Is PMP becoming a commodity......yet??

Submitted by hitcold4 on Fri, 07/27/2012 - 02:54

Hi,  

Once considered (and probably still today) a top creme layer certification exam, are we facing the reality of PMP becoming a ''commodity'' given that so many of us are getting this certification at such a rapid pace. 

While there is no denial that this is certainly a knowledge enriching and very distinguished certification, the concern of many and many getting PMP certified is something to be proud of and something to think about.

Note: This is in no way intended to question the credibility of those who put in hard work and efforts in earning this credential.

How do we ensure we stand out from the crowd?...may be add more certifications to our skills?

(P.S. I got this certification in April of this year.)

Looking for constructive discussion and thoughts. 

Thanks,

Hitcold4

 

 

  

 

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Fri, 07/27/2012 - 03:27

PMP is becoming a defacto standard for Project managers. Companies expect PMs to do PMP and its very important during hiring , I know many candidates being rejected just bcos they are not PMP.


To stand out in crowd, yes you will have to do more than others. Depdending upon your profession you can consider other certifications or may just focus on your work and get more experience. PRince 2 is the only other recognized one for UK and related markets.


Other PMI certifications may be taken based on interest and job description. For eg a risk managemet professional will take up PMI RMP , and scheduling professional can take up PMI SP. If you have the required experience you can go for PgMP after some years. However nothing beats the experienc of delivering large complex projects . You will be at much higher level than others.


 

saket_pmp

Fri, 07/27/2012 - 06:57

It is indeed a good and debatable topic and organization wide this is a question. In reality managers are overhead in any industry because they do not put their hands in low level deliveries. Any organizations bill the client for the deliverables components and nothing else, so PM do not really bring cash to an organization but takes heavy perks.


The questions that prevails “Why do we need PM?” simple answer, to prevent cost of non-quality. It’s estimated over 40% of deliverables cost are wasted in non-quality (bad planning, defects etc), and here the PM role and PMP comes into picture. PM and the PMP knowledge can help in reducing these 40% cost and this makes a huge difference in the quality of deliverables and organization running cost.


Your last part, why so much PMP? Simple, it’s because of survival of fittest theory. Demands need to have supply to balance the system. For every 6 people in this global competitive organization you need to have a leader or a PM. Today, there are around 400,000 PMP certified professional only that is much less than the global demand considering working employee across the globe. If I am a CEO of any company, I would prefer a PMP certified PM because I know that he/she knows global accepted project management theories and he/she has the ability to pass an accredited exam and hence should be more matured than a non certified person.


I hope, I answered your query.


Saket, PMP