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EVMI® FAQs

Question #1:  Is the Earned Value Management Professional® EVMP® credential certification considered in industry and internationally?

·         A: Yes, it is widely considered in industry and internationally. EVMP® is the gold and industry standard for Earned Value Management Professional credential certification. Earned Value Management Institute®, EVMI® has had Earned Value Management Professional®, EVMP® program participants come from a cross section and diversity of commercial companies, international firms, and US federal government agencies such as the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), US Department of Defense (DoD) contractors and US Department of Navy Contractors to name a few.

      EVMP® is approved by the US Federal government's Federal Acquisition Institute (FAI) www.fai.gov for the US Federal Government Project management certification program called FAC-P/PM. A list of all EVMI® approved programs and courses is posted at FAI's website at: http://www.fai.gov/certification/VendorConsortium.asp#EVMI

      EVMP® received the highest score/rating of 5 from FAI

·         A: No. The EVMP® credential certification program is instructor led and attendance is live in person.  EVMI® believes that the EVMP® participant gains more insight, skills, competencies and knowledge from the actual classroom interaction with both the instructor and other course participants.

Question # 3: Do I receive any materials for the FIVE day EVMP® credential certification program training?

·         A: Yes, all study materials and everything you need to study for and to pass the EVMP® exam will be handed to you on the first day of class. Some soft copy read ahead materials will be emailed to you prior to the start of class.

·         A: Earned Value Management Institute®, EVMI® strongly recommends that you do three things prior to the first day of class: (1) Read the general areas of Planning, Scheduling, Risk Management, Quality Management and Cost Control/Earned Value Management from any standard project management textbook, (2) review your basic earned value management formulae and earned value management basics (3) familiarize yourself with the industry standard ANSI- EIA- 748B guidelines which compose of thirty-two (32) criteria

      Download and read the NDIA PMSC intent guide (June 2009) edition located at: http://www.evmi.com/EVMpedia.html and is item number number 8 listed under: USEFUL EVM REFERENCE GUIDES & WEBLINKS at this link. Also read through relevant  EVM Documents posted under EVMpedia™ Earned Value Management PEDIA™

·          A: For some classes, Earned Value Management Institute®, EVMI®, will reserve a small block of discounted hotel rooms onsite at the class location. These rooms are distributed on a first-come, first-served basis, and must be booked by the student directly. Earned Value Management Institute®, does not coordinate, does not participate in any hotel related transactions, collect money for or make hotel arrangements on behalf of students. For more information on Directions to training sites and location of training sites, please visit us at:

      http://www.evmi.com/directions.html

·         A: For the Earned Value Management Professional® EVMP® course, Earned Value Management Institute®, EVMI®, offers      a 100% money-back guarantee if you express your dissatisfaction with the EVMP® course prior to 11.00am on the first day.

     Note that you will not be allowed to leave with or take any of the EVMP® course materials or ANY notes that you took during this time period. A full refund will be sent to your address given on your application within 30 days from the date that you expressed dissatisfaction.

Question # 6B: What is the EVMP® exam retake policy?

·     If you do not pass the EVMP® examination on the first attempt, you are given up to 90 days to retake the EVMP® exam. The 90 days is calculated from the date on your EVMP® examination results notification sheet and not from the date that you took the actual EVMP® examination

      The cost for retaking the EVMP® examination is $599.00. You will have to send a written request for the EVMP® examination retake forms by sending an email request to: evmp@evmi.com

     If you are not successful after the second attempt, you must re-apply again to take the full EVMP® training course. (Our EVMP® program is very dynamic and the EVMP® program materials change every 90 days based on new information, trends and information).

      If you failed the EVMP® examination after the second attempt and will like to retake the class, you will need to pay full price. You can register at: http://www.evmi.com/certification_evmp_registerevmpcertification.html

Question # 6C: What is the EVMP® Pass Rate?

       Question # 6D: Do you have any EVMP® Testimonials?

Yes, please visit: http://www.evmi.com/Distinguished_EVMPs_Testimonials.html

·         A: No, the Earned Value Management Professional® EVMP® is a registered trademark and EVMP® course contents are built from proprietary and intellectual capital that cannot be transferred, used or applied in any format, medium, training or whatsoever forms or formats.

