PMP Exam Application Process

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Applying to Take the PMP Examination
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PMP Requirements

• Project Management Professional
• If you hold a bachelors degree
• Minimum of three years professional project
  management experience
• 4,500 hours direct project management (leading
  directing project tasks)
• Without a bachelors degree
• Minimum of five years professional project
  management experience
• 7,500 hours direct project management (leading
  directing project tasks)
• Applicants must also
• Have 35 hours of specific project management
  education
• Adhere to the PMIs code of Ethics and
  Professional conduct
• Pass a four hour, 200 question, multiple choice
  examination that assesses your ability in project
  management

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PMP Exam Application Timeline
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The Twelve Step Process

• Step 1 Download the following items
• Velopis PMP Experience Calculator. Email
  info_at_velopi.com requesting a free copy and we
  will send it to you.
• A PDF version of PMIs PMP Credential
  Application Form and print a hardcopy. (Always
  complete in hardcopy prior to the online
  application process.)
• Step 2 Complete page 1 of the application form
• When giving your name, ensure that you use the
  same name as the valid identification you will
  bring to the exam. If your passport states John
  J. Smith then use this on the PMP application
  form.
• When adding a billing address, ensure that it
  matches the billing address on your credit card
  statement.

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The Twelve Step Process

• Step 3 Add Educational information.
• Only use the highest level of education attained
  at the time of preparing your PMP credential
  application.
• Step 4 Select projects to use for your PMP
  application.
• Complete Section 1 of the Experience calculator.
  This section will calculate the total hours spent
  on each project.
• Next fill in grey cells with project start and
  finish dates, name of project and duration of
  project (in months).
• Be careful not to include time spent working on
  two projects in parallel do not double-count
  hours. All overlapping projects must have the
  correct amount of hours allocated to each
  project. If your total hours do not meet the
  criteria given in the first slide then you do not
  have sufficient experience to apply for the PMP
  credential

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The Experience CalculatorSection 1
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The Twelve Step Process

• Step 5 Move to Section 2 of the Experience
  Calculator
• Input the hours you have spent on each project
  leading and directing project tasks in each of
  the project management process groups.
• This may take some time but once complete the
  PMP Application form is nearly finished.

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The Experience CalculatorSection 2
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The Twelve Step Process

• Step 6 Review the summary in Section 3
• Check the hours you have entered.
• Take your time to ensure that the hours totalled
  for each project match in each section.
• Errors here will probably result in your
  application being audited.

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The Experience CalculatorSection 3
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The Twelve Step Process

• Step 7 Describe your experience.
• Once you have completed the experience
  verification you will need to summarise the
  project tasks that you led and directed on each
  project in a short 500 character description in
  the hardcopy application form.
• Step 8 Repeat for all projects
• Complete steps 4 5 for all projects using the
  results from Velopis PMP Experience Calculator.
• Step 9 Fill in the Education section
• Complete Project Management Education section of
  the application form
• A minimum of 35 hours project management
  training/education is required.

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The Twelve Step Process

• Step 10 Review the hardcopy
• Once you have completed the hardcopy, check it
  against the spread sheet and ensure that all
  hours allocated to project tasks match and that
  the sub-totals are correct.
• Step 11 Prepare the on-line application
• Carefully transfer information from hardcopy PMP
  Application Form to the PMP Online Application
  Form.
• Step 12 Submit the on-line application
• Finally complete and submit Online PMP
  Application Form.

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PMI Information and Application

• Visit www.pmi.org for complete information
• It is recommended that PMP candidates download
  the PMI handbook for complete examination,
  requirements, cost and application information