I am studying for the PMP certification and it requires 3 years or 4500 of PM experience. Does being PL and XO count as experience ?

CPT Private RallyPoint Member — Mon, 11 Dec 2017 13:50:57 -0500

Response by MAJ Private RallyPoint Member made Dec 11 at 2017 2:11 PM

MAJ Private RallyPoint Member — Mon, 11 Dec 2017 14:11:56 -0500

Yes, PMI is very pro military and openly advertise that military experience is by definition a series of projects. I've never seen a military resume questioned on a PMI audit, but you may need to be prepared to defend it just in case. For Signal and IT that's fairly easy as every field training exercise, every change to network configuration, every time you set up a communications center is by PMI's definition a project.

Response by Sgt Private RallyPoint Member made Dec 11 at 2017 2:23 PM

Sgt Private RallyPoint Member — Mon, 11 Dec 2017 14:23:27 -0500

CPT Private RallyPoint Member Below are the guidelines for experience.

The experience must be leading or directing projects that are non-overlapping, cumulative across all process groups, and within the last 8 years to be counted on the PMI PMP application. Refer to the above table for full experience requirements.

https://www.4pmti.com/PMP-Certification-Requirements.aspx

PMP-Certification-Requirements.aspx

Response by SGT David T. made Dec 11 at 2017 3:54 PM

SGT David T. — Mon, 11 Dec 2017 15:54:54 -0500

The PMBOK guide has a clear definition of what is a project. So most work you do in the military fits that.

Response by LCDR Private RallyPoint Member made Dec 11 at 2017 5:41 PM

LCDR Private RallyPoint Member — Mon, 11 Dec 2017 17:41:36 -0500

yes