Hi all,
So I've been diligently studying for the CAPM exam. I chose to study for this because I believed that I didn't have the requisite 4,500 hours required to sit for the PMP. Now, after two months of studying and really pondering the definition of a project, I think I may have the hours.
I was a professional, high-end cake decorator for two years. By definition, each cake was temporary, unique, and resulted in a product. This entailed so many project management processes: gathering requirements from customers for each cake, defining the scope, estimating activity durations, sequencing activities, assessing risks planning cost, managing quality, and SO MUCH MORE. I can't believe I didn't think of this before. Each cake was a mini project! Of course, I have professional experience too as I am now at a management-level desk job (and have been for 4 years), so producing cakes will not be my only experience.
What do you all think? Can I count some of the extremely high-end cakes I did as project hours? I think adding these hours would put me over the 4,500 required to sit for the PMP exam!