Clarification on the Project Management Years of experience for PMP

Submitted by moveon on Fri, 07/15/2011 - 18:20

Being a PMP aspirant i started to get the requirements for PMP.  But i am still unclear. Request members for guidance

PMP Certification Eligibility Requirements:--

PMP Aspirant possess Baccalaureate(Bachelor's Degree)/equivalent university degree

a) 4500 hours of Project Management Experience
b) Three (3) years of Project Management Experience within the past eight-year period prior to the application
c) 36 unique (non-overlapping) months of Project Management experience

d) 35 contact hours of PM education.

 

Situation/query:--

I have bachelors degree,  with work experience of more than 5.5 years in IT.  So in terms of hours --> say 220  work days / year ( 220 * 8hrs/day)=  1760 hrs/year, For 5yrs ~8800 hrs. So i have something more than 4500 hours.

35 education hours can be earned. but what about Project management experience??

My designation isnt that of a project manager(PM) or of project /team lead(PL/TL). Does that mean i have to wait for my designation to arrive first and put my aspiration aside?

I have done  technical pre-sales, requirements gathering, planning, interacting with multiple clients, implementation and ofcourse singing off for project completion. But it's with lower designation than what the PMI requires. My technical designation doesnt speaks of skills which i have already executed. How can i really plan for PMP? Please shed some light on this.

Thanks

 

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hakim_mudassar

Sat, 07/16/2011 - 19:18

 http://www.pmeassociation.com/blog/2011/02/can-i-take-the-pmp%C2%AE-exam-even-if-my-title-is-not-project-manager/.

Let me know if you have any doubts after reading after this

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RP

Sun, 07/17/2011 - 07:37

 


Eligibility for PMP Certification

The PMP Role Delineation states that candidates for the PMP credential:

· Perform their duties under general supervision and are responsible for all aspects of the project for the life of the project

· Lead and direct cross-functional teams to deliver projects within the constraints of schedule, budget, and scope

· Demonstrate sufficient knowledge and experience to appropriately apply a methodology to projects that have reasonably well-defined project requirements and deliverables

To be eligible for the PMP credential, you must meet certain educational and professional experience requirements. All project management experience must have been accrued within the last eight consecutive years prior to your application submission.




















Educational Background
Project Management Experience
Project Management

High school diploma, associate’s degree or global equivalent
Minimum five years/60 months unique non overlapping professional project management experience during which at least 7,500 hours were spent leading and directing project tasks*
35 contact hours of formal education

OR

Bachelor’s degree or global equivalent
Minimum three years/36 months unique non-overlapping professional project management experience during which at least 4,500 hours were spent leading and directing project tasks*
35 contact hours of formal education

*Leading and directing project tasks as identified in the Project Management Professional Examination Specification. Within the total hours of project management experience, experience in all five process groups is required. However, on a single project, you do not need to have experience in all five process groups.