What are PMI Certifications?
The Project Management Institute (PMI®) offers five professional project and program management credentials:
- Project Management Professional (PMP®) credential
- Certified Associate of Project Management (CAPM®) certification
- PMI Risk Management Professional (PMI-RMP®) credential
- PMI Scheduling Professional(PMI-SP®) credential
- Program Management Professional (PgMP®) credential
Here is a handy side-by-side comparison:
| PMP | CAPM | PMI-RMP | PMI-SP |
| Credential Name | Project Management Professional | Certified Associate of Project Management | PMI Risk Management Professional | PMI Scheduling Professional |
| Project Role | Leads and directs project teams | Contributes to project team | Assesses and identifies risks and mitigates threats and capitalizes opportunities | Develops and maintains project schedule |
| Eligibility Requirements | With a high school diploma: 5 years / 7,500 hours of project management experience in the last 8 years OR With a bachelor’s degree 3 years / 4,500 hours AND 35 hours of project management education |
1,500 hours of project experience OR 23 hours of project management education |
With a high school diploma: 4,500 hours of project risk management experience and 40 hours of project risk management education OR With a bachelor’s degree 3,000 hours and 30 hours of project risk management education |
With a high school diploma: 5,000 hours of project scheduling experience and 40 hours of project scheduling education OR With a bachelor’s degree 3,500 hours and 30 hours of project risk management education |
| Exam Information | 4 hours 200 questions |
3 hours 150 questions |
3.5 hours 170 questions |
3.5 hours 170 questions |
| Fees | PMI Member $405 Non-Member $555 |
PMI Member $225 Non-Member $300 |
PMI Member $520 Non-Member $670 |
PMI Member $520 Non-Member $670 |
| Credential Maintenance | 3 years; 60 PDUs | 5 years; re-exam | 3 years; 30 PDUs (risk management) | 3 years; 30 PDUs (project scheduling) |
| Additional Information | PMP Overview Exam Prep Course PMI PMP Page |
CAPM Overview Exam Prep Course PMI CAPM Page |
PMI-RMP Overview Exam Prep Course PMI-RMP Page | PM-SP Overview Exam Prep Course PMI-SP Page |
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