Several inquiries concerning the experience required for the PMP (Project Management Professional) test on the internet exists.
It is critical to understand the requirements and how to satisfy them.
Can I lie on the PMP application about my experience?
First and foremost, let us address the most often asked question:
“Can I impersonate experience on my application?” “Can I make it appear that I have more experience than I do?”
No. Or, well, you can, but don’t expect to be a PMP. People will tell you that the Project Management Institute (PMI) does not audit every application, which is probably correct. However, if you are audited and lie, you will never be able to obtain your PMP certification.
Starting your PMP career with falsehood is wrong, and do not do it.
What are the PMP test prerequisites?
The PMI website states that:
“Prerequisites
- Secondary education (equal to a high school diploma, an associate’s degree, or the worldwide equivalent)
- 60 months of project management and direction
OR
- 35 hours of project management training
- a four-year diploma
What level of experience is required?
The PMI website contains the following information regarding the particular experience required to apply for the PMP exam:
- “Perform their tasks under general supervision and are accountable for all areas of the project throughout its life.”
- Lead and direct cross-functional teams to complete projects within the restrictions of time, budget, and resources.
- “Exhibit adequate knowledge and expertise to apply a methodology correctly to projects with relatively well-defined project criteria and outputs.”
The experience list’s specifics
Some of the responses on some discussion boards are appalling. Someone said on Quora that if you were a member of a project, it counts.
Wrong! “Lead and direct” are the two most significant terms in the description. You must be the boss, not simply a team member. You can’t even be second-in-command to fulfil the experience requirements.
Do yourself a favour and fulfil the most fundamental exam criteria: read the instructions.
To be eligible, you must be working as a project manager. It doesn’t really matter what your title is.
How should you record your experience?
When submitting your project experience, define it in words that PMI will understand.
PMI expects your experience to be described by the following project segments:
Performance Domain I: Getting Started
Performance Domain II: Planning
Performance Domain III: Execution
Performance Domain IV: Monitoring and Control
Performance Domain V: Closing
According to the PMP Exam Content Outline, these are the project domains.
Define how many hours you will spend on each of these segments on each project.
But hold on… there’s more.
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The Education Prerequisite
The education element of the test requirements comes next.
According to the PMI website:
“At least 35 hours of formal project management instruction is essential to qualify for the PMP. This education must include:
Consistent with the concepts covered in the PMP Exam Content Outline
Successful completion of courses, workshops, and training sessions that involve some evaluation or completion certificate
Obtained before submitting your application but might have been accumulated at any time in the past.
The Education Prerequisite
The education element of the test requirements comes next.
According to the PMI website:
“At least 35 hours of formal project management instruction is essential to qualify for the PMP. This education must include:
Consistent with the concepts covered in the PMP Exam Content Outline
Successful completion of courses, workshops, and/or training sessions that involve some type of evaluation or completion certificate
Obtained prior to submitting your application, but might have been accumulated at any time in the past.
