I say assess your experience and go straight for the PMP.
If you managed projects/initiatives in the past, even if you did not have the title of Project Manager it counts as experience the PMP. If you performed activities related to PMI PM processes areas, it counts. For example, you created the schedule for an initiative/project. Volunteer work counts (i.e. organizing events at your PTA). PMI requires one to have 3 years of total experience. You might qualify to take the full PMP. It carries more weight, often required, than anything else for PMs in most industries. There is not much difference as far as the test and study materials. I took the PMP one year after becoming a Project Manager (internal promotion), but had been performing PM duties as a Business Analyst (e.g. scheduling, WBS, estimating, resource management, budget). I was going to take the CAPM, and someone told me what I am telling you here and took the PMP instead.
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