should i attempt the application?

Submitted by Shaselai on Fri, 05/23/2014 - 21:00

I am a software developer for maybe 6 years now with MBA and am interested in pmp. Although i was never a manager but i did have some responsibilities auch as training coworkers, heading meetings, communicate woth stakeholders and devising plans etc. I have exposure to the entire cycle.

My question is this- it doesnt mattet what i think what my experince applies to the 4500 hours but ultimately pmi so should i just apply and see what happens? Part of my hours will be in the execution part of the process since i think developing code to completing a task is within that realm. the worst it could happen is pmi thinks otherwise and rejects me right?

Any advice?

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pmhigherlearning

Fri, 05/23/2014 - 22:07

If you get audit the employer will have to sign to agree that you did infact project managed that many hours. Depends who you put on your contact list for your employment. 10% of all application get audit from my experience. 

Shaselai

Sat, 05/24/2014 - 05:07

The thing is does software development itself as in coding count toward the execution part of the hours at all?

sunku65

Sat, 05/24/2014 - 07:08

You can claim this also as Project Management experience.  But, in case Audit, your reference person in the Project need to certify.  The person any one from the project even team member/stakeholder or higher position person also sufficient.  If am wrong correct me.

 

Thanks,

Lax

sunku65

Sat, 05/24/2014 - 07:10

Read this

http://thewisdompearls.com/avoid-a-pmp-application-audit/

 

sunku65

Sat, 05/24/2014 - 07:12

http://pmstudycircle.com/2012/03/how-can-i-avoid-pmi-audit-for-pmp-certi...

 

sunku65

Sat, 05/24/2014 - 07:14

https://www.linkedin.com/groups/PMP-Eligibility-PM-Experience-Requiremen...

Shaselai

Sat, 05/24/2014 - 16:35

Another thing is the hours for the application is not all the hours worked in a year but only the hours that apply to the categories right?

Also if the pmi people views coding ad irrelevant and fails me it doesny really affect me in any other way does it?

Also, do you guys put all your projects there or only enough for the hours? And what if there is a project that i worked on but i xant find anyone whom i worked closely to anymore?