Сколько сказок об управлении проектами вы слышали? Лично я — множество. Прошерстив известный мне список, выделила 5 призовых мест — самых популярных мифов, которые я слышала о проджект менеджменте.

Откуда берутся мифы?

Разумеется, этот фольклор зародился у публики, которая либо недостаточно информирована, либо не имеет ничего общего с этой профессией в принципе. Когда же ты знаешь изнанку, такие истории воспринимаются с юмором. Но как превзойти этот абсурд, если нет возможности сопоставить его с опытом? Предлагаю приглядеться к 5 самым распространенным мифам и разрушить их вместе.

Do you think of taking the PMP exam? Awesome! Do you know how to plan your preparation for the test? Here I’m going to share the plan of how to get prepared for the PMP exam in 60 days.

PMP exam = your own project

To begin with, let’s clarify: you’re ready to work hard and to follow the plan. Otherwise, this journey will take you forever. The key here is to perceive the PMP exam as your personal project and manage it like you're managing projects for your clients. The difference here is that you are your client yourself; and you are the resource to release this project. What is more, you will need not only to plan this project, but to execute the plan yourself too. On one hand, it will add an additional challenge. On the other hand, it will make things even more exciting to get them done.

What do you need to launch this project? First of all, the input data. This is actually what you usually need to start a project. I’m talking about the key performance indicators that we consider while planning a project. They are time, scope and budget. Of course, funds are important. As you have decided to take the test and to pass the certification you should be aware of the process: how much the test costs, how much the course costs, and other relevant expenses. Therefore, let’s move directly to the time and scope.

Time

You have 60 days in order to get prepared for the PMP exam, and that is why you need to define how much time you are able to allocate to get prepared for the tests daily.

Yes, daily, because 60 days is quite an intense period. I know that for some people it takes six months or even a year to get prepared for this test. However, the less period of time you have, the more advantages you finally get.

Here is the thing, for the PMP there is no shortcut. It is quite a big volume of knowledge that you need to obtain in order to pass this test.