confusion on requirements + best place for 35 hours?

Submitted by mrose on Tue, 03/25/2014 - 18:53
Hi,
 
Getting ready to go for my PMP and I'm confused by the 4500 hours.  I have a 4 year degree, so I know its 4500 hours.
 
So, its 4500 hours of LEADING or directing projects?  Is there a limit in the timeframe this can be?  If i'm not clear, I mean can those 4500 hours be over how many previous years?  Also, it seems to say you can't overlap, but then it contradicts itself a bit too.  Is it that I can overlap if I'm doing different tasks on projects?
I just want to make sure how long of a time I can use for the 4500 hours and make sure I put them in the right way.
 
Also, I'm looking at PMPrepcast for the 35 contact hours, any other recommendations?
 
 
 
Also, I apologize if this is a common topic, i wasn't sure how to search this topic.
 
Thanks!
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interservicio

Wed, 03/26/2014 - 08:24

AFAIK it's 4500 hours working in "project management". That means that if you were part of the project management team it's allright. You don't have the person in charge all the time.

As for overlapping it means that if one day you have been planning and executing, you have to choose to what activity you commit that day .

 

Anyway probably Admin can give you a better answer

mrose

Wed, 03/26/2014 - 13:03

thanks... ok great... any idea on confirming how far back that experience  can go?  

 

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Thu, 03/27/2014 - 03:47

It should not be older than 6 years. PrepCast is good option for getting 35 Contact hours.

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Sandy10001

Fri, 09/12/2014 - 21:48

One place to get information is from the people who own the certification - Project Management Institute (PMI). See this link: http://www.pmi.org/en/Certification/Project-Management-Professional-PMP....

For the projects that overlap, the expectation is that we don't work more than 40 hours a week. You can count more than one project within those hours but just don't go over the 40 mark. I can send you a template to help quantify your experience if you like.

Regarding the prep, I used PMstudy. You get 40 credits from the online course. They also have live classes. You could check the free materials first at http://www.pmstudy.com.

Good luck.

Frances Tessler

Sun, 09/14/2014 - 00:53

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