One of the biggest changes in it (aligning with the new application form) is they've dropped any mention of 4500/7500 hours of experience and are only focusing on (duration) months of experience.
They have also added a third category in the prerequisites section, giving preferential treatment to those with a "Bachelor's or post-graduate degree from a GAC accredited program (bachelor’s degree or master's or global equivalent)"
I do see the mention of 4500/7500 hours on page 9 of the handbook under the "PMP Eligibility Requirements" section. But yes, on page 11, the focus seems to be capturing experience in months. A little confusing but it should be easier to capture the experience in months than hours.
-- Mohit
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1 reply by Kiron Bondale
Jun 19, 2020 7:41 AM
Kiron Bondale
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Sorry Mohit - I updated the link as I had provided an incorrect link yesterday. Check this one out - no mention of the 4500/7500 hours...
I do see the mention of 4500/7500 hours on page 9 of the handbook under the "PMP Eligibility Requirements" section. But yes, on page 11, the focus seems to be capturing experience in months. A little confusing but it should be easier to capture the experience in months than hours.
-- Mohit
Sorry Mohit - I updated the link as I had provided an incorrect link yesterday. Check this one out - no mention of the 4500/7500 hours... Saving Changes...
I think while it might be easier to update the experience in months (than hours), I am not too sure if it is a good idea to substitute "experience" with a graduate degree in project management....
Using the GAC course work to fulfill the 35 education contact hour requirement should still be fine since it gives you the foundation knowledge but I am not a fan of giving 12 months credit towards work experience.....work experience can't be substituted for education.
Senior Projects Manager | Field & Marten AssociatesNew Westminster, British Columbia, Canada
Kiron
Thanks for sharing this.
Removing the hours is a good move. Number of months makes more sense to me.
As for the recognition of GAC, I don’t know much about them but I know they are an accreditation body for Project Management and if so, that is a good addition too.
RK
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Jun 19, 2020 11:39 AM
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I'm skeptical, Rami, as someone might have worked only a fraction of the time over those months as a "part-time" PM and hence it does feel that the entry criteria have been relaxed...
Removing the hours is a good move. Number of months makes more sense to me.
As for the recognition of GAC, I don’t know much about them but I know they are an accreditation body for Project Management and if so, that is a good addition too.
RK
I'm skeptical, Rami, as someone might have worked only a fraction of the time over those months as a "part-time" PM and hence it does feel that the entry criteria have been relaxed...
Senior Projects Manager | Field & Marten AssociatesNew Westminster, British Columbia, Canada
Jun 19, 2020 11:39 AM
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I'm skeptical, Rami, as someone might have worked only a fraction of the time over those months as a "part-time" PM and hence it does feel that the entry criteria have been relaxed...
Kiron
I am not sure I follow. Can you elaborate ?
RK
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Jun 19, 2020 1:30 PM
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Sure - they are only checking for months of experience over a span of time. They are not looking at effort spent. As such, I could have been a part-time PM over a 36 month period of time at 5% and still submit my application. This would be significantly less than the previous 4500 hour requirement.
Kiron
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Jonathan LeeBusiness Development Manager| Symphony Communication Services LLCSingapore, Singapore, Singapore
Sure - they are only checking for months of experience over a span of time. They are not looking at effort spent. As such, I could have been a part-time PM over a 36 month period of time at 5% and still submit my application. This would be significantly less than the previous 4500 hour requirement.
Kiron
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2 replies by Rami Kaibni and Soha Karjawally
Jun 19, 2020 2:32 PM
Rami Kaibni
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Kiron
Giot it, I didn't think about it in this fashion but yes, you are absolutely right.
RK
Jun 23, 2020 12:56 AM
Soha Karjawally
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For the overlapping projects, in my opinion, it makes sense, but not for the other projects without overlap (please see Project 3 on page 7 on the doc). Are we becoming more profit-oriented than qualification/quality oriented? Would the organizations trust new certified PMs? I hope our certification will not lose value.
Senior Projects Manager | Field & Marten AssociatesNew Westminster, British Columbia, Canada
Jun 19, 2020 1:30 PM
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Sure - they are only checking for months of experience over a span of time. They are not looking at effort spent. As such, I could have been a part-time PM over a 36 month period of time at 5% and still submit my application. This would be significantly less than the previous 4500 hour requirement.
Kiron
Kiron
Giot it, I didn't think about it in this fashion but yes, you are absolutely right.
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