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Project and Engineering Management Certication

DONALD S. REMER, P.E.;
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MICHAEL A. MARTIN, E.I.T.

ABSTRACT: This paper summarizes the requirements for eight major project management PM certicatesincluding new program management, risk assessment, and scheduling management certicatesand two major engineering management certicates that are offered in the United States by professional societies. We provide information on the number of people holding the certication, eligibility to obtain the certication, exam format, cost for the certication, and contact information for the organization offering the certication. We also include information about societies outside the United States that offer PM certications in 83 countries. Finally, we discuss international PM certications offered by a U.S.-based organization. Many organizations are starting to require certications for their project and program managers. This paper will help readers decide what certications are applicable and the requirements for obtaining a specic certicate.

here has been an increasing trend in professional and engineering circles to place greater emphasis on ofcial credentials. These credentials commonly come in the form of certicates, which provide documented recognition by a professional body that an engineer or other professional has the qualications and technical knowledge to be a practitioner in that eld. These certicates are somewhat analogous to merit badges in scouting; that is, the certication is evidence that the holder has a certain minimum level of competence in the subjectarea.Manyemployersarestartingtorequirethesecerticationsforprojectandprogrammanagers. Recently, the trend has been to extend the range of project management certications offered by professional organizations. Newly offered credentials now focus on specic aspects
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of management, such as the Project Management Institutes PMIs risk and scheduling management certicates, and broad aspects of management such as PMIs program managementcerticate. We rst discuss the eight general project management certications offered in the United States: 1 Certied Associate in Project Management, 2 Project Management Professional, 3 Program Management Professional, 4 PMI Scheduling Professional, 5 PMI Risk Management Professional, 6 PMI Certied Assessor, 7 PMI Certied Consultant, and 8 Certied Construction Manager. We then discuss the two engineering management certications: Engineering Management Certication Fundamentals, and Engineering Management Certication Professional. Finally, we discuss two international certication programs available in 83 countries.
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Table 1. Subject Area Weights for the Project Management Professional Exam Subject area Projectinitiation Projectplanning Projectexecution Projectmonitoringandcontrol Projectclosing Professionalandsocialresponsibility Total Weight % 11 23 27 21 9 9 100

