This article has been published to help practitioner candidates to record or write their case studies, one of the activities to achieve the Practitioner Certification. But, it is also helpful for any DPro+ member who would like to share their articles or videos with our community.
Recording a video
You must be the author of any video submitted to the practitioner examination or shared with our community. You must also take part of the video, as main character, interviewer, or a member of the video characters with significant participation.
Technical Specifications:
- Videos should be between 2 and 4 minutes.
- Record it in your language or language of preference.
- Check your video camera settings to make sure you are shooting one of three formats: 1080p at 30fps, 1080p at 60fps, or 1080p at 24fps. 720p and 4k is fine too.
- If you are unsure, don’t worry, your camera’s default setting should generally be ok.
- Upload your video to Youtube, Vimeo, or any cloud drive (Dropbox, One Drive, Google Drive).
Content:
- Tell a story… record the video as a simple narrative to share your experience with other project managers.
- Start the video introducing yourself (name, country, your position).
- Keep focus on the message you want to share – avoid adding information and details not related to the topic you are presenting.
Content / Script:
- Describe the context (economic, cultural, environmental): Where and with whom did the project take place?
- Describe the issue, need for improvement: What happened?
- Describe your intervention: What did you / your team do? What was the outcome / result?
Recording your video:
- You can use your laptop, phone, or camera to record your video.
- If you are using your phone, make sure that you hold the phone in the horizontal position.
- Location:
- Find a location that is well-lit with natural sunlight or plenty of indoor lighting.
- Choose a quiet location with little background noise (street sounds, music, air conditioner, other people).
- Speak more slowly than you would in person
- Smile, especially at the beginning and the end
If you are using your phone, make sure that you hold the phone in the horizontal position, like the image below.
This is the right position to recording a video using a phone.
Writing an article
You must be the author of any article submitted to the practitioner examination or shared with our community.
Technical Specifications:
- The article must have between 500 and 1,000 words.
- Write your case study using Microsoft Word or Google Docs – which allow you to count the words before copying them into the Activity Log.
- Write the article in your language or language of preference.
Content:
- Tell a story… this is not an academic article, but an experience to be shared with other project managers.
- Write an introduction.
- Introduce yourself (name, country, position) and let readers know how you participated or got into contact with the case study.
- Avoid self-promotion or promoting others in the article. The article’s focus is the case study, not the people involved.
- Describe the context (economic, cultural, environmental): Where and with whom did the project take place?
- Describe the issue, need for improvement: What happened?
- Describe your intervention: What did you / your team do? What was the outcome / result?