I did my #PMP certification back in 2012, thinking that it would boost my career. On the contrary, I became pregnant with my second child, took a break for 3 years and proceeded to do my MBA in 2016. By that time, I had assumed that my PMP was obsolete.
Last year, my spouse and I bought a house and the house needed a fresh coat of paint. Since we were heavily leveraged, we decided to do the job ourselves and drafted a project management plan.
The down payment broke our bank accounts and we had budget constraints — Cost Management.
Our rental lease was expiring that we had to complete the job and move in within a week, working around the school pick up and drop schedule of our children — Time Management
We assessed the different paints and colors to suit our requirement — Quality Management
We allocated areas that each of us would paint individually and together — Scope Management
Plumbing had to be outsourced and we were communicating constantly to ensure no delays — Procurement and Communications Management
We kept our kids occupied by making them participate — HR Management
We started the painting job the very same night that I submitted my resignation at Microsoft — Risk and Stress Management.
We finished the job on schedule and under budget and live in the same house today. Talk about transferrable skills.
Originally published at https://autholish.com on August 13, 2019.
