Farouq ZaababResearcher, Coach, Trainer, Consultant| FreelancerSohar, Oman
I was listening to an interview lately, and the host said this "granted, PMP helps on a professional level, but how does it help beyond that if at all?" How would you respond if you were in the guest's place? Saving Changes...
Dinah YoungProject Manager / Software Asset Manager| Prince William CountySpringfield, Va, United States
Aug 01, 2018 11:21 AM
Replying to Kiron Bondale
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I will disagree (professionally, of course) with my virtual colleagues. The PMP, in and of itself, is purely of value for your career. Project management education, on the other hand, helps in many ways. If the only project management education you have was in pursuit of the PMP, then it's the education, and not the PMP itself which is helping...
Kiron
Let me give a different scenario then. When I met my boyfriend we found out that we were both PMPs which increased the attraction. :)
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3 replies by Farouq Zaabab, Kiron Bondale, and Sante Delle-Vergini, PhD
Aug 01, 2018 11:36 AM
Farouq Zaabab
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Well Dinah no one can argue with that :-)
Aug 01, 2018 7:27 PM
Sante Delle-Vergini, PhD
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lol Dinah, now that's a benefit of the PMP if I ever heard one.
Aug 02, 2018 7:47 AM
Kiron Bondale
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Dinah -
Wow - that's a great example which I'll re-use whenever someone asks me this question!
Of course, with the ever increasing number of PMPs, soon it might be a case of someone NOT having a PMP making them a good match for someone with a PMP as the former might be dwarfed by the latter :-)
Kiron
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Farouq ZaababResearcher, Coach, Trainer, Consultant| FreelancerSohar, Oman
Aug 01, 2018 11:21 AM
Replying to Kiron Bondale
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I will disagree (professionally, of course) with my virtual colleagues. The PMP, in and of itself, is purely of value for your career. Project management education, on the other hand, helps in many ways. If the only project management education you have was in pursuit of the PMP, then it's the education, and not the PMP itself which is helping...
Kiron
Kiron-
Thanks for providing a different take on this. Although I would assume that in most cases project management education stems from the pursuit of the PMP among other things. Saving Changes...
Knowledge in project management help in life in general. You better manage various projects at home like home improvement or wedding for example.
You don't require the certification of PMP or PRINCE2.
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1 reply by Farouq Zaabab
Aug 01, 2018 11:41 AM
Farouq Zaabab
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Vincent-
Thank you for weighing in. I agree with you and would add that the feelings of accomplishment and self fulfillment make this a pleasant part of one's personal life.
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Farouq ZaababResearcher, Coach, Trainer, Consultant| FreelancerSohar, Oman
Aug 01, 2018 11:27 AM
Replying to Dinah Young
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Let me give a different scenario then. When I met my boyfriend we found out that we were both PMPs which increased the attraction. :)
Well Dinah no one can argue with that :-) Saving Changes...
Farouq ZaababResearcher, Coach, Trainer, Consultant| FreelancerSohar, Oman
Aug 01, 2018 11:34 AM
Replying to Vincent Guerard
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Farouq,
Knowledge in project management help in life in general. You better manage various projects at home like home improvement or wedding for example.
You don't require the certification of PMP or PRINCE2.
Vincent-
Thank you for weighing in. I agree with you and would add that the feelings of accomplishment and self fulfillment make this a pleasant part of one's personal life. Saving Changes...
Eric SimmsSenior Program ManagerBaltimore, Maryland, United States
Everything we do is a project, so I use project management in everything I do, from planning my morning routine and daily tasks to planning events at my home and vacations. I have a personal copy of Microsoft Project that I use constantly.
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1 reply by Farouq Zaabab
Aug 01, 2018 12:12 PM
Farouq Zaabab
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Eric-
I do the same, but I use a tool called airtable instead of MS Project (think it's more agile than MS Project by design).
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Farouq ZaababResearcher, Coach, Trainer, Consultant| FreelancerSohar, Oman
Aug 01, 2018 12:08 PM
Replying to Eric Simms
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Everything we do is a project, so I use project management in everything I do, from planning my morning routine and daily tasks to planning events at my home and vacations. I have a personal copy of Microsoft Project that I use constantly.
Eric-
I do the same, but I use a tool called airtable instead of MS Project (think it's more agile than MS Project by design). Saving Changes...
Project Management YES indeed, not necessary pmp certificate.
All our life is about projects the more you get it right the better you achieve your deliverables. Saving Changes...
I will disagree (professionally, of course) with my virtual colleagues. The PMP, in and of itself, is purely of value for your career. Project management education, on the other hand, helps in many ways. If the only project management education you have was in pursuit of the PMP, then it's the education, and not the PMP itself which is helping...
Kiron
Granted Kiron, but the question was "does it help" not "is it necessary" ;-) Saving Changes...