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CERTIFICATIONS OFFERED IN THE UNITED STATES The rst seven certications mentioned in this paper are all offered by PMI. The rst three of these are designed to show prociency in general project and program management. Although not required to do so, many people progress from the basic Certied Associate in Project Management CAPM , to the more advanced Project Management Professional PMP , and nally to the highly rigorous Program Management Professional certicate.
Certied Associate in Project Management The CAPM certicate offered by PMI is designed for project team members, project managers, and undergraduate or graduate students to gain project management credentials, and it is the most basic certicate offered by PMI. Applicants must have either a high school diploma or equivalent, and 1,500 hours of work on a project team or 23 hours of project management education to qualify. The CAPM exam is administered by Thomson Prometric testing centers in 83 countries around the world. The three-hour, computer-based exam consists of 150 multiple-choice questions. Individuals who have a PMP or PgMP credential cannot attain a CAPM certicate. Project Management Professional One of the most globally recognized project management credentials is the PMP, offered by PMI. Generally, those who hold a CAPM certicate will become a PMP to increase their prociency in project management, though a CAPM is not a prerequisite for the PMP certication. The PMP is designed to objectively assess and measure professional knowledge in all areas of project management. The subject area weights for the PMP exam are shown in Table 1. Further information on the PMP is given in PMIs A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge www.pmi.org . To be eligible to take the PMP examination, the applicant must either have 1 a bachelors degree, 4,500
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+ hours of project management experience, 35 hours of project management education, and 36 months of experience in project management within an eight-year period prior to application; or 2 a high school diploma, 7,500 + hours of project management experience, 35 hours of project management education, and 60 months experience in project management within an eight-year period prior to application. The PMI now checks the applicants professional experience more carefully than in the past. Thomson Prometric testing centers administer the PMP exam in 83 countries throughout the world to check if the exam is available in your country, visit http://securereg3.prometric.com . Five countries have recently been added: China, Jamaica, Latvia, Luxembourg, and Slovenia. The four-hour, computer-based exam consists of 200 multiple-choice questions. A passing score is 106 or more correct answers out of 175 scored questions. The exam has recently become more practice oriented and less academically oriented.
Program Management Professional PgMP The PgMP certicate, offered since 2007, is designed to demonstrate project and large-program management skills and is considered the culmination of the CAPM, PMP, PgMP progression. Management experience, education, and professional knowledge are all carefully assessed during the application process. To be considered for the PgMP certicate, applicants must either have 1 a bachelors degree, four years of project management experience, and four years of program management experience within a 15-year period prior to application; or 2 a high school diploma, four years of project management experience, and seven years of program management experience within a 15-year period prior to application. PMI staff and a panel of professional program managers comprehensively review eligibility requirements. The four-hour PgMP exam is administered by Thomson Prometric and consists of 170 multiple-choice questions designed to measure ones ability to apply knowledge, skills, and techniques used in program management. The nal part of the PgMP certication process is a Multi-Rater Assessment MRA in which the applicant must select a team of 12 colleagues and peers to evaluate his or her performance as a program manager via a Web-based survey. PMI Scheduling Professional PMI-SP One of the newest professional certications is the PMI-SP certication for those who provide expertise in the area of developing and maintaining project schedules. It is designed to offer proof of ones ability to help project managers through contributions of specic project scheduling skills. To be eligible for this credential, one must have a high school diploma, associates degree or global equivalent, at least
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5,000 hours spent in a specialized area of professional project scheduling within the last ve years, and 40 contact hours of formal education in project scheduling. Alternatively, one must have a bachelors degree or global equivalent, at least 3,500 hours spent in the area of professional project scheduling within past ve years, and 30 contact hours of formal education in the area of project scheduling. If an applicant meets the eligibility requirements, they must then pass a 170-question, three-and-one-half-hour multiplechoice exam to receive the PMI-SP credential. This examination is based upon the PMI-Scheduling Professional Examination Specication www.pmi.org .
PMI Risk Management Professional PMI-RMP Strong emphasis is placed on evaluating project risks during the implementation phase and before a project is approved. As a result, PMI has introduced a new risk management professional certicate. Accordingly, individuals whose specialties lie in recognizing and analyzing project risks as well as resolving threats and capitalizing on opportunities, would be well-served by this particular PMI credential. To be eligible, interested persons must have a high school diploma, associates degree or global equivalent, at least 4,500 hours spent in the area of professional project risk management within the past ve years, and 40 contact hours of formal education in project risk management. Or, a person must have a bachelors degree or global equivalent, at least 3,000 hours spent in the area of project risk management within the past ve years, and 30 contact hours of formal education in project risk management. Like the PMI-SP credential, a passing grade on a 170-question, three-hour multiple-choice exam is required. PMI Certied Organizational Project Management Maturity Model OPM3 Assessor and PMI Certied OPM3 Consultant The assessor and consultant certications have been offered since April 2006 by Det Norske Veritas DNV , with approval from PMI Larry Bull, personal communication, February 22, 2006 . The OPM3 certications are for assessors and consultants to improve their project management maturity and capability. To become a PMI Certied OPM3 Assessor or Consultant, the applicant must pass a two-hour, computer-based online exam consisting of 100 multiplechoice questions related to OPM3 topics, and submit a project management and assessor or consultant experience portfolio. After passing the online exam and portfolio review, the applicant must attend a three-day, instruction-based assessment training session if applying for assessor certication; or a ve-day, instruction-based assessment and improvement training if applying for consultant certication. The training sessions are offered around the world. A multiple-choice asLeadership and Management in Engineering

Table 2. Subject Area Weights for the Certied Construction Manager Exam Subject area Projectmanagement Costmanagement Timemanagement Contractmanagement Qualitymanagement Professionalpractice Safetyandriskmanagement Total Weight % 20 18 18 18 10 8 8 100

sessor or consultant exam is given at the end of the course. After the exam is passed, the applicant can apply for certication and become registered as a PMI Certied OPM3 Assessor or PMI Certied OPM3 Consultant. At the time this paper was being written, the assessor and consultant training courses were on a temporary hiatus to allow PMI to revise the course content to reect the updates included in the 2008 revision of the Project Management Body of Knowledge. New training schedules will be posted on PMIs Web site as soon as they are released www.pmi.org .

