The first step is to make up your mind and figure out what do you want to achieve with your certification. The certification required quite a bit of preparation and money. And not just one time, you have spend money and effort yearly to maintain the certification.
Please ask around, network and go to your local pmi chapter meeting. This will tell you whether the certification can help you grow in your profession. I have found that if you are not interested in one of the following is a serious committed way. The certification might just be a financial strain on you - especially if you are not a project management professional.
1 - You have job prospects that you seriously like to explore in the next three years and your chances improve with PMP certification.
2 - You like networking and think PMI local chapter can help network with professionals like you and advance your career.
There are other benefits like giving back to the profession and contributions through lectures and articles etc. However, if you are at that level you need not bother with the certification and directly start contributing.
The first step is to register with PMI at www.pmi.org and become their member. This will require you to pay an yearly fee. You can to to www.pmi.org or directly through here. https://authentication.pmi.org. You can also send in a paper application but you will still have to set-up an online page.
This is how your registration page should look like. This step does not require any fee. You can register with PMI. You can now update your information in your PMI account. However, to make use of any opportunity including taking a certification, you will have to become a fee paying member.
Please ask around, network and go to your local pmi chapter meeting. This will tell you whether the certification can help you grow in your profession. I have found that if you are not interested in one of the following is a serious committed way. The certification might just be a financial strain on you - especially if you are not a project management professional.
1 - You have job prospects that you seriously like to explore in the next three years and your chances improve with PMP certification.
2 - You like networking and think PMI local chapter can help network with professionals like you and advance your career.
There are other benefits like giving back to the profession and contributions through lectures and articles etc. However, if you are at that level you need not bother with the certification and directly start contributing.
The first step is to register with PMI at www.pmi.org and become their member. This will require you to pay an yearly fee. You can to to www.pmi.org or directly through here. https://authentication.pmi.org. You can also send in a paper application but you will still have to set-up an online page.
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