Is it necessary to renew the PMP certificate?

Speaking of PMP authentication , Everyone is familiar with , Earlier years , Apply for the exam every year in China PMP Of the students are 1-4 ten thousand people , The thinking concept at that time , More people think that with this PMP certificate , It means you are very motivated , Learning ability is very strong , Tend to personal attitude .

later , With the development of domestic economy , While continuously connecting with the world , Enterprises and project managers began to pay more and more attention to PMP Certification system .

1 Who is suitable for taking the exam PMP Certification ？

Here it is , I have summarized the following categories ：

1、 For a long time PM Identity Office ： project manager 、 Project Supervisor 、 Development Manager 、 Quality Manager 、 System management 、 System developer 、 Project team members 、PMO member 、 Project set manager, etc .

2、 People who develop their careers to project management

3、 Engaging in work is related to project management , And the people involved in the project

4、 Interested in project management 、 People who expect to improve their personal office speed and methods

5、 Suitable for all self-motivated people , for example ： Customer service 、 Clerk market 、 sales 、 Personnel matters 、 Financial trade , Retail and so on , because PMP What is important is a kind of project thinking , From doing things without ideas to having rules , Master the ideas and methods of controlling the results of things , From uncontrollable to improve the success rate , To gain recognition .

So when a project manager asked me PMP The validity of the certificate is 3 year ,3 Is it necessary to renew the certificate after years ？ I really want to give you a white eye , Professional ethics makes me have to do a correct analysis for you .

First , I think it is necessary to renew the certificate .

PMP The validity of the certificate is 3 year , Renewal needs 3 Annual accumulation 60 individual PDU And pay 150 Dollars , If you are struggling 150 The cost in US dollars , Then think about it. After all PMP The examination fee in China is 3900 RMB . Rather than tangle about whether to renew the certificate , Why don't you think about PMP True value to the individual .

In two cases , If it is a hard requirement for the company to work , You must have a certificate , Because once the validity period expires , You will not be able to find your PMP Certification . If you want to get another certificate , You need to take the exam again and pay the exam fee , Equivalent to the certificate is invalid . If you pass PMP, It's just the need to improve personal vocational skills , This situation , The need to renew the certificate is not so strong , After all, if the work you are engaged in does not require a certificate , Study PMP Certification system is particularly important .

in addition ,PDU There are also many ways to accumulate , Can be in PMI（ China ） Fill in the website PMP Online survey , Self study activities that conform to the regulations must be related to project management , And purposefully use resources with knowledge content , More than... In each natural year 1500 Project management services are applied in hours of project work experience . stay PMI（ China ） The website applies to be a volunteer , by PMI（ China ） Provide article translation 、 proofreading 、 Volunteer service activities such as community activity organizations can be obtained PDU.