·        There can be no filming, taping, recording or photocopying in any form whatsoever of any of the Earned Value Management Professional® EVMP® content. Any attempt to do is expressly prohibited and a violation of Earned Value Management Institute® copyrights.

·         A: The Earned Value Management Institute®, EVMI® is always looking to visit a new city, a new region of the United States, and internationally.

If you consider scheduling a class in your area, please send an email to info@evmi.com with the details of your request, and remember — if you can convince some friends and co-workers to attend, the chances that we will schedule a class in your area greatly increases. The minimum class size that we can participate in must be at least ten (10) students.

·         A: For all the EVMP® requirements, please visit:

• A: Yes. 60 Professional Development Units (PDUs) are required over a three year period AFTER you attain your EVMP® credential certification. Note also that PDUs are a mandatory part of retaining your EVMP® certification once you pass the exam. Non-EVMP®s cannot earn PDUs.

You must receive your EVMP® credential before you can start to earn PDUs. For more information on EVMP® PDUs, please visit: http://www.evmi.com/PDUs.html

• A: Please see our refund and privacy policies policies, online at:

·         A: Yes, Earned Value Management Institute® does. Visit www.evmi.com

·         A: Yes, Earned Value Management Institute®, EVMI® provides onsite training services and exam preparation courses at  client sites. Our onsite training requires a minimum of ten registered participants.

·         A: Yes, Earned Value Management Institute®, EVMI® provides customized training services for ONLY the EVMI101 Earned Value Management Fundamentals and EVMI102 Project Management Fundamentals Courses

·         A: Yes, according to US Tax laws, continuing education expenses, including tuition, travel, and meals that are incurred as part of training to improve your professional skills may be deductible on your income taxes. In the United States, please visit www.irs.org or seek advise from a tax professional or licensed accountant to find out details of how you can claim this course as tax deductible. Internationally, please contact your local Tax and Revenue Office

·         A: Over 85% of our EVMP® participants have their tuition paid for by their employer.

      The remainder invest their own money as a recognition of higher salary, fees, promotion, and greater opportunities that will be available to them upon EVMP® credential certification. If you are paying for the class yourself, keep these facts in consideration:

The course fee invested in getting your EVMP® certification is nothing compared to the increases that go in salary with the EVMP® designation (in some companies, increases are as high as between 15% to 20%).

Passing the EVMP® Exam is 100% risk free to you and you will reap a huge Return on Investment (ROI) on your initial investment to take this EVMP® prep course, and even more when you get EVMP® certified.

•  A: The entire course instruction lasts 4 and half days, covering 36 hours of classroom time. Our instructors are available before and after each class to assist and coach you one on one.  Homework assignments are given each evening and they typically take about an hour to complete.

·        It is recommended that you should arrive at least 30 minutes before class on the first day.

·        The second half of the fifth day is allotted to EVMP® examination testing

·         A: Class sizes are typically 25 students

·         A: Eat a good breakfast, and arrive ready to learn. Be alert and well rested for class, and above all, avoid distractions. it is important to dedicate yourself completely to this task and leave cell phones, pagers, etc outside the class. Block the time completely off your work schedule so that people know you are unavailable during class. This will allow you to focus all of your mental attention on the important task of preparing for the EVMP® Exam. You bring the dedication and focus, and we'll take it from there.

·         A: Yes, see step 1 at:

·         A: Please see our complete policies for rescheduling, online at:

·         A:  No recording (video or otherwise) is allowed from any device.

      No pictures are allowed to be taken of persons taking the course, instructors or materials utilized in the class.

      If you are found to be recording any parts of any of our training programs, EVMI® will request that you leave immediately and we will take any recordings that you have made from you.

·         Please inform or notify the instructor immediately if there is a breach

·          A: The EVMP® Exam is taken on the fifth day at the location given for the earlier four days of instruction. It is a continuous five day program and examination that leads to EVMP® exam taking on Day 5. For four and a half days of instruction we will reinforce you with the necessary tools, techniques and exam strategies required to pass the EVMP® on your first attempt on the fifth day

Question #25: What should I bring to class?

·         A: You must purchase and bring to class 1 basic calculator, 3 highlighters (different colors), 3 pencils, 1 writing pad and 1 writing pen.

