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You don’t have to have been a top project manager to get your PMP. You only need to have experience managing, leading, and working on projects, with responsibility for deliverables; you don’t need to have the title “project manager.” If you have a 4 year college degree, you need the equivalent of 2 years full time work managing projects over the last 3 years. If you only have a high school diploma, you need about 3.5 years experience over the last 5 years.

Only 35 hours of study is required, though, if you want to be sure of passing the exam, you will probably want to do more. But we’re talking dozens of hours, not hundreds.

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The steps to getting PMP certification are very clear and organized. After all, this certification was designed by project managers. We know how to organize work to succeed!

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When you join the PMI, you are joining a global organization. You have the option of joining a local chapter, too. Whether you do that or not is up to you. I encourage you to check out the local chapter, and also their PMP Certification Training program. Most often, the local chapter’s training is the least expensive course available. If the local chapter can help you get your PMP, it is probably worth joining.

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