How to become a PMP Project Manager?

The qualifications you need to start a career as a PMP project manager include a degree or equivalent professional experience and certification. PMP stands for Project Management Professional. To call yourself a PMP project manager, you must pass a PMP certification exam from the Project Management Institute (PMI). Additionally, you also need a degree or equivalent skills in your target industry. If you work on software or information technology projects, for example, you need a degree in IT or computer science. If you work in the manufacturing industry, you need a degree in engineering.