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Demand for project professionals is skyrocketing. BDI helps career starters explore career advancement opportunities, build skills, and land roles.

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4 Steps To Advance Your Career

Certify Your Skillset

Show employers your ability to lead projects across any organization and industry with the Project Management Professional (PMP)® certification.

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Get Connected

Join the global BDI community—and one of our hundreds of local chapters—to expand your professional network and get cutting-edge tools, insights, and certification discounts.

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Explore Opportunities

Your dream role awaits! Browse our job board to find listings and open positions from participating employers across the globe. It’s easier than ever before to apply.

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Level Up to Lead

Build leadership experience through BDI volunteer programs, attending BDI Training, and taking on advanced roles within your local chapter.

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Unlock Career Advancement Opportunities

Continue your professional development and demonstrate your ability to lead projects in any industry with the globally recognized PMP® certification.

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Join the Community

Network with local and global peers.

Earn Your Certification

Advance your career and upskill your resume.

Become a Member

Enjoy exclusive benefits including discounts and resources.

Start Volunteering

Give back to your community and hone your leadership skills.

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"My experience with BDI has really been fantastic. I think my involvement with BDI has definitely promoted my career because it not only changed how my career is perceived from the outside, but also how I perceive it from the inside. As a global volunteer leader on the Next Gen Insight Team, I no longer identify myself only by the job that I have but realize that I can be so much more. "

Madeleine Schulz
Project Manager at PTC

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"It’s been really amazing so far, I have evolved and grown more in my career as a BDI volunteer than as a PMP certificate holder. Being in the organization, speaking with like minds, working on global and local initiatives to change lives has proved beyond impactful and I’ll love to continue this for as long as I can."

Lekan Oyebamiji
Account Executive at Okra, Founder at Dettyfinance, Leadly

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"BDI has helped me create a global network and given opportunity to influence the youth and aspiring project managers that helped them pursue a career in the PM field."

Bhavya Baxi
Business Consultant - Project Management at Nextant

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Active members around the globe

25,000,000

The number of project managers needed to meet global demand by 2030

$112,000

Median U.S. Salary for a PMP® certification holder

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Our worldwide network of project professionals is waiting for you! Start saving on certification exams, events, and more opportunities to learn and grow. Become a member today.

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