Certied Construction Manager CCM The CCM certicate is offered by the Construction Management Association of America CMAA . To be eligible to become a CCM, the applicant must have 1 four years experience as a construction manager as well as a four-year degree in construction management, architecture, engineering, or construction science; or 2 a two-year undergraduate degree or certication in one of the above elds and four years experience in general design/construction in addition to the four-year requirement ; or 3 eight years in general design/construction in addition to the four-year requirement . In the past, the applicant was required to enroll in a self-study capstone course on construction management and pass the capstone test with a score of 80 percent or higher. This requirement has recently been dropped. The CCM exam is a true-false and multiple-choice, 200-question test taken over six hours. There are test sections on cost management and time management, quality management, professional practice/project management, contract administration, and safety and risk management. Table 2 details the certication exam breakdown. The exam is offered quarterly at Construction Manager Certication Institute-sponsored locations around the United States, in addition to being ofOCTOBER 2009

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Table 3. Subject Area Weights for EMCI Exams Subject area Marketresearch,technologyupdates,andenvironmental scanning Planningandadjustingbusinessstrategies Developingproducts,services,andprocesses Engineeringoperationsandchange Financialresourcesandprocurement Marketingandsales Leadingindividualsandengineeringprojectteams Professionalresponsibilityandlegalissues Total EMCF exam % 10 10 17 18 5 5 18 17 100 EMCP exam % 10 16 10 10 16 10 18 10 100

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Note: EMCF= Engineering Management Certication Fundamentals; EMCI= Engineering Management Certication International; and EMCP= Engineering Management Certication Professional.

fered at CMAAs national and spring conferences. Since 2008, these exams have been offered on proprietary computer platforms.

Engineering Management Certication Fundamentals EMCF and Engineering Management Certication Professional EMCP The EMCF and EMCP certicates are offered by the Engineering Management Certication International EMCI , an organization developed by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers ASME in cooperation with the American Society of Civil Engineers ASCE ; the American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical, and Petroleum Engineers AIME ; the American Institute of Chemical Engineers AIChE ; the Society of Manufacturing Engineers SME ; and the American Society of Engineering Management ASEM . Started in 2005, the society certies engineers in engineering management, a broad certication that includes, but is not limited to, project management George Ji, personal communication, April 11, 2005 . Similar to the engineers license process, which has two levels of certicationEngineer in Training EIT and Professional Engineer PE the EMCI also offers two certications reecting different levels of experience. To become eligible for the EMCF, an applicant must have either 1 a bachelors degree in engineering, science, or technology, and three years experience; 2 two years education in engineering, science, or technology, and ve years of experience; or 3 a masters degree in engineering management, in which case all experience requirements are waived. To become eligible for the EMCP, an applicant must either have a bachelors degree in engineering, science, or technology, or
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have their EMCF certication. Additionally, the candidate must have ve years engineering practice including two years of engineering management. Both the EMCF and EMCP tests are three-hour, computer-based exams with 150 multiple-choice questions. Both exams test the same eight subject areas but with different weights, as shown in Table 3. A passing score is an overall 70 percent correct, with no less than 50 percent correct in any single subject area. The exams are offered at nearly 300 locations in the United States and Canada at Thomson Prometric testing centers. These are the same testing centers that are used for the PMP, PgMP, and CAPM exams. The EMCI offers reduced exam fees to members of any of their sponsoring organizations: ASME, ASCE, AIME, AIChE, and SME Table 4 shows membership fees for each of these ve sponsoring organizations . The exams range in cost from $500 to $650 for members and $700 to $850 for nonmembers. These costs include a necessary, one-time application fee of $100. The rst set of exams was given in June 2005. The EMCI program has recently been expanded to offer certication in China for further information, readers should contact EMCI, www.engineering certication.org . INTERNATIONAL CERTIFICATION INFORMATION The International Project Management Association IPMA , headquartered in the Netherlands, offers a four-level certication program designed to meet the various competence levels of project managers. Competence, as dened by the IPMA, comprises knowledge, experience, and behavior. This is distinct from PMIs PMP certication, which assesses knowledge and experience. The four certication levels are
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Table 4. Annual Membership Dues for EMCI-Sponsoring Organizations Organization ASME ASCE
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Standard annual membership fees $US $129 $180 $50205

Notes Reducedratesexistforrecentgraduates,retirees,andstudents Reducedratesexistforrecentgraduatesandinternational persons TheAIMEisanumbrellasocietyofsixothersocieties; ratesvaryamongeachsocietyandbasedonage,experience, andbenets Annualduesare$199forpersonswhograduatedpriorto 2005;reducedratesexistforstudentsandunemployed Reducedratesforthosewhopurchasemultipleyearsat once

AIME

AIChE SME

$199 $125

Note: AIChE= American Institute of Chemical Engineers; AIME= American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical, and Petroleum Engineers; ASCE= American Society of Civil Engineers; ASME= American Society of Mechanical Engineers; EMCI= Engineering Management Certication International; and SME= Society of Manufacturing Engineers.

