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CBT Nuggets uses cookies to give you the best experience on our website. You can read more about our use of cookies , or just continue to use the site as you normally would if you agree. May 31, career management - Michael Hess. What is Project Management Experience? You likely have plenty of project management experience.
You just have to know where to look. Experience isn't just about management First, let's take a look at some of the requirements. For the purposes of PMP certification, the experience is broken into five separate categories : Initiation — In this phase, a project is officially introduced to a sponsor and the scope is first discussed. Planning — The full scope of the project is fully defined.
Execution — With everything outlined in writing, the work begins. Monitoring and Controlling — Project managers track, review, and regulate the progress of the project. Closing — This is the final phase when the client signs off on the project. For different positions, it might look like this: Initiation — Team lead for React website build for X company Planning — Planned infrastructure upgrade for X company Execution — DevOps support for X project Monitoring and Controlling — QA lead for X portion of X project Closing — Software developer for the release of X project It's okay that you might have more experience in one phase than others.
Experience through participation But the important question is how do you get that experience in the first place? Keep accurate records of your experience We've heard from project managers that the hardest part of the certification isn't the test. Let's break that down: You need 4, hours for PMP. Once you fully investigate your professional experience hours, you may find that you fall short of the requirements to apply for the PMP certification.
There are several strategies you can pursue to move ahead with your professional growth. Option 1: The Twelve Month Solution i. Take a deep breath. Assuming you want to obtain the required experience as soon as possible, you have a few options. Analyze your current work responsibilities to see what aspects of your current work can be considered as projects.
Your only challenge will be to carefully document your experience. If little of your current job fits into the project management definition, consider adopting strategies from the rest of this article. Option 2: The Six Month Solution i. You Lack 1, Hours Or Less The Experience Requirement To earn over 1, hours of project work experience may take up to six months assuming you are fully dedicated to project activities.
At this point, you may feel close enough that you can taste success! In this situation, there are two strategies to keep in mind as you finish your remaining project experience hours. First, check to see if you have the proper variety of project experience. You have may plenty of experience in project execution but not much in project planning. Second, schedule a meeting with your manager to explain your PMP goals and ask to take on additional responsibilities with an eye toward fulfilling the PMP.
What if your manager or job position has no opportunity to work on projects. You can overcome that situation in several ways. First, you can start looking for a new job! Second, you can review your current portfolio of volunteer activities to see if there is an opportunity to work on a project there. Finally, use your imagination to see if you can redesign some of your work responsibilities to fall into the project category.
A study schedule can be prepared by sequentially following the below written steps while studying for the PMP Exam. These steps provide broad guidelines for the exam preparation. Tweak them as per your convenience and expertise. Depending on the size of a chapter, you will need anywhere between one and two hours to finish the training material. Lastly, you would need about one to two hours each for practicing some end-of-chapter sample test. In my estimation, you would need to set aside about seven to nine hours for completing a chapter.
This is an indicative duration and might change depending on many factors like your current skill level, length of the chapter, etc. On a higher side, you may need hours to finish all 13 chapters.
To wrap up, I suggest doing three to four full length mock tests as part of the final preparation. This might take you another hours. Overall, it is safe to plan for hours for exam preparation. I suggested that you might need hours for the PMP Exam preparation in the previous section, but this is not a definitive figure. Some people who have good project management experience and are already familiar with the PMP Exam study material may not require as much time.
On the other hand, some other aspirants may need as many as hours. Your situation is unique to you, so only you can estimate how many hours you would need. You may not know until we get started. The number of days is obviously dependent on the total number of hours required for the study and number of hours you can devote each day for studying.
Assuming you need a total of hours, and you can devote three hours per day for studying, you will need 50 days for the PMP Exam preparation. With a time estimate for the preparation, prepare a simple schedule by writing the steps described in the previous section against each day of your study period.
It is best to take ample time to finish your studies before taking the exam. Between eight to twelve weeks is a reasonable time frame for most people. A formal PMP study schedule is important for passing the exam.
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