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Could somebody elaborate this article a bit?

Where is the the justification that this claim that this process is widely accepted? --Hirzel 21:43 10 Jul 2003 (UTC)

Can you add the states that accept and use PMBOK?

Can you also list and add the valid websites for the certifications?

It's hard to valid websites and certification websites, any suggestions?

Xochitl P. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 165.235.108.250 (talk) 15:12, 8 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]


Proposed Addition

I'd like to add the following paragraph of history:

In 1987, PMI published the first Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK®) in an attempt to document and standardize generally accepted project management information and practices. The current edition, A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK® Guide), Third Edition (2004), is a basic reference for anyone interested in project management. It provides a common lexicon and consistent structure for the field of project management.

Any objections? Richman9

No, sounds good, so I will be bold and copy it to the article now, with a reference to see her so you can be properly credited, since I am just the messenger. I will assume that you have forgotten about this since it is nearly a year old. Spalding 14:17, 11 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

PMI's certifications

I removed these sections, because PMI's certifications are part of neither the project management body of knowledge nor the Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge®.

CAPM and PMP

The Project Management Institute (PMI) is the publisher of PMBOK and offers two levels of certification:

  1. A Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM) has demonstrated a common base of knowledge and terms in the field of project management. It requires either 1500 hours of work on a project team or 23 contact hours of formal education in project management. Candidates must also pass a comprehensive 150 question exam.
  2. A Project Management Professional (PMP) has met specific education and experience requirements, has agreed to adhere to a code of professional conduct and has passed an examination designed to objectively assess and measure project management knowledge. In addition, a PMP must satisfy continuing certification requirements or lose the certification.

As of 2006, PMI reported over 220,000 members and about 200,000 Project Management Professionals (PMPs) in 175 countries. Over 40,000 PMP certifications expire annually. A PMP must document ongoing project management experience and education every three years to keep their certification current

PgMP

In 2006, PMI added a credential in program management to its inventory of certifications. According to the PMBOK, a program is a set of related projects that are managed in a coordinated fashion to achieve goals the projects could not achieve individually. PMI has positioned the Program Management Professional (PgMP) to complement and to extend the CAPM and PMP, but individuals do not have to earn the CAPM or PMP as a pre-requisite to earning the PgMP. Candidates for the PgMP must pass a series of evaluations, including:

  1. Application Review by PMI staff and a Panel of Program Managers
  2. Multiple-choice Exam
  3. Multi-rater Assessment

PMI provides an FAQ page for interested parties on their homepage. [1].

clean-up

I've attempted to clean this up a bit - it was full of unsourced statements, jargon that means nothing to the general reader etc etc. --Fredrick day 19:10, 5 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Page name

The actual title of this book is A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK® Guide). I would like to suggest renaming the page to reflect the correct title. Makingprogress19 (talk) 14:35, 23 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Good point. Let's move it. ComputerGeezer (talk) 17:06, 23 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I don't have the move option. can someone help me do this?Makingprogress19 (talk) 18:11, 23 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Proposed action

I would like to suggest moving the history of the opening and into its own section and moving the ISO certification information to the opening. It seems to be more relevant. Also in the last sentence of that section it says:

PMI realized the necessity of modifying PMBOK to be coherent with other standards especially Program , Portfolio, Organisational Project Management Maturity Model (OPM3), and Unified Project Management Lexicon standards.

It should be The Standard for Program Management[1] and The Standard for Portfolio Management[2]

I would also like to suggest a section on standards development.

Any objections? Makingprogress19 (talk) 21:26, 23 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

  1. ^ http://www.pmi.org/Resources/Pages/Current-PMI-Standards-Projects.aspx#6
  2. ^ http://www.pmi.org/Resources/Pages/Current-PMI-Standards-Projects.aspx#9
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