1 Certied Project Management Associate-IPMA Level D, 2 Certied Project Manager-IPMA Level C, 3 Certied Senior Project Manager-IPMA Level B, and 4 Certied Projects Director-IPMA Level A. The IPMA Level D certication only tests knowledge, while the other three levels test competence. The eligibility requirements for the four IPMA levels are listed in Table 5. Further information regarding these certication levels is in the IPMA Competence Baseline www.ipma.ch . To maintain competence standards worldwide, the IPMA approves certication programs offered by international organizations. These organizations may then certify people with the internationally recognized certication. Table 6 presents 35 organizations around the world that offer IPMAapproved certications. Norway, Serbia, and Montenegro were added in 2008.

U.S.-BASED CERTIFICATION INFORMATION In Table 7, we summarize the general information about the 10 U.S.-based certication programs. PMI is by far the largest organization, with more than 250,000 members. It has grown extremely rapidly in the last decade. In 2006, PMI issued 44,815 PMP certicates; in 2007, that number had grown to 56,080 PMP certicates Bernard Smith, personal communication, April 24, 2008 . The only industry-specic certication in this study is the Certied Construction Manager certicate, offered by CMAA. This certicate is targeted specically at the construction industry and 1,008 people have received this certication. In Tables 8 and 9, we summarize test requirements and the recertication requirements for U.S.-based certications. To obtain a certicate, each organization has combination of

Table 5. Eligibility Requirements for IPMA Levels AD Certication CertiedProjectManagementAssociateIPMALevelD CertiedProjectManagerIPMALevelC CertiedSeniorProjectManagerIPMALevelB CertiedProjectDirectorIPMALevelA Eligibility requirements Projectmanagementknowledge Atleastthreeyearsprojectmanagementexperience Atleastveyearsprojectmanagementexperience Atleastveyearsprojectportfoliomanagement experience,programmanagement,ormulti-project management

Note: IPMA= International Project Management Association.

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Table 6. List of Certication Bodies Offering IPMA Certication Country Austria Azerbaijan Brazil Croatia CzechRepublic Denmark Egypt Finland France Germany Hungary Iceland India Ireland Italy Kuwait Latvia Mexico Organization pma-zertifzienungsstelle AzPMACertication CerticationBodyBrazil CAPM-Cert CoSPR AssociationofDanishProject Management MESPM-CERT NationalCerticationBoard Finland AFITEP PM-ZERT ProjectManagementProfession ExcellenceFoundation VSF-CB CentreforExcellenceinPMCertication InstituteofProjectManagement Ireland ANIMPCerticazioni KuwaitSocietyofEngineers/ KuwaitPMCerticationBody Latvia-Cert Country Norway P.R.China Poland Portugal Romania Russia Slovakia Serbia-Montenegro Slovenia SouthAfricanRep. Spain Sweden Switzerland TheNetherlands Ukraine UnitedKingdom Serbia-Montenegro Organization CerticationBodyNorway ProjectManagementResearchCommittee SPMP-Cert APOGEP CerticationBodyRomania SOVNET-Certication SIPR YUPMACertication ZPMSlovenianPMACertication CerticationBodyofSouthAfrica AEIPRO SPFProjecktkraftiNordenAB VereinzurZertizierungim Projektmanagement CitoCertication UPMACertication APMCertication YUPMACertication

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Table 7. General Information about U.S.-Based Certications Organization offering the credential PMI PMI PMI PMI PMI DNV DNV CMAA EMCIthrough ASME Number of members in organization 265,000 265,000 265,000 265,000 265,000 3,525 ASME: ASCE: AIME: AIChE: Total: 127,000 140,000 100,000 40,000 407,000 6 73 648 20060 20076 20060 200773 2004159 2005105 Number of people with the credential 4,616 270,476 68 Certications issued in 2006 and 2007 20061,252 20071.995 200644,815 200756,080 20060 200735 First year certication offered 2004 1984 2007 2008 2008 2006 2006 1996 2005
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Credential CAPM PMP PgMP PMIScheduling Professional PMIRiskManagement Professional PMICertiedOPM3 Assessor PMICertiedOPM3 Consultant CCM EMCF

