PMP Application Experience Review

Hi Rami. Thanks for your honest reply, really appreciated.

- That was what I meant! It seemed very general and I was seeking some advise to make it more specific by using key wording aligned with PMBOK.

- I am amending descriptions considering your comments. So, if I understood it correctly, instead of saying general terminology like "wrote final report", using "collated lessons learned", "archived project documents" etc. will be better?

- I will definitely re-word and include Risk Management Tasks.

- Instead of using general wording like "validating scope", using "manage changes to the project scope" will be better.

One format question: In order to comply with word count limit can we use "&" instead of "and"?

Thanks! Will appreciate any additional comments.

You're welcome.

That is correct, in the fashion you mentioned above. For Risk Management for example you should specify activities like Identified risks, maintained risk register, and so on.

As for using & instead of and, I do not see why you can't but remember that "&" might count as a word if they are using word count. It will make a difference if it is letter count.

RK

"& counts as a letter instead of a word.

I amended and tried to be more specific:

1.

Objective: To develop a computer based fleet dispatch system (FDS) to ensure efficient machinery utilization time

Outcome: Successful implementation of FDS.

Role: Project Leader

Responsibilities/Deliverables:
IN: Developed project charter, obtained sponsor & created preliminary stakeholder register
PL: Created WBS, sequenced activities with PDM, assigned team members to tasks
EX: Executed the tasks as defined in the project plan
MC: Managed changes to the project scope, schedule & updated the risk register
CL: Transfer the ownership of deliverables

2.

Objective: Create a tender specification document for production equipment and follow-up manufacturing

Outcome: Specification document released, equipment manufactured and installed at job site.

Role: Project Leader

Responsibilities/Deliverables:
IN: Developed project charter, obtained stakeholder approval.
PL: Facilitated requirements workshops, developed schedule, quality management and communication plan.
EX: Managed stakeholder engagement and change requests.
MC: Assessed corrective actions on the issue register.
CL: Archived project documents.

I still find it on the weak side:

- Obtained Sponsor ?
- Transfer Ownership of Deliverable ?
- Archived Project Documents ?
- You don't obtain stakeholders approval for the charter and normally the sponsor is the one who issues it. They might collaborate with the PM but in many cases the PM is not yet assigned at that stage.
- Facilitating requirements workshop .... This is a Business Analyst task.

Those are my 2 cents. I suggest you try and look online for PMP Application Guidance.

The choice of words and activities will make a difference if you get audited which is random so there is a chance you might get audited.

Good Luck !

Hi again Rami. Those wording actually from Application Window definitions.

Thanks for your valuable replies Sante. I'd like to write real-world stories as well, trying to blend PMI terminology with real-world stories in 550 characters!

Hello, Up to you - I do not necessarily need to be right but those are my 2 cents based on my humble experience. Good Luck.

It was a challenge for me also to write it all down in 550 characters. I just played around with the sentences and made sure as many of the terminology as possible in the exam content outline was included. That did the trick.