·         A:  On the EVMP® examination day, please wear comfortable clothing and shoes that are conducive to learning for long hours

•   A: Yes, it includes everything: EVMP® course materials, instruction, exam registration and testing.

•   A: The EVMP® credential certification program is worth 3.6 CEUs

•   A: The EVMP® credential certification program is worth 36 PDUs towards maintaining the PDUs for other programs/credential  certifications

 Question #31: What is the price of the EVMP® credential certification program?

For current prices, visit:

Visit: http://www.evmi.com/certification_evmp_registerevmpcertification.html

 Question #32: What does the price of the EVMP® credential certification program cover?

•   A: The EVMP® price includes everything of the following:

1) EVMP® program registration fee and application processing;

2) 4 and a half days of EVMP® program instruction

(All EVMP® Instructors are globally renowned, Visit: www.evmi.com);  

3) EVMP® program materials and textbooks;

4) EVMP® Exam registration,

5) EVMP® test taking and exam grading; and

6) EVMP® credential certification processing and mailing.

Visit: http://www.evmi.com/certification_evmp_registerevmpcertification.html

          **The EVMP® price does not include cost for EVMP® recertification or cost for getting your PDUs.

**Locations are subject to change based on the number of registered students and class size. This resolves additional seating issues. You will be notified in advance of any location changes a few days to the start of class.

Question #33:

What is Earned Value Management Professional® EVMP® and Project Management Professional® PMP® Comparison?

•  A: Visit: http://www.evmi.com/EarnedValueManagementProfessionalEVMPProjectManagementProfessionalPMPComparison.html

Question #34: If I fail the  EVMP®  examination how soon can I retake it?

You can retake the EVMP® examination ONLY after 30 days starting from the date on your Earned Value Management Professional® EVMP® Results Notification Letter

For example, if the date on your Earned Value Management Professional® EVMP® Results Notification Letter is April 1st, 2010; the earliest you can retake the exam is May 1st, 2010 (Note that the exam retake date is not calculated from the date that you took the actual exam but it is calculated from the date on the Earned Value Management Professional® EVMP® Notification Letter.

NOTE: You have ninety 90 days from the the date on your Earned Value Management Professional® EVMP® Results Notification Letter to retake the exam (See Question 6B for cost of retakes), so in this example July 1st is the last date you can take the exam if the date on your Earned Value Management Professional® EVMP® Results Notification Letter is April 1st, 2010 you.

After you notify us of your intent to retake the EVMP® exam, EVMI® will reschedule you for the next available exam.

Question #35: What is on my EVMP® examination score sheet?

The EVMP®  examination score sheet gives you a breakdown of your score on the  EVMP® exam, and it also includes an assessment of your course exercises and case studies which are course completion requirements.

The score sheet contains an assessment of your performance on your exam, case studies and exercises.

Question #36: What is the EVMP® examination pass/fail based on?

Your EVMP® credential certification is based on the score from your EVMP® credential examination which is a  200 question 4 hour exam. You need to obtain a 80% score to pass.

Completion of all case studies and exercises are prerequisites for completing the EVMP® course, so you must complete all exercises and case studies by the DUE DATES.

Question #37: Can your exam results be discussed?

No, your examination results are final and are provided on your EVMP® examination score sheet

Question #38: What is the EVMP®  regrading policy?

The EVMP® regrading policy is located at:

http://www.evmi.com/EVMPExamRegradePolicy.html

Question #39: Does EVMI® give back the actual contents of the examination, exercises or case studies of any of its credential certification programs submitted or turned in by their due dates that count to the overall grading back to the participant after grading, during grading and before grading?

EVMI® policy does not allow EVMI® to submit any parts or all the parts of the actual contents in any format (whether electronic or hard copy) of the actual examination, exercises or case studies of any of its credential certification programs that count towards the credential certification's overall grading back to the participant after grading, during grading and before grading.

After grading, EVMI® will only send out an overall score sheet summary and credential certification results for all the parts of the examination, case studies and exercises of the credential certification taken by participants.

Question #40: Who teaches EVMI®'s global credential programs?

PLEASE NOTE: All Earned Value Management Institute®, EVMI® credential certification programs: CAEVM™, EVMP® and CEVO® are taught by EVMI® faculty. This is to protect the integrity of the intellectual property contents of EVMI®'s credentials. All EVMI® instructors are highly qualified in their respective fields and areas of expertise. To qualify to sit for any of the exams for EVMI® credential certification programs and other EVMI® certifications, the prospective applicant must undergo the full length of training that is given by EVMI®.

