PMI® Announces "Risk Management Professional" (PMI-RMP®) Credential
A credential
for project managers who specialize in project risk management is now
available through the Project Management Institute (PMI). The new
credential - the PMI Risk Management Professional (PMI-RMP®)
credential - was introduced today.
Pressures to complete projects on accelerated schedules and
the call for innovations to stay ahead of the competition are among
the reasons why qualified risk management professionals are needed on
project management teams. The Project Management Institute recognizes
the importance and special qualifications needed to be a project risk
management professional. The PMI-RMP® credential will substantiate the
applicant’s knowledge, skills and experience in this area.
Project management practitioners interested in applying for and taking
the examination should visit
PMI.org for more information and to download the
application.
To qualify for the PMI-RMP® examination, applicants must have a bachelor’s
degree or global equivalent, three to five years of professional work
experience, with 3,000 hours of experience in project risk management,
along with 30 contact hours of formal education in project risk
management. The first 100 candidates who sit for the examination
between 29 August 2008 and 31 October, 2008 will receive 50 percent
off the price of their examination, as well as be entered into one of
four regional drawings for $1,000 (USD). To maintain the credential,
project risk management professionals will need to acquire 30
Professional Development Units (PDUs) per 3-year cycle in the
specialty area of project risk management.
The PMI Risk Management Professional Credential is the fifth professional
credential offered by PMI. The other four are Certified Associate in
Project Management (CAPM®), Project Management Professional (PMP®),
Program Management Professional (PgMP®) and PMI® Scheduling
Professional (PMI-SP®). The PMP®, held by more than 275,000 project
managers worldwide, is the only project management credential that is
globally transferable.
For more information visit http://www.pmi.org/AboutUs/Pages/06-27-08.aspx