3 pages research about Project Management Institute (PMI)

IS186 / MGT158

Dr. Tom R. Wielicki 

Spring Semester, 2017

The Internet Project on PMI and Certification

The purpose of this project is to use the World Wide Web as an instant source of up to date information that relates to the Project Management Institute and Professional Certification procedures, exams, documents, training and the market value in terms of a job market.

The outcome of this project should be an Executive Brief (maximum 3 pages) dealing with a topic related to the PMI, Project Management Professional (PMP) and other Certifications.  It should provide clear and sufficient information to a young professional about requirements, procedures and benefits of receiving PMP Certification.  Main components of the paper should touch on the following issues:

- history and present of PMI Certifications (some statistical data, background of PMI)

- cost

- documents and procedure (e.g. all certification types / levels)

- available training, on-line training, books, manuals

- requirements (educational requirements, experience requirements)

- job market for PMP certified managers (positions, salaries, career steps)

Imagine that you work for the company that is deliberating an implementation of the Project Management culture.  This 3 page document is your only chance to convince your boss to allow you enroll in the appropriate PMP Certification training and to have your corporation pay for it.  You have to make a very good case for the Project Management driven corporate culture in general and for the benefits of PM skills in particular.

Students should provide citations of the Internet resources used (Web Pages URL's, online articles).

Use this outline and make sure that you have those parts clearly marked in the paper:

1. TOPIC: Project Management Professional Certifications

2. ABSTRACT: a short description of what the paper is about, no more than 50 words)

3. INTRODUCTION: introduces your topic

4. NARRATIVE: main body of your report

5. CONCLUSION: summary, recommendation

6. BIBLIOGRAPHY: here you cite all the resources utilized to write your paper - mainly all Internet sites providing respective URLs, number them in the text and your Bibliography respectively (in order of appearance).

Include your Name and Major on the front page. Your bibliography MUST HAVE at least 5 listed sources (URLs) used in the preparation of the paper.

Deadline of the Project:

The deadline for this project is Monday, April 21th , 2017 at 2:00 pm. 

No late projects will be accepted.  You must submit your projects through Blackboard Assignment site in the form of a file in MS Word format (files delivered in a different format will NOT be graded).  DO NOT E-MAIL IT AS AN ATTACHED FILE.  Be creative and use Internet search engines to locate appropriate materials on the Web.

Maximum score for the PMI / Internet project is 50 pts.