It's a good idea, Kwiyuh, especially for practitioners who aren't in PM-focused roles anymore. That way, it'll ensure that the folks maintaining their credentials continue to have a current understanding of the underlying knowledge required.
Financial Management Specialist | US Peace CorpsYaounde, Centre, Cameroon
Jul 29, 2021 8:28 AM
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It's a good idea, Kwiyuh, especially for practitioners who aren't in PM-focused roles anymore. That way, it'll ensure that the folks maintaining their credentials continue to have a current understanding of the underlying knowledge required.
Senior Projects Manager | Field & Marten AssociatesNew Westminster, British Columbia, Canada
Not a fan and not supportive of such an approach. We are all busy working professionals, and some including myself have more than 6 certifications with PMI so imagine I have to sit for 6 or 7 exams. It is neither practical nor does it make sense.
However, on the other hand, I do support a more rigorous renewal and PDU's approval process. I think the current process and the way individuals earn PDUs should be tightened a bit more and this will boost the credibility of certifications and ensure professionals are up to date.
At the end of the day, PMI's responsibiltiy is to provide you with the tools, technicques, and knowledge base. It is our responsibility to ensure we remain up to date because if we lie, we are lying to ourselves.
I am not a fan of it.
It will seem that PMI's focus is on making money out of certificates rather than promoting PM and so on.
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Luis BrancoCEO| Business Insight, Consultores de Gestão, LdªCarcavelos, Lisboa, Portugal
Dear KWIYUH
Very interesting your question
Before PMI started thinking about holding exams to maintain certification, it should be more demanding on the exam application criteria, auditing the statements provided by candidates for the PMP certification exam, and the exam questions.
Example: How can a person aged 20 or 21 meet the requirements to apply for the PMP certification exam? In other words, have 36 months or 4,500 hours of experience as a project manager?
These people should all be audited
The feeling I have is that being PMP certified was already more difficult and, therefore, more valuable Saving Changes...
Phil AkinwaleProject Management & Leadership Speaker, Coach, Trainer & Author| PRAIZIONMesa, Az, United States
Indeed. PDUs should suffice and PMI should be more rigorous with application approval as Luis stated in his example. Saving Changes...
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