I have been managing projectS for many years but never officially become PMI certified. How do I know if my years of experience will qualify me to take the test?
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I recommend you to check the pmi.org web site, you can see there the experience needed to take the PMP test.
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Secondary degree (high school diploma, associate’s degree or the global equivalent)
7,500 hours leading and directing projects
35 hours of project management education
OR
Four-year degree
4,500 hours leading and directing projects
35 hours of project management education
These are the pre requisites to apply, but as Rami pointed, you need to measure your own experience against the different process groups.
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Sergio Luis ConteHelping to create solutions for everyone| Worldwide based OrganizationsBuenos Aires, Argentina
The best thing you can do is to go to the PMI´s certification site. After that, read and understand all documents related to the certification. If you have doubts send your questions to the email address the PMI has published inside the documents. Saving Changes...
When you fill in your application, it will prompt you to disclose this info and you will be evaluated accordingly.
Hope this helps & Good Luck.
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Drew CraigSr. Agile & Product Coach| VanguardPhiladelphia, Pa, United States
As the others posted. If you feel a bit overwhelmed with the thought of compiling all that information, just start writing it down. That will help you to formalize it all. Keep in mind when authoring the application, if you are selected for an audit, all information supplied will need to be verified. I reached out to the managers ahead of time to let them know I was applying and using their name in reference to 'x' projects.
Thanks to all of you for your advice. It is very helpful.
Happy Holidays.
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Heather DeGeorgeMAT, PMP, Consultant & Career Coach| DeGeorge AssociatesNaperville, Il, United States
Dave,
I was in your shoes and I found that the best thing I did was to take my required PM education hours by way of an in-person foundations course that was meant to cover all of the areas of the PMBOK in a week-long program. It will wind up being more hours than you need, but it was great for highlighting where my work experience may or may not have coincided with proper PM process.
From there, you will have a good roadmap for where to focus your studies. Saving Changes...
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