Web address to register online www.pmi.org/CareerDevelopment/Pages/ Obtaining-Credential.aspx www.pmi.org/CareerDevelopment/Pages/ Obtaining-Credential.aspx www.pmi.org/CareerDevelopment/Pages/ Obtaining-Credential.aspx www.pmi.org/CareerDevelopment/Pages/ Obtaining-Credential.aspx www.pmi.org/CareerDevelopment/Pages/ Obtaining-Credential.aspx www.opm3productsuite.com www.opm3productsuite.com notavailableonline www.prometric.com/asme.htm

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Note: AIChE= American Institute of Chemical Engineers; AIME= American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical, and Petroleum Engineers; ASCE= American Society of Civil Engineers; ASME= American Society of Mechanical Engineers; CAPM= Certified Associate in Project Management; CCM= Certified Construction Manager; CMAA= Construction Management Association of America; DNV= Det Norske Veritas; EMCF= Engineering Management Certication Fundamentals; EMCI= Engineering Management Certication International; PgMP= Program Management Professional; PMI= Project Management Institute; and PMP= Project Management Professional.

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Table 8. Eligibility and Certication Requirements for the U.S.-Based Certications Offered by PMI and DNV Organization offering the credential PMI Requirements to maintain the credential Re-examatendofcycle

Credential CAPM

Eligibility Highschooldiplomaorequivalent ANDONEOFTHEFOLLOWING: A.1,500 hours ofworkonaprojectteam; B.23 hours ofprojectmanagementeducation. ONEOFTHEFOLLOWING: A.Bachelorsdegree,4,500+ hours PMexperience, 36 months experiencewithineight-yearperiodpriorto application,35contacthoursofPMeducation; B.Highschooldiploma,7,500+ hours PMexperience, 60 months PMexperiencewithineight-yearperiod priortoapplication,35contacthoursofPMeducation. ONEOFTHEFOLLOWING: A.Bachelorsdegree,fourormoreyearsPMexperience, fourormoreyearsPgMexperiencewithin15 years prior toapplication; B.Highschooldiploma,fourormoreyearsPMexperience,sevenormoreyearsPgMexperiencewithin 15 years priortoapplication. ONEOFTHEFOLLOWING: A.Bachelorsdegree,3,500 hours projectscheduling experience,30 hours projectschedulingeducation; B.Highschooldiploma,5,000 hours projectschedulingexperience,40 hours projectschedulingeducation. ONEOFTHEFOLLOWING: A.Bachelorsdegree,3,500 hours projectriskexperience,30 hours projectriskeducation; B.Highschooldiploma,4,500 hours projectriskexperience,40 hours projectriskeducation.

PMP

PMI

60PDUseverythreeyears.PDUsaccumulatedthrough formaleducation,articleauthoring,registeredproviders, etc.Additionalmaintenancefeeof$60150.

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PgMP

PMI

60PDUseverythreeyears.PDUsaccumulatedthrough formaleducation,articleauthoring,registeredproviders, etc.Additionalmaintenancefeeof$60150.

PMISchedulingProfessional

PMI

30PDUseverythreeyears.PDUsaccumulatedthrough formaleducation,articleauthoring,registeredproviders, etc.Additionalmaintenancefeeof$60150.

PMIRiskManagementProfessional

PMI

30PDUseverythreeyears.PDUsaccumulatedthrough formaleducation,articleauthoring,registeredproviders, etc.Additionalmaintenancefeeof$60150.

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Table 8. Continued . Eligibility and Certication Requirements for the U.S.-Based Certications Offered by PMI and DNV
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Credential PMICertiedOPM3Assessor

Organization offering the credential DNV

Eligibility Passacomputer-basedonlineexamrelatedtoOPM3 topics,ANDsubmitaprojectmanagementandassessor experienceportfolio

Requirements to maintain the credential Annualassessorcerticationandregistrationfee $900 . Assessmenttoolsoftwarelicensefee $1000 .Annual minimumnumberofOPM3assessmentsand/orservices.Attendrefreshercourseandpassexamwithinsix monthsofOPM3revisions.MustinformDNVofcomplaintsreceived. Annualconsultantcerticationandregistrationfee $1000 .Assessmentandimprovementtoolsoftware licensefee $1500 .Annualminimumnumberof OPM3assessmentsand/orconsultingservices.Attend refreshercourseandpassexamwithinsixmonthsof OPM3revisions.MustinformDNVofcomplaints received.

