I am planning to get certified in 1-2 years. Not sure which org. maybe PMI, or Australian equivalent.
Since these orgs require an applicant to have industry PM experience, I want to ask at this stage, what documents should I be collecting to prepare for my application?
I might need to actively fill the gaps in my current experience. Do I need employment certification that I did Risk Management, Scope Management, etc.?
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Hello All
Just passed my PMP, got more than 90%....
I thought the Test was hard but apparently I got many of the questions right
Rita's book was good. However, best preparation is to read PMBOK cover to cover
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YO, YO, YO, just pass PMP cert. >90%. Studied for 1wk., had a barbecue party day before test, drink 20 Heinekens that day, was late 10 min. for test next day and did pass it.
Laughing? Huh? Sounds funny? (Or stupid?) Trust me it is not - the most idiotic thing is the fact that I had to take this test in order to get employment...
After having a 20 years of $$$PAID$$$ IT experience, 2 BA's (Math & CS), MIS and finally (2004) Ph.D. Proc. Eng., I had to take this test to get employment...
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After 3 very intense months of preparation, I finally passed the PMP exam this weekend.
I found that simply reading PMP books and the PMBOK was a poor way to retain information.
Instead, I found that I learned far more from taking multiple PMP practice tests / mock exams. The practice exams helped me quickly identify my areas of weakness and helped me really focus my studies.
Anyways, I found the following online resources to be very useful:
Both PMP mock exams provide very realistic questions and good explanations. Between the two, I really liked the CertGear practice exam, as it contained more challenging questions and detailed explanations.
The bottom line is that the key to passing the PMP is to practice, practice, practice.... Take as many PMP mock tests as you can, and focus on the areas where you scored poorly. Saving Changes...
I also took a PMP exam prep course. Although the prep course was somewhat useful, it was really the practice exam software that really helped me pass the test.
In fact, many of my exam questions were on the software already!! I spent about 4 weeks going over all 800+ practice questions, and by the time I finished, I felt very confident about taking the actual PMP exam. It was a great investment!
If I had to do it all over again, I would skip the prep course, and just studied off the PMP Book and the PMP pracitce exam software instead.
I am a Pediaatrian( Child Specialist)and working in the Healthcare informatics sector.
I am keen on persuing the PMP journey and wish to know the tips, apart from reading the PMBOK guide, to pass the exam.
Being a doctor I am new to the concepts in the book and especially the application of the mathematical calculations and the statistical methodology.
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Mary Elizabeth DiabDirector| Leadership FormationTallassee, Al, United States
Your original questions seems to have gotten morphed into a discussion on how to prepare to take the exam rather than how to even get your credentials documented. I wanted to bring this discussion back to your questions and see if I may be able to provide some insight for you.
By the way, I can only speak to PMI's certification. I am a certified PMP and have assisted 5 or so folks in documenting their experience to begin the process. I would concur that the PMP certification is very valuable and well-recognized.
As to what documents you should be collecting, the PMI certification application includes a specific Experience Verification form that you will have to use in documenting your experience. Do not spend great quantities of time doing anything else if the PMI certification is what you are seeking. Completing these forms will also assist you in seeing where you are deficient. I do want to address one fairly common misconception that may mean you have have less bolstering to do than you think. The experience that you will be documenting does NOT have to be in the role of Project Manager. It must be in a Project Contributor role. Now, if you have worked on projects (developer, purchasing agent, architect, etc.), you were a project contributor. This gives a lot more leeway. You will need to keep a copy of the certificate (or course transcript) documenting the fulfillment of the education requirement.
The experience verification forms are how you "certify" that you've worked on projects. You will need to have experience in each of the PM Process areas (initiating a project, planning one, executing, controlling, and closing the project), but not the specific knowledge areas.
On the preparation question, I will concur that simply reading the PMBOK is not going to prepare you and the PMI books will not focus you. I took a 2 day ESI PMP Prep course and found it to be very beneficial. It included a copy of their Sample Exam and prep book which I thought was fabulous. I do think that an overview course can be helpful if your goal is to learn about PM, but will be overkill and likely less effective if your goal is only to pass the test. Anything over 2 full days (or the Chapter courses that run about 8 weekends) is overkill in my very humble opinion. I hope this may help. Saving Changes...
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I have managed three sfotware developement project and worked on all the subject areas of project management. I am having a hard time specifically to put my experience in the subject areas. If someone would like to share their experience application form or sample of their experience form would be helpful for me. Saving Changes...
Mary Elizabeth DiabDirector| Leadership FormationTallassee, Al, United States
It's been MANY years since I completed the forms (they were a bit different then). However, I can give you some idea what might fit into the blocks. Remember, all of this information would be based upon what you did on your projects.
Project Title: SW Integraton of new application
Role: Project Contributor (or Project Manager)
Approximate Hours: Remember that (based on a 40 hour work week), each year has 2080 hours. Assuming you worked only on this one project for the entire year... Let's say that on the project in question you spent 5% of the time on Initiating, that would be 104 hours, 40% on Planning would be 832 hours, 40% on executing would be 832 hours, 10% on controlling would be 208 hours, 5% on closing would be 104 hours.
If you worked on multiple projects, you will need to figure out approximately how many hours were available for that specific project and then work from there.
For Deliverables: (Examples might include)
Initiating: Project Charter, Business Justification, Request for Proposal, Requirements Document, etc.
Planning: Project Plan (including Communications Plan, HR Plan, etc.), Project Schedule, Meetings and Planning Sessions, etc.
Executing: Status Reports, Budget Analysis, Meeting minutes, Team Evaluations, etc.
Controlling: Change Control Requests, Change Management log, Issue management logs, Change Control Board Meetings, etc.
Closing: Lessons Learned, Final Project Status Document, Project Acceptance Document, Deliverables Acceptance Documents, Final Team Evaluations, etc.
I hope you find this outline helpful in completing your application and good luck! Saving Changes...
