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TOPIC: PMP Entry Criteria

PMP Entry Criteria 8 years 1 month ago #15059

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I have over 20yrs senior project and program management experience in a vast array of waterfall methodologies. Ive had a look as the Pmp exam prerequisites. It appears to have changed. I no longer see a restriction that most of the requisite experience should have been acquired consecutively during the past few years, in order to take the exam. I thought it was a biased criteria to start with, but could someone verify that I am on the right track please? Much appreciated.

PMP Entry Criteria 8 years 1 month ago #15062

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Wendy,

This requirement has not changed. Page 6 of the PMP Handbook states:

"All project management experience must have been accrued within the last eight consecutive years prior to your application submission. "
Until Next Time,
Cornelius Fichtner, PMP, CSM
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