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Thank you so much for answering my query, it really boost up my confidence.

I recently earned PMP certification, I not sure the reason for doing the CAPM certification, please suggest what type of roles I will be looking for, In my current role I work on code development projects, I do work with stakeholders to collect requirements, maintain projects timelines etc. I don't manage budget since most of the projects are internal to the organization.

Rajni

My apologies, I missed the part where you mentioned you earned your PMP. Given that, there is no point of doing the CAPM.

As for your PM career, Sergio makes a valid point which I will tackle from another angle:

In order to qualify for the PMP, you need between 3 - 5 years of experience doing project management actitives - You don't need to be in a PM Role and neither you do need to be doing everything so I trust when you filled in your application, you did specify what you do or did day to day that relates to project mangement and if so, I don't see why you do believe that you do not qualify ? Please let me know if I am missing something.

RK

Thank you so much for the reply, that's a valid point, my application got approved on the basis of my current experience, basically I do business Intelligence projects for my organization. I guess my problem is I don't know how to get started. When I am managing projects I haven't created much of the projects plans, have no experience with any project management software, no experience in managing large group of people. I have theoretical knowledge of all these project plans which I have studied to clear my PMP exam but I am lacking practical knowledge. Please suggest..

In order to gain that, you need experience so I suggest you look for a project coordinator role. In order to be able to help you further, maybe you can share with us here what did you fill in when you applied for your PMP in terms of experience and as soon as you share this, I will be able to advise better.

Thank you so much for your help, I am sharing few projects from my application... please take a look.

Objective : Analyze, Design, Develop and Implement reports for Customer Relationship Management Application.Outcome: The Reports were delivered and deployed. Role : Lead System Analyst.IN :Developed Project Charter, Identified Stakeholder.PL: Plan Scope Management, Estimate Activity Duration, Plan Quality Management, Plan Stakeholder Engagement.EX: Direct and Manage Project Work, Manage Quality, Manage Communication. M&C: Perform Integrated Change Control, Validated Scope, Control Quality.CL: Close project or phase.


Objective :Analyze, Design, Develop and Implement reports and dashboards for Whole Sale Customer Business Intelligence Application.Outcome : Reports and Dashboards were delivered. Role: Lead System Analyst. IN: Developed Project Charter, Identified Stakeholder. PL:Develop Project Management Plan, Create WBS, Sequence Activities, Plan Communication Management. EX:Direct and Manage Project Work, Manage Quality, Manage Stakeholder Engagement. M&C:Monitor and Control Project Work, Validate Scope, Monitor Communication. CL:Close Project or Phase.

Objective : To Analyze, Design, Develop and Implement Budget Reports from Questica Application. Outcome: The Reports were developed and deployed.Role :Lead System Analyst. IN: Develop Project Charter, Identify Stakeholder.PL: Plan Scope Management, Plan Quality Management, Plan Stakeholder Engagement. EX: Direct and Manage project work, Perform Integrated Change Control, Manage Quality, Implement Risk Response. M&C:Monitor and Control Project Work, Validate Scope, Control Scope,Control Schedule, Control Quality. CL: Close Project or Phase.

Rajni

Thanks for sharing and you're welcome. All three experiences you shared are the same and very high level (i.e. just naming the process group) but if you did all of this then you are more than qualified.

You also mentioned you don't have experience creating plans but I can see from what you've mentioned that you actually do.

The missing piece is creating a budget but that is not difficult if you have expertise in everything else.

I can't confidently tell from this high level descrpition whether you do have the experience or not but again, if you did all those tasks and were involved in those process groups then you are definitely qualified and you have nothing to worry about.

RK

Thank you so much for the reply, the shared project is from the PMI application which has 500 words requirement for one project If I am planning to get training in project management software, which one would you recommend ?