PMI Launches Risk Credential

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PMI Launches Risk Credential
(July 2, 2008)

The Project Management Institute has introduced a new credential for project managers who specialize in project risk management.

The Project Management Institute has introduced the Risk Management Professional (PMI-RMP) credential for project managers who specialize in project risk management and want to substantiate their knowledge, skills and experience in this area.

In announcing the new credential, PMI said 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.

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. To maintain the credential, project risk management professionals will need to acquire 30 Professional Development Units (PDUs) per three-year cycle in the specialty area of project risk management.

The first 100 candidates who sit for the examination between August 29, 2008, and October 31, 2008, will receive 50 percent off the examination price and will be entered into one of four regional drawings for $1,000. Project management practitioners interested in applying for and taking the examination can visit PMI.org for more information and to download the application.

The PMI Risk Management Professional Credential is the fifth professional credential offered by PMI.

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The Project Management Institute is accepting online applications for the new PMI Risk Management Professional (PMI-RMP)SM credential. Candidates who take the examination during the incentive period of 29 August – 31 October 2008 will receive 50% off the price of the examination, as well as be entered into one of four regional drawings for $1,000 (USD).

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