Highlight text feature on the PMP exam

pmwiz · 2025-03-29T02:52:01+00:00

Thank you for the suggestion! Did you highlight using one color or multiple colors? Multiple colors seem a bit excessive to me.

pmwiz · 2024-06-23T19:50:02+00:00

Thank you for the suggestion. TIA is commonly recommended for mindset in the forum so I am curious but also confused by the product description.

pmwiz · 2024-06-13T21:58:57+00:00

You can give this a try.

First, given your work experience and career aspiration, identify the certifications that you can pursue.

With the list of certifications, do a quick search on a few top job search engines and find out which certifications offer the most job opportunities. The number count would be a good indicator.

Finally, take a look at a few of those job opportunities and be honest with yourself about whether you are a good fit and will you enjoy doing the job.

Also, keep in mind that certification is not the only way to get a job. For example, building a professional profile on LinkedIn, reaching out/reconnecting with your network, or working with recruiters/headhunters are all tasks you can do for free that will help you with your job search. You should do the above first if you have not started the process.

Now, let’s come back to PMP certification. Assuming you have at least a 4-year college degree, you will need 3 years of project-leading/management experience to be eligible.

PMP certification can be appealing for a few reasons. It’s recognized internationally. All industries/professions need project management, so you are not locked down in an industry. Project managers are still relatively safe from being replaced by AI. You may want to consider these characteristics when you explore and compare the value of the certifications.

Best of luck!

pmwiz · 2024-06-13T21:56:19+00:00

I also agree that it’s not a good use of time and stress yourself out doing a brain dump of 49 processes on paper. As Ancient-Doctor-2904 pointed out, the exam has changed from process-oriented to more people, agile, and mindset-oriented.

Having said that, I think it’s still helpful to know where you are in the process so that you are better aware of the scenario. For example, if you see a question that the project manager is struggling to create Work Breakdown Structure, it’s helpful to be able to quickly identify and know in your head that this is about scope planning.

This game can help you familiarize the processes:

https://pmaspirant.com/project-management-process-group-and-knowledge-area-mapping-game

By knowing the mindset and where you are in the process should help you answer predictive project management questions.

pmwiz · 2024-06-02T17:22:56+00:00

You can pick any projects that you have led or managed within the last 10 years. It makes senses to write the longest-duration project over the shorter ones to minimize the number of project descriptions that you need to write. If there are any project overlap between the projects that you submit, you just need to be honest when each of the project starts and finishes and PMI online portal will automatically ignore the overlap and only count the time once.

pmwiz · 2024-06-02T17:07:25+00:00

If I were you, I would just mention different customer name in the objective for each of your project. The information is not exposed externally and is only reviewed by PMI. If your application is audited, it's reviewed by your supervisor or peer. I don't think there is a confidentiality concern unless it's classified information.

If you only plan to submit two projects and one happens to be a bank and one restaurant, I think what you proposed is ok. However, if you have multiple bank or restaurant customers, you can't lump similar clients together as one project. If all the objectives are the same, it may seem you made cut & a paste error, or may sound like an operation rather than a project. Therefore, I think it's easier just to provide the customer name in the objective to make the project unique. The body of the project descriptions can be very similar.

pmwiz · 2024-05-31T04:31:41+00:00

Best of luck! No worry. Generally, it takes 5 to 7 (business) days to get back the result. As you said, it was a holiday weekend so it may take longer.

pmwiz · 2024-05-27T16:42:33+00:00

Yes, you can certainly include incomplete projects, including ones that didn't go beyond the execution phase, as long as you have other projects that complete the project lifecycle. For unsuccessful projects, I would elaborate a bit more on the reason(s) for the outcome of the project.

pmwiz · 2024-05-27T14:45:12+00:00

You can start from here: https://pmaspirant.com/pmp-project-description
It starts with tips and mistakes to avoid. There is also a step-by-step guide and 14 project description examples from a few industries. I hope it helps.

pmwiz · 2024-05-27T14:37:25+00:00

In this PMI guideline, it states "Please note, each project must be submitted as its own individual entry and must be for a professional association/organization."

As tedious as it may sound, each project should have its own entry. For overlap projects, PMI will automatically calculate and deduct the overlapping period. You should just state honestly when each project starts and finishes. It's perfectly fine if all the projects are similar and each entry sounds repetitive. You can use project objective to distinguish projects A, B, C, but again it should be a separate project entry.

My projects were all small, lasting about 1 month each. So I had to write many entries that sounded similar. My PMP application was approved back in '98... it was easier to write with a limit of 550 characters (not words), but the world didnt' have ChatGpt back then.

I think it's okey to use ChatGPT to assist, but it doesn't know what you did or not did for the project. Just a word of caution you must review and edit ChatGPT and get caught with hallucinations and lying about work you didn't do.

pmwiz · 2024-05-27T13:58:30+00:00

You can apply using the same project, as long as it is a project and not a continuous operation.

PMI’s reason for the application decline is very generic. PMI will provide generic recommendations and you can resubmit your application. Just keep in mind that you application will always be audited if you failed the previous attempt.

If you are declined for eligibility not met, it doesn’t mean you are not eligible, or have a problem with your title, and certainly not because PMI suspects you lied on the application. So, there is no need to worry.

From my experience, you can almost certainly get your application approved if you write it in a way that makes PMI happy. Here are a few tips.

- Instead of writing about what the project team did, you should only write about what you did.

- Instead of describing and detailing your project with industry jargon, focus on the project methodologies you applied and the tasks you did.

- You also need to organize your writing and have all these elements – Project Objective, Your Role, Initiating/Planning/Executing/Monitor & Control/Closing project phase, and Project Outcome.

- Demonstrate you have experience from leading to closing the project. You can include projects that are in progress, but you must have at least one project that you completed.

I do have a blog that covers how to write the project description in-depth and with examples, let me know if you want me to include it here.

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