Certified Project Manager

[CornHunka]

I need to get my PMP certification for work before the end of the year. I haven't been to 'class' in years, on-line classes really wouldn't work either.

Any Certified Project Manager's on the board, any advice on getting certified?

 

[bsucards]

PMP exam you have to take classes and you have to fill out an application.. I would suggest you head over to pmi.org and get started.

You can fill out your application on line, and I know you have to be be approved to even take the exam

A couple years ago I looked at doing the CAPM but didn't ran out of time

Good luck and you have some studying ahead

 

[Woodson]

Yes. I used PMP Campus to get the 35 hour prerequisite. Studied with the latest 4th edition PMBOK and used Rita Mulcahy's PMP Prep Exam. (highly Recommneded book)

I'm a member of the PM Alliance and also a member of the local chapter.


I would expect 3 months preperation as well as a week just for the application to get approved to schedule testing.

TIP: If you pay the membership fee for PMI, they will deduct it from the test cost, no brainer.

Join your local chapter, you'll meet similar people with the same drive as well as mentoring for your testing.

TIP:

Start writing down all your lead PM projects and the SOW, to allow for you to break down your hours to show you meet the mandatory hours needed in all aspects of the PMBOK methodology. You NEED all past contact information for the lead PMO / lead Stakeholder (depends on your company's matirx as who you would use as a contact. THEY CAN AUDIT! So be honest with your self and the institute.

You will need all this before even thinking of taking the exam.

Best of luck to you.

PAYOUT: You're looking at an easy bump in $$$ with completion.


I wish you the best in your journey to become certified.

 

[marine]

If your employer is requiring you to knock this out, odds are they are going to foot the bill for you to do it as well - which is always a nice plus.


If you've been doing real, true, PM type work in the past, this certification is going to be more about making sure you have the boxes checked and can show your required hours and past performance.

If you've been one of those folks that shows up to work and were put in charge of organzing the office refridgerator clean up schedule and calling yourself a "project manager" - this is going to be a rude awakening for you.

Start with PMI - it's the most recognized institute and certification from there is widely recognized and accepted.

PMP certification is less about cramming and learning new material and is more about validating skills and expertise that you already possess and utilize every day.

 

[CornHunka]

I'm already a member of PMI and trust me, I do actual PM work every day of the week.

Thanks for the replies.

 

[snoozer]

I got my certification about 7 years (I actually re-upped today), so not sure how much has changed in the course, but when I took it the test, it was 200 questions and you have to get 140 correct to pass (which was not easy).

Basically, throw out what you do every day and learn the book that were mentioned. What you do on a daily basis is usually curved to the world you live in, while the exam is straight by the book. For credits, you can count your job for X amount of credits and you can also pretty much count any class you take at work (ethics, export compliance, process, ITIL, etc).