Project Management Institute
Project, programme and portfolio management credentials, headlined by PMP and now weighted heavily toward agile and hybrid delivery.
PMI credentials are among the few in this catalog that gate on documented experience and formal training as well as an exam. Applications are audited on a random basis, so the hours you claim need to be real and verifiable.
The exams are overwhelmingly situational. Rather than asking what a term means, they describe a project going wrong and ask what you should do next — and the expected answer is usually the one that engages stakeholders before escalating or changing the plan.
Since the 2021 exam refresh, roughly half of PMP content covers agile or hybrid approaches, which caught out a generation of candidates who prepared from predictive-only material. Credentials are maintained through professional development units on a three-year cycle.
Foundational1
Entry-level credentials that validate core concepts and vocabulary.
Professional5
Advanced credentials covering design, scale and trade-off decisions.
Expert1
The highest tier, usually requiring a prerequisite certification.
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The most recognised project management credential worldwide, structured around three domains — people, process and business environment — across predictive, agile and hybrid delivery.
PMI’s entry credential: project management fundamentals, predictive plan-based methodologies, agile frameworks, and the business analysis practices that support delivery.
A framework-agnostic agile credential covering Scrum, Kanban, Lean and XP: agile mindset, value-driven delivery, stakeholder engagement, team performance and adaptive planning.
Specialist project risk management: risk strategy and planning, identification, qualitative and quantitative analysis, response planning, and monitoring risk through delivery.
Business analysis within a delivery context: needs assessment, analysis planning, elicitation and analysis, traceability and monitoring, and evaluating whether solutions delivered value.
A methodology-led AI credential rather than a modelling one: running AI and machine-learning projects through a phased, data-first lifecycle from business understanding to deployment.
Programme-level delivery: strategic alignment, the programme life cycle, benefits management, stakeholder engagement and programme governance across multiple related projects.
How the PMI ladder is structured, from entry point to the top tier.
Entry-level credentials that validate core concepts and vocabulary.
Advanced credentials covering design, scale and trade-off decisions.
The highest tier, usually requiring a prerequisite certification.
PMI exams with an available question bank. Each bank shows its source, licence and answer-support coverage.
Categories and topics that run through the PMI catalog.
This directory currently lists 7 PMI exams across 3 levels (Foundational, Professional and Expert). PMI adds and retires exams regularly, so treat this as a working map rather than a permanent one.
Certified Associate in Project Management is the usual starting point — it is the most widely taken foundational-level exam in the PMI programme. PMI’s entry credential: project management fundamentals, predictive plan-based methodologies, agile frameworks, and the business analysis practices that support delivery.
The best-known active options in this directory include Project Management Professional, Certified Associate in Project Management and PMI Agile Certified Practitioner. Compare their levels, syllabus domains and role focus before choosing one.
Yes — 7 PMI exams have 3,229 practice questions in total. 1,069 questions currently carry an explanation. Every bank is labelled with its source and licence; 7 community-contributed banks are available.
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