PMICertiedOPM3Consultant

DNV

Passacomputer-basedonlineexamrelatedtoOPM3 topics,ANDsubmitaprojectmanagementandassessor andconsultantexperienceportfolio

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Note: CAPM= Certified Associate in Project Management; DNV= Det Norske Veritas; PDU= professional development units; PgMP= Program Management Professional; PM= project management; PMI= Project Management Institute; and PMP= Project Management Professional.

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Table 9. Eligibility and Certication Requirements for the U.S.-Based Certications Offered by CMAA and EMCI Organization offering the credential CMAA Requirements to maintain the credential Initialcerticationvalidforveyears;thereafter,every threeyearsbypoints 24pointseverythreeyears employmentasaconstructionmanager,membershipin organizations,writingpapers,professionaldevelopment, etc.

Credential CCM

Eligibility Fouryearsexperienceasaconstructionmanager AND ONE OF THE FOLLOWING: A.Afour-yearundergraduateorgraduatedegreein constructionmanagement,architecture,engineering,or constructionscience; B.Atwo-yearundergraduatedegreeorcerticatein constructionmanagement,architecture,engineering,or constructionscienceANDfouryearsexperienceingeneraldesign/construction; C.Eightyearsexperienceingeneraldesign/construction. A.Bachelorsdegreeinengineering,scienceor technologyandthreeyearsofengineeringpractice; B.Twoyearseducationinengineering,scienceor technologyandveyearsengineeringpractice. Fiveyearsofengineeringpracticeincludingtwoyearsof managementexperience AND ONE OF THE FOLLOWING: A.Bachelorsdegreeinengineering,science,or technology; B.EMCFcertication.

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EMCF

EMCI

Everythreeyearsbyearning45PDUs.PDUscanbeaccumulatedbycollege-levelteaching,attendingorspeaking atconferences,seminars,publishingarticlesorbooks,etc.; 15PDUsmustbeobtainedthroughanEMCIAuthorized KnowledgeProvider. Everythreeyearsbyearning45PDUs.PDUscanbeaccumulatedbycollege-levelteaching,attendingorspeaking atconferences,seminars,publishingarticlesorbooks,etc.; 15PDUsmustbeobtainedthroughanEMCIAuthorized KnowledgeProvider.

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EMCP

EMCIthroughASME

Note: ASME= American Society of Mechanical Engineers; CCM= Certified Construction Manager; CMAA= Construction Management Association of America; EMCF= Engineering Management Certication Fundamentals; EMCI= Engineering Management Certication International; EMCP= Engineering Management Certication Professional; and PDU= professional development unit.

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Table 10. Exam Information for the U.S.-Based Certications Organization offering the credential PMI
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Credential CAPM

Exam type Threehours,computer-based,150 multiple-choicequestions Fourhours,computer-based,200 multiple-choicequestions Fourhours,computer-based,170 multiple-choicequestions; Multi-RaterAssessmentperformed by12applicant-chosencolleagues andpeers Threeandone-halfhours, computer-based,170 multiple-choicequestions Threeandone-halfhours, computer-based,170 multiple-choicequestions Exam1:Computer-based,online, 100multiple-choicequestions

Cost $225formembers,$300for non-members membershipfees: $119annually $405555forcomputerbased, $250400forpaperbased membershipfees:$119annually $1,5001,800forcomputerbased, $1,2001,500forpaperbased membershipfees:$119annually

How frequently exam is offered Continuouslythroughouttheyear computer-based Continuouslythroughouttheyear computer-based Continuouslythroughouttheyear computer-based

PMP

PMI

PgMP

PMI

PMISchedulingProfessional

PMI

PMIRiskManagement Professional PMICertiedOPM3Assessor PMICertiedOPM3Consultant

PMI

DNV

CCM

CMAA

Sixhoursdividedintotwothreehourparts,200multiple-choice questions Threehours,computer-based,150 multiple-choicequestions

EMCFandEMCP

EMCIthrough ASME

$520670forcomputerbased, $415565forpaperbased membershipfees:$119annually $520670forcomputerbased, $415565forpaperbased membershipfees:$119annually Assessor:$4,950ifpaidinadvance; $5,600otherwise Consultant:$6,950ifpaidin advance;$7,900otherwise $275fortheapplication,$275for examregistration,$75annual maintenancefee membershipfees: $120to$450annually $100one-timeapplicationfee, $400examfeeformembers,$550 examfeefornon-members membershipfees:seeTable4

