Project Management Certificate

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Yes, sit for the exam. Pass it and then ask for a raise or bonus. Good luck.

not unless you have 5 years of PM experience.

[Anonymous]

Project management can be a good track, but as a hiring official I wouldn't place too much value on a PM certificate. We require PMP because it indicates that someone is motivated to develop their skills and continue learning outside of formal education. Also, most gov't. clients require it.

Apologies to the detractors, but many of the project leads I encounter without a PMP and/or advanced degree just really don't get it on how to drive a project to success. Not to say that all PMPs are equal - and not to say that non-PMPs cannot be equally effective, but it's *one* indicator of the motivation level of the employee and what I can expect in terms of performance quality.

I'd say go for the PMP if it's an area you're interested in the field - it can be lucrative and the skills are geographically transferrable.

[Anonymous]

I've been working in the tech field for 18 yrs. Worked on huge multi million projects and I struggle to think of one PMP who knows how to drive a project. All the ones that are great Project leads in my experience are hands-on and have a great combination of technical and business skills and are great managers, collaborators, communicators and negotiators. I dont know PMPs who have that but i do find them best placed in a central PMO who support projects in doing more of the administrative and reporting tasks (not the actual leading and running part of the project). Sadly however , I have encountered one PMO director with a PMP who can't even create a project plan in MS Project! Also most people i know these days fudge their experience to be qualified to take the exam and I think more and more hiring managers are realizing that.

[Anonymous]

Meh, it's ok. But, I don't think it means as much as some people claim.

[Anonymous]

Are PMPs hired as contractors for non-IT projects?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:...one PMO director with a PMP who can't even create a project plan in MS Project...

virtually impossible. it's like saying a fighter jet pilot can't drive a stick. that's how absurd it sounds.