Printed Certificate Copy

Thank you Ruwangi. Yes, when I spoke to customer care they mentioned due to the pandemic the hard copy of all the certificates will get delayed (until they resume office).

Manpreet I totally agree with your point.

Unfortunately, I got a response from them initially saying – "Would like to inform you that due to covid situation we are unable to provide hard copy of certificate to all credential holders, you can download digital copy of certificate from the dashboard, further your cooperation is appreciated."

However, with further communication, they came up with another excuse – "In an effort to modernize and support our commitment to the UNGC’s Sustainable Development Goals, we will no longer provide hard copies of PMP® Certifications."

It was really surprising to get contradictory responses from PMI and that too within a couple of hours distance. 

To be frank, after spending so many hours, money and effort, if they suggest us to settle with a filthy A4 sheet printout as a token of achievement, which is a sheer disappointment. At least I didn't expect this for a prestigious organization like PMI.

I did a couple of certifications recently from some prestigious global certification bodies, and few of them moved to digitalization and yet maintained hard copy as an option. 

I understand this may be a good initiative to go digital. However, the PMI should provide us an option for a hard copy. It is extremely disappointing.

Yes this is unacceptable. First they blame the pandemic for not being able to print and mail. Not sure I understand that at all. Now its to reduce their environmental footprint? Really PMI?

That is correct, Farooq. I received my PMP in 2000 and benefited from receiving the original PMP lapel pin as well as a second one when PMI updated the logo for the credential. I used to wear those pins with pride at Chapter events back when the number of PMPs was measured in the low hundreds of thousands rather than the low millions!

Kiron