What is the difference between PMP and NPDP?

PMP Full name Project Management Professional, By the American Project Management Association (Project Management Institute) Initiated project management professional certification , Inspect the management knowledge and skill level of project managers , It is considered as a symbol of the professional identity of project managers , get PMP The certificate indicates that the individual's project operation level has been improved PMI confirm , Qualified to engage in the operation of the project .

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NPDP Full name New Product Development Professional, By the American product development and Management Association (PDMA) Initiated by , Is the only internationally recognized professional certification for new product development , Plan for the organizational level of the company 、 Decision making 、 Implementation provides a good methodology support .

What to learn ？

 PMP Certification teaches us how to work in a complex and changing environment , Use professional project management knowledge system 、 Tools and methods to complete the project . The learning content includes five process groups ： The start of the project 、 plan 、 perform 、 monitor 、 finishing ; Ten areas of knowledge ： Range 、 Time 、 cost 、 quality 、 resources 、 communicate 、 Stakeholders 、 risk 、 Overall management .

NPDP Knowledge system mainly studies the theory and practice of new product development , Teach us how to make a product ： From the concept of ideas , To product development , To the whole process of marketing and generating profit value . The learning content includes seven knowledge areas , The new product development strategy involved in the research and development of new products 、 Development process 、 Market Research （ Demand analysis ）、 Team management 、 Tools and templates 、 And the whole horizontal product lifecycle management , At the same time, facing the product line planning , You also need to learn about Portfolio Management . 

 PMP It teaches how to do ,NPDP Teach what to do .PMP Knowledge system is about how to realize “ product ”,NPDP Knowledge system is about product “ Birth, death, illness and old age ”. Although the product life cycle is longer than the project life cycle , But from the perspective of knowledge system ,NPDP And PMP There is partial overlap , such as ： stay NPDP Knowledge system tools and performance measurement module , There will be project management in the product development environment , And the future market trend needs “ End to end ” Project manager of , The requirements for the project manager will be like the product manager with business thinking . So in some enterprises , The project manager is responsible for both project management and product development management .

summary ：PMP It teaches the way and method of delivering projects with limited time and resources ,NPDP It teaches the tools and methods of how to make products from zero to one . therefore PMP And NPDP There is no conflict between the two .