The Project Management Institute (PMI®) is the world's leading association for the project management profession. PMI credentials are globally recognized certificates that can help to prove an individual’s level of education and experience in project management. The PMI has been dedicated to:

One of the credentials introduced by the PMI, the Project Management Professional (PMP), has been widely accepted by most countries to become an internationally recognized certificate. The PMI’s Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK) is a systematic, complete standard framework for project management. It covers the Nine Knowledge Areas and the Five Process Groups of project management practice, and is regarded as a bible for project management. It is this Project Management Body of Knowledge that provides a basic frame for the International Standard Organization (IS0) to develop their universal standard- ISO 10006. The reputation of the PMI’s Project Management Professional credential has exceeded the MBA and has become the world’s most popular certificate.

People usually find themselves facing a bottleneck when pursuing a career with management responsibilities, and most of them have turned to PMP to give them an advantage. Here is a list of the reasons why they have gained a PMP credential:

The PMI Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP®), newly developed by PMI®, is targeted at experienced project practitioners facing ever-changing demands from their clients. PMI-ACP® has been very popular with project workers ever since it was first introduced by PMI®. Many companies are adopting agile methods to improve team performance and customer satisfaction. It is increasingly regarded as a ‘must-have’ for project workers, mainly because it addresses the following issues:

PgMP is a body of knowledge developed by the same institute, PMI, to help guide business leaders, and senior managers, such as company CEOs, on how to make their projects achieve the vision of their organizations. In other words, The PgMP’s managerial thinking is designed for business managers on how to co-ordinate projects to produce the greatest synergy, and open up ‘Blue Ocean’ opportunities for enterprise, empowering its competitiveness.

Therefore, unlike the PMP, which is mainly concerned with proper planning and making the least changes to ongoing projects, the PgMP philosophy requires senior managers to be flexible and adaptable, as they seek business opportunities in ever-changing market environments. Here is a list of the reasons why senior managers have found a PgMP credential useful: