Well, this is probably an obvious step, given that I am posting it here, in the PM Prepcast Lessons Learned section.
(2) Completing the 35 contact hour requirement:
MYNOTES STEP 1 HOW TO
If anyone would like to access this, please let me know (please also let me know how to convert my excel file to. Unfortunately, I am unable to upload it here (cannot convert xlsx to xls on my laptop) NOTE: I'd tried to upload an excel template here in case anyone might want to use it to fill in their details. Once you’re ready with all of this, the application becomes very easy – you simple have to copy all of the data you’ve prepared, review it for completeness, and submit your application. (Mine wasn’t, but if it was, I already had most of the documentation I’d need). Doing all of this not only makes you confident in your application, it also will help you a lot if your application is selected for audit. In my case, after a discussion, I also sent them an email with the exact text I was planning to use so that they could go through it and let me know if they had any comments. Discuss your project descriptions and other details with them to ensure they’re on board with what you’ll be submitting in your application. Try to be as brief as possible while mentioning the key achievements / work performed by you.Īt this point, it is a very good idea to contact your references and let them know that you’re applying for the PMP certification (if you haven’t already informed them). Also, do keep track of the word limit – the application allows you to use up to 550 words to write your project description. It is useful to compose the project description keeping in mind the split of hours across the process groups that you’ve already identified. Screenshot 1: List of projects with start and end dates, and contact information for references for each project. And it needs only simple excel formulae to help calculate and verify your work experience. This might seem like a lot of work, but it truly makes your application process a breeze. It also helped me calculate the number of hours of PM experience I had to ensure I satisfied the requirements. I’ve included screenshots of my own excel template which I used to first gather all the necessary data. Next, it is useful to prepare a template which will reflect the format in which you will be asked to enter the information. This is not easy to do unless you’ve already prepared a template containing all the information you’ll need.įor this, you’ll need to have an idea of the various types of information you will be asked to fill in, once you begin your application.Īs a good starting point, it’s good to review the prerequisites to the applying before you start the process (this is found in the PM Prepcast link above). The reason for this is that you need to have a lot of things ready and need to be able to enter all of this into the application form. Not every section will be relevant to everyone, so it also helps to identify what you want to read and skip straight to it!įor many people, the PMP exam application is daunting enough in itself. Given the various stages involved in the PMP certification process, I decided to break down my learnings into 6 sections, so that it’s organized logically. I did make my own project plan and track my progress against it. A lot of people have commented on how the very process of preparing for your PMP exam is a project in itself, and I have to agree. I hope my experiences can help someone move forward with their own path to certification (and beyond!)Īs most of us here know, the process of applying for and becoming certified is involves many detailed steps. While I do not have the links handy as references to all of the material I went through, I can definitely share the resultant knowledge I gleaned from going through them all. There were quite a few other resources as well, and I ended up collating information from all of them, to get started with my own journey. PM Prepcast’s “How to Get PMP Certification in 10 Easy Steps” was one very useful resource ( There were many resources that helped me. I remember scouting around for information that would help me make sense of the various steps involved in getting certified. I think it’s a great idea to share lessons learned with the many PMP aspirants on this forum. Happily, I passed and am now PMP certified. I started my PMP journey a few months ago and appeared for the exam last Friday.
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