5 Most Popular Certifications in Project Management (PMP® | CAPM® | PMI-ACP® | CSM® | PRINCE2®)

If you want to succeed in your projects, have better career opportunities, and increase your income, you should consider these 5 top Project Management Certifications. This video will help you to understand all about these certifications (prerequisites, exam format, validity period, etc.)

OUTLINE:
0:00 - Intro
0:37 - Benefits
1:43 - PMP®
3:34 - CAPM®
4:48 - PMI-ACP®
6:15 - CSM®
7:24 - PRINCE2®

Project Management Certifications provide many benefits:

#1: Global recognition
Industry-recognized certifications that are accepted worldwide will provide better career opportunities internationally.

#2: Salary increase
According to Project Management Salary Survey published by PMI, Project management-oriented employees who had PMP certification reported 22% higher median salaries than others.

#3: Knowledge gain
Project management certification will help you elevate your knowledge and skills, as well as apply new practices and techniques to the project activities.

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1. PMP® - Project Management Professional
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PMP is the most popular project management certification. It is offered by PMI, Project Management Institute, and recognized as the golden standard for Project management certifications.

PMI works continuously to introduce new changes in the course contents to keep it up to date and aligned with the rapidly changing needs of the industry. It includes predictive, agile, and hybrid approaches of project management that can be applied across different sectors, countries and industries.
https://www.pmi.org/certifications/pr...

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2. CAPM® - Certified Associate in Project Management
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If you are not qualifying for the requirements of PMP and need an entry level certification, you can go for another popular certification which is again provided by PMI and is called CAPM (Certified Associate in Project Management).

CAPM is a basic level certification that will enable plenty of learning and growth opportunities for beginners who want to start a career as a Project manager.
https://www.pmi.org/certifications/ce...

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3. PMI-ACP® - PMI-Agile Certified Practitioner
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Recently, the use of agile methodologies has become widespread among many organizations worldwide, so Project managers with agile certifications are in really high demand.

If you work in agile teams, or if your organization is adopting agile practices, the PMI-ACP can be a good choice for you.

The PMI-ACP spans many approaches to agile such as Scrum, Kanban, Lean, extreme programming (XP) and test-driven development (TDD).
https://www.pmi.org/certifications/ag...

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4. CSM® - Certified Scrum Master
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Agile certifications have gained lots of popularity in recent years. Moreover, According to Indeed.com, Scrum Master certifications, and especially Certified ScrumMaster®, were the 9th most-requested certification in 2020.

Scrum is a framework for managing complex projects based on iterative and incremental processes.

The Scrum Alliance offers an entry-level credential—Certified Scrum Master—to give beginners an understanding of the project management methodology.
https://www.scrumalliance.org/get-cer...

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5. PRINCE2® - Projects in Controlled Environments
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The PRINCE2® project management certification has two main levels, Foundation and Practitioner. The Foundation certification is an entry-level credential that tests basic project management terminology and methodology, whereas the Practitioner certification tests advanced project managers who have already achieved PRINCE2 Foundation.

There is also the PRINCE2 Agile® certification scheme which includes the PRINCE2 Agile Foundation and PRINCE2 Agile Practitioner qualifications. These certifications are provided by AXELOS.
https://www.axelos.com/best-practice-...

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