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I was just reading this article from Baseline Mag on PMP certification. It's a nice little summary of info from the PMI site with some quotes from Matt Hotle, a Gartner Analyst that I know and respect. I just wish it was written by someone who understood real world project management, because aside from Matt's comments it just perpetuates myths that people buy into all of the time.Their Primer on the PMP certification includes a "Rate This Project Manager" sidebar which gives you 6 vanilla criteria by which you can rate a potential hire. They go on to attach quantitative significance to each of their criteria in a way that probably makes sense to the layman, but adds little real world value.
A quick gantthead search on "Hiring a Project Manager" will get you lots of advice that is much more useful than a journalist's summary. A great example is Mark Mulally's article Hiring Project Managers: Should PMPs Apply? Then read his blog. Compare what he thinks is important with what you found in Baseline. You'll see exactly what I mean.
Posted on: March 29, 2007 12:09 AM |
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