The PMI-PMOCP certifies your expertise in leading and shaping Project Management Offices (PMOs), demonstrating your ability to drive strategic value. It shows you understand the unique needs, challenges, and culture of each organization in crafting an optimal PMO structure.
Is PMI-PMOCP right for you?
The PMI-PMOCP exam is designed to validate and elevate experienced project professionals into key roles within PMOs. Tailored for current and aspiring PMO professionals, this certification enhances your skills, maximizes your impact, and ensures value delivery within your organization. It demonstrates your ability to support, create, and lead a PMO, showcasing your expertise in driving PMO success across various industries.
The PMI-PMOCP certification emphasizes the strategic value of PMOs, focusing on flexibility and customized approaches rather than a one-size-fits-all model. It proves your ability to contribute to PMO success, positioning you as a key player in organizational growth.
Particularly suited for:
- PMO Leaders
- PMO Team Members
- Project Managers & Coordinators
About the Exam
- Exam length: 120 questions
- Exam time: 165 minutes
- Languages: English, Brazilian Portuguese, Chinese (Simplified), Spanish, Arabic, French, German, Japanese, Korean, Chinese (Traditional)
Associated exam content
- Organizational Development and Alignment 16%
- PMO Strategic Elements 18%
- PMO Design and Structuring 18%
- PMO Operation and Performance 15%
- PMO Enhancement and Effectiveness 18%
- People 15%
Before you apply, make sure you meet the following PMI-PMOCP certification requirements:
- Secondary degree, such as a high school diploma, GED (general educational development), or global equivalent
- 3 years of project related experience within the last 8 years OR a PMP in good standing
- 10 hours of PMO education
– You can meet this requirement with: PMI® Authorized On-Demand PMI-PMOCP™ Exam Prep
Maintaining your PMI-PMOCP certification
Earning your PMI-PMOCP certification is a big step — maintaining it shouldn’t have to be. Continuing education is core to PMI certification. PMI-PMOCP holders need to earn 30 professional development units (PDUs) in each 3-year cycle to maintain certification. Each PDU represents one hour spent:
- Learning
- Teaching others
- Presenting
- Reading
- Volunteering
- Content creating
