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Après PMP (Part 2)
While the new PgMP credential from the Project Management Institute might appear to be a step in the direction to “upgrade from a PMP”, the reality is this new qualification is not positioned as a progressive step up from the PMP. In fact, the PMP is not even a prerequisite for the PgMP!
So if you are a project manager interested in continuing in that path and not necessarily embark upon the PgMP, where can you go? Here are some packaged-paths that I have put together, that you might want to consider.
While there is no industry requirement to bundle these in the manner that I have proposed, I hope you will find value in the logical combinations presented for your consideration. Also, while I have suggested that the PMP become a stepping stone to a much harder professional or licensure program, the reality is that there is no such road ahead of us at the moment. Thus, I present to you certain cohesive combinations of credentials that would be best aligned toward specific role goals.
I am going to stay away from specific courses in areas like risk management, project quality and earned value management since these tend to be too narrowly defined and discretely positioned to be part of a larger, more comprehensive, cohesive and recognizable portfolio. While I am not suggesting that these one-off courses are not useful, the reality is that a…
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