How Can I Avoid PMP Audit?

Firstly, you should understand that you cannot avoid aPMP audit因为选择候选人是一个随机过程，只有PMI才知道其工作原理。

According to the PMI,

“All applications are subject to an audit, although only a percentage of applications are selected for an audit. The selection of an application for audit is random.”

You should not be afraid of an audit, becausefailing an auditwill not sentence you to a life of imprisonment.

However, that does not mean that you should invite the PMI to audit you. I believe there are some red flags, which may trigger selection and make you more prone to an audit. I believe that if you make some mistakes on yourPMP application form, this raises a flag, and you may be selected for an audit.

Experience

If you have made any mistakes in filling out your experience, this may be a red flag, and you may get selected for an audit. For example, if you provide any overlapping or any gaps in your experience, you may be called for an audit.

PM Training

有很多方法可以赚取35 contact hours, and one of them is through a PMI Registered Education Provider (REP). There will be no issues if you get yourPMP trainingthrough a REP. However, if you have earned them by any other means, PMI may audit you to verify your claim.

Please note: I’m not saying that you must earn your contact hours through a REP; you can earn them in any way recognized by the PMI. However, sometimes, aspirants think that a particular activity qualifies for contact hours, but in reality, they do not. In this case, if you are selected for an audit, you will fail it.

Job Responsibilities

In the job responsibilities section, if you provide many activities that are not related to project management, the PMI may ask you to clarify by auditing you.

应该有证明你是有经验的all project management phases in your job responsibilities section.

The PMP certificationis for professionals working in project management; therefore, PMI has to check if you are.

Numbers of Hours per Year

Usually, about 2,000 hours of experience is enough per year. If you provide excessive working hours per year, the PMI may need to verify. Fill in this information carefully and do not put excessive hours per year.

You should not apply for the PMP exam if you have less experience than required. Once you have completed your experience requirements, you can apply.

Please checkyour PMP requirementsbefore applying for the exam.

Tips for Completing the PMP Application Form

I am going to give you a few pieces of advice you should keep in mind while filling out the PMP exam certification application form.

Experience

If you have any overlapping experience, provide it as one project, since you cannot add overlapping experience. For example, let us say the duration of one project was from January to June, and the second project was from May to December. In this case, you will count your experience as 12 months, not 14.

许多专业人士在填写小时数的同时犯了错误。请不要输入过多的数字。仔细计算您的时间，并记下它们。通常，专业人士每年大约工作2,000小时。因此，在正常情况下，如果您在过去五年中提供经验，那么总数应约为10,000小时。

Also, make sure you count experience corresponding to all five phases of the project and distribute it correctly.

Training

Now we come to project management training. It is best to earn these 35 contact hours from any Registered Education Provider; do not go for an unknown, unregistered, low quality, cheap option. Registered education providers’ courses are pre-approved, and the PMI reviews their course content.

如果您尝试其他选项，它可能会引起危险信号。因此，在注册任何培训课程之前，请进行尽职调查。

Job Responsibilities

在“工作职责”部分下，请确保您为他们提供与项目管理有关的经验。他们想看看您是否领导和定向项目。不要包括您的非项目管理活动；这可能引起怀疑。

Therefore, before entering the job responsibilities, note them down on a separate paper and review them at least twice. Once you are satisfied with the information, you can then submit it.

Ensure that your responsibilities cover all domains and that you use PMI terminology while explaining your responsibilities. Emphasize your role and show them how you led the project. Explain your contribution to the successful completion of the project.

请注意，PMI希望看到“代表专业和补偿工作”。因此，不要将您的志愿工作添加到您的工作责任和项目管理经验中。仅包括您获得赔偿的项目。

These are my recommendations to you to avoid being audited by PMI.

Also, make sure of a few more things before applying for the exam. This will help you if you’re selected for an audit.

• Keep all educational and experience certificates ready with you.
• Contact all your previous bosses, or their replacements if the original has moved elsewhere. Inform them about your application and tell them that the PMI may contact them to verify your experience.
• Don’t forget to inform your current boss, because they are the most likely candidate to be approached by the PMI if you’re selected for an audit.

Summary

There is no way you can avoid the PMP audit since it is a random process and anyone can be selected. Therefore, you should prepare before applying for the exam. This will make you well equipped in case you are selected for an audit. Supply the correct information, keep all documents with you, inform your bosses about it, and you will be good to go. If you have provided the correct information and have documents supporting it, you will clear the audit quickly.

If you follow the suggestions given above, I can assure you that you will be in a much better position to tackle the audit.

Disclaimer:Please note that the observations and advice given in this blog post belong to me. I do not guarantee that, by following the given suggestions, you will not be selected for an audit; you may or may not be chosen, it is a completely random process.

I hope all your concerns have been answered here. If you need any further information regarding the PMI audit process, feel free to contact me through the comments section.