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  • Documenting Your Project Management Experience for the PMP Application - One of the challenges in becoming a PMP is successfully filling out the PMP application! The most time consuming part is documenting the experience required at professional project management, leading and directing project tasks. The minimum requirements are: -3 years/36 months and 4,500 hours with a bachelor's degree -5 years/60 months and 7,500 hours with a bachelor's degree The challenge is digging up all of the information on that past experience and getting it into the right format for the PMI. PMI Instructions As per the Project Management Professional (PMP®
  • Make a Plan to Pass the PMP Exam! - Passing the PMP exam is challenging, but hundreds of thousands of people have already done it! What is the secret? One of the keys is to put into practice the discipline, practices, tools, and frameworks that are the subject of the exam!
  • Satisfying 35 Contact Hours of Project Management Training for the PMP - Project Managers who aspire to take the PMP exam need to have 35 hours of documented training in the area of project management. However, there is some level of misunderstanding around just how they can achieve this. Many believe they must take specialized and expensive courses, and some are not aware that some of the training and education they already have may qualify. Others think they need to acquire a single 35 hour certificate. Here is a survey of the ways PMP aspirants can satisfy that requirement. The Requirement In the Project Management Professional (PMP) Credential Handbook, it states that the candidate must "Document 35 contact hours of project management education." This requirement applies to all applicants, regardless of degree or project management experience level.
  • Earning PDUs Is Easy! - Many Project Management Professionals (PMPs) seem to find it challenging to earn the 60 Professional Development Units (PDUs) required of them every 3 years. This does not have to be so challenging or daunting as many think!
  • Which Career Move: PMP or MBA? - I have seen many posts out in the forums and blogs wondering whether it is better to go for a PMP or MBA. I think there is great value in both, but I think they serve 2 different purposes. Having earned both a PMP and an MBA, I have some definite thoughts on this, but of course in the end it is a personal decision. Many people may remember the movie "The Wizard of Oz", and how The Great Oz described a university education to the scarecrow, who lamented "if I only had a brain". He was seeking "smarts", or the capability to think deep thoughts, the ability to analyze, interpret, distinguish, and reason. In the end, Oz granted the scarecrow a degree, which, Oz said, put him in fine standing with those who came before him attended universities, and learned to "think".
  • How to Projectize People and Adopt a Project Culture - Many organizations are "projectizing" and developing a strong and effective project management infrastructure. There are challenges along the way, and a number of approaches. However, regardless of the approach, changing the culture to be aligned to formal project management will involve aligning people, one by one, by empowering them with formalized project management knowledge. To accomplish this, organizations can do well to develop a granular approach to empowering their people through this projectization process. Background Projectization is a relatively recent phenomenon and is spreading rapidly. It is nearly synonymous with the idea, years ago, of electrification, where incorporating electricity into the physical infrastructure was taking place.
  • PMP Mentors: Indispensible Help for PMP Certification Prep - There are many methods for preparing for the Project Manage Professional (PMP) Exam. In all cases, it is very helpful for candidates to have a PMP Mentor, or someone who is PMP certified and can assist on a moment's notice with nagging problems.
  • Project Management Online Training Preferences - PMP exam prep training is available from many sources, but a large number of candidates are seeking online, web-based PMP prep training for its cost and convenience benefits.

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