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I'm new to the Project Management Profession and I could use some Advice.

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Alphonso Watts None Lithonia, Ga, United States
1.I'm looking to land a entry level project management position with a company.

2.What should I do next in order to start preparing for the PMP Exam?

3.How can I find someone to mentor me?
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Anton Oosthuizen Senior Business Analyst / Project Manager| Self Employed Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa
1) Entry into PM comes from weird and wonderful places but in general something like project admin is a good start.

2) TO do the PMP you need to have practical hours logged for the different knowledge areas and well as some training. Look at PMI.org for certification eligibility. So obviously you need to start accumulating these hours.

3) For face to face mentorship your local PMI chapter or internal in your company are good option. Virtual you can find mentors on forums like this.
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Oct 19, 2018 4:50 AM
Alphonso Watts
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Thanks Anton I really do appreciate the advice. Quick question for you would my degree hours count towards my practical hours for the PMP exam, or how do that works. I have applied for a project manager I position at my job, and I have been taking a lot of classes that has given me valuable knowledge. How can I earn the practical hours needed for the exam.
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Osman Döner Project Manager / Business Analyst| Tubitak Bilgem Yte Ankara, Türkiye
You can consider Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM) of PMI. That may be more appropriate if you have project experience but not in project management context so far. The scope is similar but question style is quite different from PMP. That would be a good start for learning PMI point of view for project management.

Good Luck!
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Alphonso Watts None Lithonia, Ga, United States
Oct 19, 2018 12:53 AM
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1) Entry into PM comes from weird and wonderful places but in general something like project admin is a good start.

2) TO do the PMP you need to have practical hours logged for the different knowledge areas and well as some training. Look at PMI.org for certification eligibility. So obviously you need to start accumulating these hours.

3) For face to face mentorship your local PMI chapter or internal in your company are good option. Virtual you can find mentors on forums like this.
Thanks Anton I really do appreciate the advice. Quick question for you would my degree hours count towards my practical hours for the PMP exam, or how do that works. I have applied for a project manager I position at my job, and I have been taking a lot of classes that has given me valuable knowledge. How can I earn the practical hours needed for the exam.
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Anton Oosthuizen Senior Business Analyst / Project Manager| Self Employed Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa
Alphonso, I know that PMI do count some qualifications toward the training requirement but not towards practical hours. Only if what you did during those hours falls under one of the PM knowledge areas will it count. It's best to check the website for official response. The classes that you took might also count towards your training requirement if the subject matter is applicable.

To gain the hours needed you do not have to work as a PM (in job title) but you do need to perform tasks as outline by the PMBok knowledge areas.

A good place to start is the FAQ https://www.pmi.org/certifications/faq
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Sergio Luis Conte Helping to create solutions for everyone| Worldwide based Organizations Buenos Aires, Argentina
You are not new. Each person in this world perform project management from the time they wake up to the time they go to bed. The difference is the degree of formality. Take the PMBOK, understand it, and the only thing you have to do is to map what you do in your personal life to each knowledge area. You can find that inside your work you do the same with other degree of formality. That will help you to prepare for the exam. For the exam, take a close look and understand very well all the related documents (mainly the content outline) that you will find inside the certification site on the PMI.
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Pench Batta Enterprise Lean Agile DevOps Coach /SAFe Program Consultant (SPC6)| Capgemini, Inc. Bentonville, Ar, United States
Alphonso, project management is continuous learning. Materials and information on www.pmi.org and www.projectmanagement.com helps a lot. Also, have the interactions with other project managers in your organization and community. For getting PMP certification, one should go through lot of reading, so that you will learn more. There will be lot of mentors in your area, you can contact them through local chapter.

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