Project Management Institute
| The US-based Project Management Institute (PMI®) has grown to be the international organisation of choice for project management professionals | | PMI® is a global organization with a 40-year history of advocacy for the profession. It's membership represents a truly global community with more than 275,000 professionals, representing 125 countries. PMI professionals come from virtually every major industry including, aerospace, automotive, business management, construction, engineering, financial services, information technology, pharmaceuticals, healthcare, and telecommunications |
You can use the Accredited Training Providers search page to find PMI Registered Education Providers (REP's). | | There are many publications available that have been designed to explain the various PMI qualifications and also how to pass the examinations. A visit to the PMQ Book Store is recomended. |
PM Qualifications
Look out for updated global standard!
On 31 December 2008, PMI released updates for four of its global standards including A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK® Guide) - Fourth Edition and The Standard for Program Management—Second Edition
Statistics as of 31 March 2009:
PMI membership is 302,364
Total Project Management Professionals (PMP)®: 331,208
Total Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM)®: 7,455
Total Program Management Professionals (PgMP)®: 237
Total Scheduling Professionals (PMI-SP)®: 146
Total Risk Management Professionals (PMI-RMP)®: 94
Worldwide there are nearly 250 PMI Chapters with total chapter membership over 195,000.