Comments on: Are You New to Project Management?

By: PMP Eligibility Requirements Changed on April 17, 2012

PMP Eligibility Requirements Changed on April 17, 2012 — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 13:04:35 +0000

[...] have had many spirited debates on the topic about what the PMP eligibility requirements truly mean. My interpretation has not been [...]

By: Gsg

Gsg — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 00:24:08 +0000

Please please please, get some experience before you do any training, PM is a very hands on field – work as an intern, do anything to get into a PMO and experiece PM from the trenches. Too many people come through with no experience but have qualifications. When the pressure is on, its the PM’s with experience that handle it best.

By: Bill Duncan

Bill Duncan — Sat, 25 Apr 2009 09:28:00 +0000

You are welcome to interpret the requirements any way you want to. You are NOT welcome to misquote them. You are NOT welcome to suggest that any one other than yourself has applied your personal interpretation.

The requirements do NOT say “leading and directing project teams.” They say “leading and directing project TASKS.” While you may hold yourself to a higher standard, the fact of the matter is that many PMPs do NOT have experience as a project manager.

And more than a few of those who do have experience as a PM have not been successful in that role.

Please keep in mind that the PMP was originally designed as an ENTRY LEVEL certification. Even the requirement for “leading and directing tasks” was only added around 2000 or 2001, so anyone who obtained their PMP prior to that date only needed experience in “project management.”

Duncan

By: Josh Nankivel

Josh Nankivel — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 22:13:25 +0000

Leonardo, I believe Bill is wrong. See my responses below. ~

By: Josh Nankivel

Josh Nankivel — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 22:12:45 +0000

Is that slander or libel? I’m always getting the two confused. (Just kidding!)

Bill, my interpretation of the requirements is what I personally held myself to before taking the exam. The guidelines require the stated amount of experience actually managing projects, in my [not so] humble opinion.

By: Josh Nankivel

Josh Nankivel — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 22:08:41 +0000

Have we been here before?

I do not condone anyone taking the PMP exam unless they have the requisite experience actually managing projects. That’s my interpretation of the requirements. I know others may have a different interpretation.