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Know the prerequisites before applying for the Certification Programs!

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In the race of being better than the other, we all are running after different courses that could help us excel more in the corporate market. We have different roles for which we apply but before applying do we all go through the requirements of them carefully? This is a big question that you might have started thinking of. The answer to this question would be no, we all just opt the program by seeing its popularity or by hearing about it by someone in our relatives.

There is an end number of certification programs that are being offered by different institutes such as the IIBA and PMI, they focus on the business analyst and project management respectively. However, we have illustrated the two main courses that very much in demand these days i.e. CBAP Certification Training & PMP program.

Eligibility Criteria for Project Management Professional Certification:

There are two sets of prerequisites that come under this. We have listed below both of them so that you can easily check and find out under which you fit in.

Set 1:

  • You need to have a secondary degree whether a high school diploma or equivalent.
  • You also need to have 60 months of project management experience.
  • Moreover, you also have to complete 35 hours of project management training

Set 2:

  • A four-year degree is required.
  • You should have 36 months of experience as leading project management in the last 8 years.
  • Having 35 hours of project management training is mandatory here also.
  • Apart from these, doing PMP Exam Prep and appearing for the exam remains the same in both the sets.

Eligibility Criteria for Certified Business Analyst Professional Program:

  • A minimum of 7.500 hours of experience is required in the last 10 years as a business analyst.
  • Within 7,500 hours, you should spend 3,600 hours for completing the 4 out of 6 areas of the BABOK guide.
  • A minimum of 35 hours in professional development in the last 4 years.

So these are the prerequisites that you need to carefully go through before you start your PMP Exam prep or do your CBAP preparation.

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