PMI and the Project Manager
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What is PMI?
• Global Not-for-Profit Professional Association
– Founded by working project managers
– Members in 171 countries
• Global Standards
– 11 standards provide a common framework and language for projects
across industries and regions
• Credentials
– 5 widely recognized credentials
– Based on both knowledge and work experience
• Educational Activities
– Continuing education for credential maintenance
– Accreditation of academic PM programs
– Registered Education Providers (REPs)
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Advancing the Profession
• Research
• Career Development
• Ethics and Sustainability
• PMI Educational Foundation
• Advocacy and Outreach
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40 Years of Growth
293,416
Jan. 2009
300,000
250,000
200,000
150,000
100,000
100,000
50,000
10,000
0
1975
Founded
1969
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1985
1995
2005
Join Locally, Connect Globally
250 Chapters, 29 SIGs, 2 Colleges
EMEA
12%
North
America
69%
Asia
Pacific
14%
Latin
America
5%
October 2008 data
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Globally Recognized Standards
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PMI Family of Credentials
• Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM®)
• Scheduling Professional (PMI-SP®)
• Risk Management Professional (PMI-RMPSM)
• Project Management Professional (PMP®)
• Program Management Professional (PgMP®)
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Career Development
• A jumpstart for beginners
– Credentials
– Learning
– Networking
• Resources for career building
– SeminarsWorld®, e-learning
– PMI Leadership Institute
• Advanced tools for team leadership
– Career HQ, PathProTM
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Education
Support for academic PM programs
• 1994: 2 bachelor and 9 master level degrees
• 2009: Almost 400 programs at more than 270 institutions
• PMI Global Accreditation Council
– 22 schools, 55 degree programs accredited
– More candidates in evaluation
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Professional Training
• More than 1100 Registered Education Providers (R.E.P.s):
– Commercial training firms
– Colleges and universities
– Corporations
– Government agencies
– PMI components & communities
• Can offer Professional Development Units (PDUs) in continuing
education
• PDUs required to maintain most PMI certifications
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Research
• More than 350 publications
• Project Management Journal
• $14M in research support
since 1997
• Biennial research conferences
• Researching the Value of
Project Management
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Sustainability
• On a small planet, nothing is
truly out of scope
• “PMI shall take actions and
make decisions in a socially
and environmentally
responsible way”
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PMI Educational Foundation
• Scholarships
• Support for project-based learning in
schools
• PM training for NGOs (disaster relief,
humanitarian, etc.)
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PMI Advocacy and Outreach
• Encouraging organizations to use
and value project management
(career opportunities for you)
• Global Corporate Council and
business forums
• Government outreach: US, EU,
China, India
• Presentations to targeted
corporate accounts
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Global Demand for Project Management
• $12 trillion per year spent on fixed capital projects worldwide –
20% of global economy
• Trillions more in projects for IT, new product and service
development, entertainment/IP, NGOs
• More than 20 million practitioners of project management
• Yet trillions at risk due to shortage of trained practitioners
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Thank you
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