PMI Risk Management Professional (PMI-RMP)®

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Certification

PMI Risk Management Professional (PMI-RMP)®

3-5 years of experience

Turn risks into rewards. Risk management is key to avoiding delays, extra costs, and project failures. With the PMI-RMP, you'll gain the expertise to spot problems early, master risk fundamentals, and enhance project outcomes for a competitive edge.

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Full price $670
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Is a PMI-RMP Right for You?

Is a PMI-RMP right for you?

Project risk management is an essential practice that boosts the probability of success, alleviating anxiety for stakeholders. You can prove your advanced knowledge and experience in risk management—even for large projects in complex environments—and set yourself apart with PMI-RMP certification.

The PMI-RMP is particularly suited to:

  • Project Managers
  • Risk Managers
  • Functional Managers
  • C-Suite Executives

20%

Experts say that earning relevant certifications can boost your salary by as much as 20%. Source: Fortune.

36%

Increase in risk management investment by organizations planned within the next two years.

1.5M+

PMI Certification holders worldwide including PMP®, CAPM®, PMI-RMP, and more.

Exam Content Outline (ECO)

Download the PMI-RMP Exam Content Outline for details about the exam, eligibility requirements, and the application process.

About the Exam

Exam length
115 questions

Exam time
150 minutes
Languages

  • English
  • Arabic
  • Chinese (Simplified)

Path to a PMI-RMP certification

  1. Check eligibility
    Before you apply, make sure you meet one of the following sets of PMI-RMP certification requirements:

    • Set A requirements
      • High school or secondary school diploma (or global equivalent)
      • 36 months/3 years project risk management experience within the last 5 years
      • 40 hours of project risk management education
    • Set B requirements
      • Bachelor's degree or higher (or global equivalent)
      • 24 months/2 years of project risk management experience within the last 5 years
      • 30 hours of project risk management education
    • Set C requirements
      • Bachelor’s degree or higher (or global equivalent) from a GAC accredited program
      • 12 months/1 year of project risk management experience within the past 5 years
      • 30 hours of project risk management education

  2. Complete the application
    Gather your application materials. Document your experience related to past projects and training:

    • Projects you’ve led
    • Where you’ve worked, your role and responsibilities, duration of projects
    • Training you’ve completed
    • Institutions attended, courses completed, qualifying hours

    Additional tips:

    • Describe your role and responsibilities on the project, not the project itself.

  3. Pay and schedule the exam
    Your application was accepted.

  4. Study for the exam
    Prepare for your PMI-RMP exam day.

  5. Take the exam
    Countdown to exam day.

Associated exam content

  • Risk Strategy and Planning 22%
  • Risk Identification 23%
  • Risk Analysis 23%
  • Risk Response 13%
  • Monitor and Close Risk 19%

Maintaining your PMI-RMP certification

Earning your PMI-RMP certification is a big step - maintaining it shouldn't have to be. Continuing education is core to PMI certification. PMI-RMP holders need to earn 30 professional development units (PDUs) in each 3-year cycle to maintain certification. Each PDU represents one hour spent:

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