Dear Colleagues,
I have Bachelor's degree and I am interested to pursue PMI-RMP certification. One of the main eligibility criteria is: '3,000 hours spent in the specialized area of professional project risk management within the last five consecutive years.' Does this mean the candidate must have 3,000 hours of pure risk management experience?
In my past work experience and organization structure I have not seen a dedicated Project Manager only to manage risks. How do we interpret the above statement?
I asked the same to PMI customer care and they responded back saying they do not pre-screen applicants.
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As far as I know, as a project manager or team player, you are participating in risk management activities throughout the life of the project and this is what you have to highlight. Saving Changes...
Senior Projects Manager | Field & Marten AssociatesNew Westminster, British Columbia, Canada
You do not need to be purely working in Risk MGT to qualify for this exam. As a project manager, you spend certain amount of time on Risk Management as part of your overall roles and responsibilities.
As Rami has indicated, you will need to define the specific activities & time spent on those activities on the projects you worked on over the five years which relate purely to project risk management.This could also include time spent identifying, assessing or responding to program or portfolio-level risks as well as working on enhancing or extending your company's project risk management capabilities (e.g. creating risk checklists or RBSs).
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Dinah YoungProject Manager / Software Asset Manager| Prince William CountySpringfield, Va, United States
There are people out there that are dedicated to only managing risks. However, most risks are managed by the project manager along with all of the other project activities. You probably have spent more time managing risks than you are thinking you have. Review all of your recent projects and think about the risks you identified and how you prepared for them. Also think about the ones you have not identified and how you managed those.
Good luck. Let us know if you need any additional support. Saving Changes...
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