certification program for candidates with different levels of experience is offered by PMI. The PMI program supports a career framework in the project management profession. There are currently five credentials available in the PMI family of credentials:

• Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM)


• PMI Scheduling Professional (PMI-SP)


• PMI Risk Management Professional (PMI-RMP)


• Project Management Professional (PMP)


• Program Management Professional (PgMP)(PgMP)

Job Roles for candidates who have earned PMI credentials

Study shows that project management is becoming increasingly important to companies. Project managers can improve business performance in any industry. The importance of project management is realized in nearly all industries including agriculture, healthcare, urban development, travel and tourism, government, real estate, to name a few.

PMI credentials prepare you for different job roles in all the fields where project management is required. Some of the job roles that are suitable for the candidates that earned PMI credentials are:

• A candidate having a CAPM credential contributes to project team.


• A candidate having a PMI-SP credential develops and maintains project schedule.


• A candidate having a PMI-RMP credential assesses and identifies risks and mitigates threats and capitalizes opportunities.


• A candidate having a PMP credentials leads and directs project teams.


• A candidate having a PgMP credential achieves an organizational objective through defining and overseeing projects and resources.

Benefits of PMI certifications

• 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 who obtain and maintain PMI credentials, you not only get recognized for your skills and knowledge during the vigorous credentialing process, but also show your dedication to the profession and professional development.
• PMI credentials show an individual’s 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.
• PMI credentials recognize your knowledge, skills, and abilities. PMI serves as an unbiased endorsement of your project management knowledge and professional experience on a global level.
• PMI credentials reflect achievement. Our credentials show that you have demonstrated excellence in the field by meeting standard requirements established by global project management practitioners.
• PMI credentials can lead to greater earnings. Many credential holders experience salary increases because of their certification status.
• PMI credentials can lead 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.
• PMI credentials prepare you 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.
• PMI credentials improve skills and knowledge. Preparation for a PMI credential requires study and review of current project management processes. Earning a credential highlights your knowledge, competence, and proficiency in your practice.
• PMI credentials build self-confidence. With a PMI credential, you define yourself beyond a job title while gaining a sense of personal satisfaction.
• PMI credentials allow for greater recognition from peers. PMI credential holders gain increased recognition from their peers for taking the extra step in professional development.
• PMI credentials enhance the profession. PMI’s certification program promotes practitioners and supports ongoing professional development.

Training for PMI certifications

Each PMI certification has a series of specialized certification exam related to a specific area, and so, choosing the right training product is very important. The easiest way to prepare for the PMI certification exam is to take practice tests on the PMI certification exam pattern and understand the correct as well as incorrect answer explanations to clear your doubts. You should also read relevant technical articles to be adept in the related technology. Study notes, tutorials, ‘how tos’ and relevant exam tips and tricks pave your way to earn a PMI credential.

How to earn PMI credentials using uCertify Products

uCertify develops exam simulation PrepKits that provide you exactly what you need to pass a PMI certification exam. The practice exam test your preparedness for the actual PMI exam and the detailed answer explanations of the correct as well as the incorrect answers help you clear your doubts and turn your weakness into strength. The PrepKits for PMI certification also contain concise study notes for quick review, detailed performance reports to check your progress over time and easy to navigate user interface to help you in your preparations. Each PrepKit also includes quizzes, articles and study notes that provide you additional help in understanding the related technology and the confidence to face the real exam.