EVMI® does not allow/permit the transfer of any external training credits gained from external programs into EVMI® credential certification programs and EVMI® credential certification examinations. This is to protect the integrity and contents of EVMI®'s  unique proprietary information, methods, concepts and approaches that are used across and in EVMI® training and credential certification programs. External here refers to any and all training programs not delivered by the Earned Value Management Institute®, EVMI®. FOR EVMI® GLOBAL CREDENTIALS: CLICK HERE

  Question #41: What is EVMI® Intellectual Property Rights Statement?

PLEASE NOTE: By registering and participating in any of the Earned Value Management Institute® EVMI® courses, programs or certification credentials, you fully agree to, and acknowledge that ALL Earned Value Management Institute® EVMI® credential certification programs, certificate courses, and training materials are fully protected by the United States copyright laws and international copyright laws. Any reproduction, copying, distribution, making of derivatives works of, publically displaying/performing such materials is a violation of the Earned Value Management Institute copyrights. Be also advised that you can not use any of Earned Value Management Institute® EVMI® training materials, including but not limited to the concepts, methodologies, ideas, and techniques expressed in any of Earned Value Management Institute® EVMI® training programs to create competing products and services OR any products and services using Earned Value Management Institute® EVMI® copyrights and trademarks. The Earned Value Management Institute® EVMI® fully enforces its intellectual property rights. If you have questions, send request to: legal@evmi.com

Question #41: What is EVMI®'s Policy on Rejected Applications?

PLEASE NOTE: Earned Value Management Institute®, EVMI® reserves the right to reject any application at any time, if in the opinion of EVMI® the prospective applicant, during the application process withheld information such as whether or not they are providers of competing products or services or presented misleading information about their identity, education, experience or are attempting to gain EVMI® credential certifications for reasons that are not what these EVMI® credential certifications are designed for, or for any other reasons that EVMI® deems unacceptable. EVMI® further reserves the right to not enter into any correspondence regarding the rejection of such application. If an application is rejected, the full registration fee and cost of course will be returned to the applicant within thirty days. Any completed application forms that were submitted for a rejected application is retained by EVMI®.

Question #42: What is EVMI®'s Policy on Rejected Payments Using Checks?

PLEASE NOTE: Earned Value Management Institute®, EVMI® reserves the right to terminate your application immediately if the prospective applicant, during application processing submitted payments through checks that are deemed: "bad", "fraudulent", marked with "insufficient funds",  have been written in language that is not "clear and discernible" and so on.

The check in which payment was to be drawn from will be destroyed immediately, and you will be notified via email. If such check is deposited and returned, the prospective applicant will pay for any fees incurred such as fees on returned checks to EVMI®.

PLEASE NOTE: EVMI® will not incur any further costs such as returning/mailing to you any bad checks or returned checks as such checks are voided and destroyed by the Bank to which the payment is to be drawn at.

Question #43: What is EVMI®'s Policy on Credit Payment Refunds Via PAYPAL?

It takes up to thirty days for Earned Value Management Institute®, EVMI® to process and complete a Refund to you if you paid with a credit card via our online PAYPAL credit card gateway.

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EVMI® Earned Value Management Institute® offers world class training for the following world class credentials and programs which are ALL also registered trademarks and trademarks of EVMI® in the USA and in other nations: 'EVMP® Earned Value Management Professional®'; 'CAEVM™ Certified Associate in Earned Value Management'™'; 'CEVO® Chief Earned Value Officer®'; RQMP® Risk & Quality Management Professional®' ; 'SPMP™ Schedule and Planning Management Professional™';  'CCAM® Certified Control Account Manager®'; 'EVMI-CJPA™ EVMI Certified Junior Project Associate™'; 'EVMI-CPP™ EVMI Certified Project Practitioner™'; 'McPM™ Master's Certification in Project Management™'; 'BCPM™ Bachelor's Certification in Project Management™';  'APPM™ Advanced Project and Program Management™'; 'MPOTA™  Masters Certification in Project Oversight, Transparency and Accountability™'; and 'MPMEVM™ Masters Certification in Project Management and Earned Value Management™'.

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