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Do Methodologies Matter?
Elizabeth is a freelance writer and project manager living and working in London. She runs The Otobos Group, a project communications consultancy specializing in project management.
PMP and PMBOK, PRINCE2, APM, MSP, Lean, Agile, Six Sigma … with so many frameworks and approaches to managing projects, how do you decide which one is right for you? Not to mention, if you are going to spend time and money on accreditation, which set of exams should you take?
A project management methodology is a set of principles or guidelines that form a process for managing projects. It’s a framework for how to get things done, and there are plenty of frameworks out there. You could argue that the Project Management Institute’s Body of Knowledge, known widely as the PMBOK, isn’t exactly a methodology, but it gives you all the foundations to construct your own if you take the time. The PMI’s PMP certification is certainly the most popular accreditation in the field, followed by the British PRINCE2 Practitioner certification. They are both good qualifications to have, but maybe one of the many M.Sc.’s would be better? Or take an MBA accredited by the PMI to get two qualifications at the same time? The range of options makes it difficult to choose what route to go down and if you ask your colleagues and industry representatives for advice you won’t get one straight answer.
What it boils down to is this: 90 percent of the time it doesn’t matter what set of exams you take, or what letters you have after your name. As long as you …
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