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PMP Certification for ScrumMasters? – Should a ScrumMaster Get Their PMP Certification? For those who are not aware, the PMP (Project Management Professional) certification is the most recognized certification for Project Managers. In order to even sit for the certification test, you have to show a certain number of hours spent working on projects (4,500, as well as several other pre-requisites). Then you have to take the exam, which is often cited as one of the most difficult exams that people have taken. There are many reasons for this, including the sheer amount of information in the PMBOK (Project Management Body of Knowledge) as well as the format of the questions themselves (ex. pick the most correct answer, pick any answer that applies, etc.). Additionally, people who have actually taken the exam often say that you have to make sure to answer based on what the PMBOK says, not based on what you may actualy do in the real world. This means that ...