Continuouslythroughouttheyear computer-based Continuouslythroughouttheyear computer-based Exam1:Continuouslythroughout theyear computer-based

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Sixtimesayear;twoatCMAA conferences,fouratothersponsored locations Continuouslythroughouttheyear computer-based

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Table 11. Certication Contact Information for U.S.-Based Organizations Organization offering the credential PMI

Credential PMP

URL www.pmi.org

Phone/Fax # 610-356-4600/ 610356-4647 Seeabove Seeabove 877-368-3530/ 281-721-6903 877-368-3530/ 281-721-6903 703-356-2622/ 703-356-6388

Address PMIGlobalOperationsCenter 14CampusBoulevard NewtownSquare,PA19073-3299 Seeabove Seeabove DNVCerticationUSA 16340ParkTenPlace Houston,TX77084 DNVCerticationUSA 16340ParkTenPlace Houston,TX77084 ConstructionManagement AssociationofAmerica 7926JonesBranchDrive Suite800 McLean,VA22102 EMCICerticationDepartment ASME ThreeParkAvenue NewYork,NY10016-5990

E-mail address customercare@pmi.org

PgMP CAPM PMICertiedOPM3 Assessor

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Seeabove Seeabove www.opm3productsuite.com

Seeabove Seeabove opm3productsuite@dnv.com

PMICertiedOPM3 Consultant CCM

DNV

www.opm3productsuite.com

opm3productsuite@dnv.com

CMAA

www.cmaanet.org

certication@cmaanet.org

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EMCF

EMCIthrough ASME

www.engineeringcertication.org

EMCP

EMCItrough ASME

www.engineeringcertication.org

800-843-2763 U.S./Canada 973-882-1167 outsideN. America / 212-591-7143 800-843-2763 U.S./Canada 973-882-1167 outsideN. America / 212-591-7143

emci@asme.org

EMCICerticationDepartment ASME ThreeParkAvenue NewYork,NY10016-5990

emci@asme.org

Note: ASME= American Society of Mechanical Engineers; CAPM= Certified Associate in Project Management; CCM= Certified Construction Manager; CMAA= Construction Management Association of America; DNV = Det Norske Veritas; EMCF= Engineering Management Certication Fundamentals; EMCI= Engineering Management Certication International; EMCP= Engineering Management Certication Professional; PgMP = Program Management Professional; PMI= Project Management Institute; and PMP= Project Management Professional.

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Table 12. Contact Information for International and Upcoming U.S. Certication Organization offering Certication the certication Country PMP PMI See PMI Website China
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URL www.pmi.org www.prometric.com www.engineeringcertication.org www.caiep.org www.tsinghua.edu.cn/eng

Phone/Fax # 610-356-4600/ 610-356-4647 800-843-2763 U.S./Canada 973-882-1167 outsideN.America / 212-591-7143 31332473430/ 31332460470

Address ProjectManagementInstitute FourCampusBoulevard NewtownSquare,PA19073 EMCICerticationDepartment ASME ThreeParkAvenue NewYork,NY10016-5990 InternationalProject ManagementAssociation 3860BDNijkerk TheNetherlands

E-mail address customercare@pmi.org

EMCFand EMCP

EMCIthrough CAIEP andTsinghua University IPMA

emci@asme.org

IPMA Four-Level certication

See Table5

www.ipma.ch

info@ipma.ch

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education and experience requirements. In general, as formal education increases, the experience requirement decreases. All certication programs require recertication every three years, based on a continuing education point system. In Table 8, we include PMI and DNV requirements, and in Table 9, we include CMAA and EMCI requirements. Table 10 contains information about the exams for U.S.based certications. The exams typically range from three to six hours. The exam cost, including required application fees, varies from $405 to $795. All exams are offered continuously throughout the year via computer, with the exception of the CCM exam, which is offered six times a year. Finally, the last two tables contain contact information for organizations offering certication. Table 11 includes infor-

mation on how to contact the U.S.-based organizations offering each certication. All of the organizations have Web sites and e-mail addresses. Table 12 includes contact information for international and U.S. organizations offering PM certication. Donald S. Remer is the Oliver C. Field Professor of Engineering at Harvey Mudd College in Claremont, California, and can be reached by e-mail at remer@hmc.edu. Michael A. Martin is a professional services engineer at BigMachines in San Mateo California and a recent graduate of Harvey Mudd College. LME

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