I stopped at Subway at lunchtime and bought a foot-long “BMT” (their name for an Italian sub). I ate half of it for lunch (after warming it up in the microwave to melt the cheese a bit). The other half will be my dinner. That way I have something quick to eat after class tonight.
I also watered the two container gardens and the raised bed garden and then went back to work.
It was my last class and the feeling was bittersweet. Yes, there were times I had to make myself go, but I think I’m going to miss it. I made some interesting friends (especially the instructor) and exchanged a few email addresses and business cards. I said goodbye to everybody, shook the instructor’s hand and then took the long walk out to the car.
The moon was huge and full and it was pleasantly cool. I drove home, ate the rest of my sandwich and read until I went to bed.
but Did you Pass ???
ReplyDeleteGood show. When do you sit for the PMP exam?
ReplyDelete@ Jake: Thanks! I owe you one for turning me onto this class.
ReplyDelete@ Anonymous: Continuing Education Course are not like a regular college course. There's no final test where you can pass (or fail). You get credit for attending. So, yeah, I guess I passed, LOL!
@ jwg: There's a bit of a problem with that one. Because I don't have a Bachelor's Degree, I need 7,500 hours of "non-recurring" Project Management experience withing the last 8 years (anything older than that doesn't count.
Speaking of counting, I was counting heavily on my two-year experience as the PM of the Lincoln armored car project. But my company's idea of a Project Manager doesn't jive with the PMI ideal. According to them, once we were done with prototypes, (about 6-8 months) the rest is considered production and doesn't count.
Thanks to my now, moved-on, Program Manager (who was a PMP) I have excellent records of the time I spent on various projects, but digging up the records is a laborious process and so far, it ain't looking so good.
I talked with my instructor about this and he said, well wait a year or two and then take it. I didn't have the heart to tell him I've been reassigned and no longer am doing Project Management.
But, whether or not I ever do Project Management again, I learned a hell of a lot and feel good about taking the class.
No worries. 7,500 hours over 8 years simply means that you spent, on average, 50% of your work week performing project management tasks. You should be able to make that number easily.
ReplyDeletejwg
2,000 hours a year = 50 weeks * 40 hours per
16,000 hours in the period = 8 * hours a year
47% = 7,500 / 16,000
+1 to jwg for creative linking.
ReplyDelete@ Jake: Oh, God! Don't encourage him...
ReplyDelete@ jwg: Just a side note, but in my management world a years worth of work constitutes 2,080 hours of time, not 2,000.
ReplyDeletemaybe I'm just "old school" (I get that a lot)...
You always need to subtract two weeks worth of vacation.
ReplyDeleteSo, Mr. "old school", when are you sitting for the exam? Take it, already!