PMI: Writer's Blog Block :-)

Writer's Blog Block :-)

I just noticed that PMI's Project Management has:

5 process groups
9 knowledge areas
42 processes
206 inputs
179 tools & techniques
132 outputs

That’s a whopping 573 items to know for the CAPM/PMP exam! This number is excluding definitions, terminology and acronyms.

I just noticed that PMI's Program Management has:

5 process groups
12 knowledge areas
57 processes
273 inputs
255 tools & techniques
187 outputs

That’s a whopping 789 items to know for the PgMP exam! This number is excluding definitions, terminology and acronyms.

I just noticed that PMI's Portfolio Management has:

2 process groups
2 knowledge areas
14 processes
58 inputs
48 tools & techniques
40 outputs

That’s a whopping 164 items to know for the "undefined" exam! This number is excluding definitions, terminology and acronyms.

Yeah - why not total the whole thing!

12 process groups
23 knowledge areas
113 processes
537 inputs
482 tools & techniques
359 outputs

That’s a whopping 1526 items to know for the key PMI exams on project, program and portfolio level! This number is excluding definitions, terminology and acronyms.

My unscientific and nonacademic conclusion is: Don't become a program manager LOL!