The approval of your PMP application makes you eligible to answer your PMP exam. The Project Management Institute (PMI)? is the body that governs the PMP Certification and takes 5 working days to approve your application. The application is valid for 365 days.
Writing the application can be a task if you don't have it at the back of your mind while preparing for your PMP exam.
So, you are preparing for your PMP exam and are wondering when you should start writing your PMP application. Here is my experience and some pro tips.
- The right time to write your PMP application is when you have a nuanced understanding of the 49 processes of the predictive method and Agile project management.
- Pro-tip 1: Log in to pmi.org. Fill out the initial section of your profile, that's easy enough until you come to the section that requires you to fill out your 36 months of project experience.
- Create a replica of your PMP application on a Word doc and list out the projects you plan to showcase.
- Pro-tip 2: Avoid filling out your project details straight into the PMI website. Putting this data together takes time and you need rounds of reviewing and editing.??
- Ensure you showcase the different projects you have handled, for instance, predictive, agile, and hybrid.
- Pro-tip 3: Ensure your project description includes all 5 phases of a project, namely, Initiation, Planning, Executing, Monitoring and Control, and Closing.
- Write your application in the first person. For instance, “In the initiation phase, I worked with the project sponsor to define the need, create the project charter, and the assumption log. In the planning phase, I held workshops with stakeholders to collect requirements and complete the project scope”.
- Pro-tip 4: If you are doing the 35 PDU PMP course offered by Andrew Ramdayal use his neat and helpful application template that can be easily customized and made your own. His videos on this topic are great as well.
- Pro-tip 5: Write your application in PMP jargon, as the application acts as a showcase of your PMP learning.
- Pro-tip 6: Cover all the 10 knowledge areas cumulatively in your application. This showcases your wide exposure to projects.?
- Review your application. Writing the application can take a few days, depending on the time you have to work on it. Once done, let it rest for a couple of days, and then begin reviewing and editing the text for accuracy of concepts, chronology, English, and Grammar.
- Pro-tip 7: You can write a description of up to 500 words per project. Track the number of words to ensure you make the most of your allocated number.?
- Pro-tip 8: If you know someone who has passed their PMP, run the application by them as well, just for a review from a fresh pair of eyes.
- Pro-tip 9: Don't rush to upload your application on PMI because it is valid for? 365 days. Though I hope it does not take you a year to prepare and answer your exam.
- ?Go ahead and share your application on the PMI platform once you are satisfied with the quality of your application.
- Pro-tip 10: And this is important. Do not put your PMP studies on hold while you write your application. Your studies will help you tweak your application, adding more depth, specificity, and jargon when you review/edit it.
Celebrate when PMI approves your PMP application, you are one step closer to your exams!?
Happy to answer any queries you may have ??
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