One who has Project Manager Certification and Good Knowledge but he does not follow apply PM practices.
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Other one who has knowledge but does not have Project Management certification. He follows Project Management practices. Saving Changes...
Joshua RenderProduct Owner| CognizantHarrisville, Ny, United States
No one cares about knowledge, they only care about the perception of knowledge. I personally prefer number 2.
I recently heard this story about a company in the local area around me trying to hire people. They demanded a Masters degree in finance and some experience. This lady applied with an Associates degree and more experience than asked for in every single area. She was the purple squirrel - just missing the advanced degree.
The company wouldn't interview this lady because she didn't have the Masters degree, stating "We need someone who can understand these complex topics." That is almost word for word how I remember it being said. They rejected her because she didn't have the right piece of paper.
This is an area with a tight labor market for experienced staff in finance and they have been looking for someone to fill this role for over a year.
The PMP is really a piece of paper. It has only as much value as we give it. There is nothing about that piece of paper that says only those who have it have the knowledge, ability, or is any good at the role of project manager. There is also no guarantee with that piece of paper that a person is any good, it really only verifies knowledge and how well it does is certainly up for debate. Saving Changes...
Number 2,
it was my personal way.
I´m working 12 years in projects before making my first certification.
Also without frameworks it is truely possible to find good working solution to solve and optimize project demands.
For me, the PMP certification gives me "names" and "structure" for serveral solutions already applied to my daily work.
Now with the PMI or Agile langage it ist much easier to colaborate with others speaking the same language and scale project teams. Saving Changes...
Jason KaiserIT Project Manager| Oregon Department of TransportationOr, United States
It would be interesting to know if the Project Manager with the certification in your question intentionally failed to follow PM best practices and methodology or if he/she truly didn’t have the vision or foresight to apply principles in daily practice.. Either way it’s concerning!
The obvious answer for me would be the Project Manager who truly understands, with or without a certification, and applies a methodology as a true practitioner ‘walking the talk’. Saving Changes...
Tamer Zeyad SadiqAssistant Cost Manager| Turner & TownsendRiyadh, Ar Riyad, Saudi Arabia
He should has experience and project management knowledge!!! Saving Changes...
Nehemiah ChellappaPM II| TATA Communications Transformation servicesChennai, Tamilnadu, India
Best PM who will give valuable delivery for each action by following best PMI practices Saving Changes...
Product Operations Program ManagerBarcelona, Cataluña, Spain
There have been a few polls on similar a question. I would probably go with #2.
I have worked in the past with people holding a pH.D. degree and who turned out to be quite useless. Therefore, a certificate, whichever it is, does not provide a magical shield. At the end, the day to day work weights more than a " piece of paper" (and in my case I am both a PhD and PMP certified). Saving Changes...
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