Project Management Institute

PMI logo. The Project Management Institute (PMI) publishes standards related to project management and manages certification. Its headquarters are in Newtown Square, outside Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Overview PMI, founded by five volunteers and incorporated in 1969, has published a number of standards related to PM skills, and manages several levels of certification. A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge is currently in its third edition, and is the only ANSI standard for managers. The levels of certification are (CAPM), (PMP), (PgMP) and the latter being more advanced.

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Membership As of 2006, PMI reported over 220,010 members and over 180,000 PMP certificants in 175 countries. There are more than 250 local PMI chapters located in 67 countries, and 30 Specific Interest Groups (SIGs).

Certification Over 44,000 PMP certifications expire annually; a PMP must document ongoing experience and education every three years to keep their certification current. This experience and education is measured in Professional Development Units (or PDU's) and can be earned from a variety of sources (such as taking or teaching classes focused on the PM discipline).

Not For Profit Status The PMI is self-described as a "not-for-profit" organization. It has been widely questioned if it was established and is currently maintained for the betterment of the PM discipline or for profit. PMI attaches fees to various activities related to acquiring and maintaining the PMP certification (e.g. membership fees, certification fees, materials revenue, class fees, etc.) however there does not seem to be any corresponding monetary outlays related to same. As hinted at above, even the instructors for various classes are volunteers who are paid in the form of PDU's. This free labor allow the PMI to enjoy significant and continuing streams of income with minimal expenses.

Operational Goals It has been argued that if the organization does exist for the betterment of the PM discipline, it would make its materials (namely, the PMBOK) available free of charge. Instead, it is copyrighted and fees are charged to obtain it (whether directly or indirectly through joining as a paying member of the PMI).

To generate even more demand for the certification, the PMI is pushing an initiative to the professional sector: all project managers should be PMP certified. As firms adopt this 'ideal', they are pushing current and prospective employees to get the accreditation.

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I think it's really a shame that we do not look to the future and see our mistakes before committing it. Of course it is possible that some of us would not change anything, because a person can end up on a better path than where he started, even if something goes wrong.

But we have only one chance in this life we ​​live, and we can not always make the best decisions as we go through life. In my opinion, goes to the Art Institute for my education has been one of the bestand the worst thing I've ever done.

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After I graduated, I decided to walk me to the Art Institute of Pittsburgh and the music business videos. I have no regrets at this time because it is a great course and I had great fun there.

However, many of my relatives warned me that it was the best decision for my future. Of course not everything I listen to their warnings. All I could think about what I was getting from my stepfather and a good time with myFreedom. I like the idea, at the Art Institute because it was far enough away from home, and promised to do a lot of fun.

It would be unfair to blame the Art Institute, but I can say that they have a lot of problems. For example, the school authorities really care if I had one complaint. They were not at all to help me back everything I lost in some classes, if their interests restructured program.

I noticed that at most the Art Institutedefinitely a profit-oriented school, and I knew that was not so much care, because they had my money. The only thing I had some lessons from my training for life. The biggest lessoned I learned that women have to fight ten times harder, I wanted to do was participate. I also discovered that I was obviously not strong enough to fight.

The good thing about my experience was that my husband will meet at the Art Institute. I often joke that my tuition paid for him, becauseI have nothing else to it. I always thought it would be unique for a long time, because I'll be able to do what I wanted with my life without worrying about someone else would think. I think I was so wrong, and as I was the Art Institute. The path I have chosen me to where I am, and I would not trade that for anything in the world.

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