The Project Management Professional

An executive consultant at Kaiser Permanente, Shelly Renee Frank, has managed the development of more than 200 standardized workflows at the Portland, Oregon-based company. As a project management professional, Shelly Renee Frank possesses a certification from the Project Management Institute (PMI).

The Project Management Institute is the foremost project management organization globally, with 600,000 members and 300 international chapters. PMI offers the Project Management Professional certification, a designation that fosters career development for project leaders across sectors and assists organizations find the experts they need to operate better.

The PMP teaches project managers people skills, technical project management, and organizational strategy. The latest PMP certification course possesses three critical approaches; agile, predictive (waterfall), and hybrid. The PMP also adds immense value to a project manager’s career because it shows that they have the abilities that employers seek.

CIO magazine has ranked the certification as the highest project management designation in North America. In addition, In North America, the median salary for project management professionals with the PMP is 25 percent higher than those without it.