Luis BrancoCEO| Business Insight, Consultores de Gestão, LdªCarcavelos, Lisboa, Portugal
It was found, compared to December 2021:
- A 3.04% drop in the number of members
- A 9.25% growth in the number of PMI-ACP certifications
- A 3.37% growth in the number of PMP certifications
Is it too early to draw conclusions or could this weak growth in the number of PMP and PMI-ACP certified people be a consequence of PMI's departure from the strategic focus? Saving Changes...
George FreemanThought Leader | Author | Architect| Florida, United States
Jan 17, 2023 8:15 AM
Replying to Luis Branco
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Dear George
For you, it makes sense to attribute "blame" to the pandemic for this drop in the number of members and the percentage decrease in PMP and PMI-ACP certifications.
For me, it makes more sense to attribute the "blame" to the poorly designed strategy, the lack of focus, the new positioning and the confusion that PMI's offer has become
One of us puts the "blame" on others... the other puts the "blame" on us
About the offer:
- I'm curious to know how many people have become PMI Project Management Ready certified
Unfortunately, they do not share this data with us.
Luis, what precisely is your concern as it relates to strategy?
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1 reply by Luis Branco
Jan 17, 2023 11:43 AM
Luis Branco
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Dear George
I mentioned:
Changing the mission and probably the Principles and Values will necessarily lead to a loss of focus, the creation of a culture of new standards and behaviors (in which portunism can emerge more than today) and loss of competitive position
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Luis BrancoCEO| Business Insight, Consultores de Gestão, LdªCarcavelos, Lisboa, Portugal
Jan 17, 2023 11:33 AM
Replying to George Freeman
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Luis, what precisely is your concern as it relates to strategy?
Dear George
I mentioned:
Changing the mission and probably the Principles and Values will necessarily lead to a loss of focus, the creation of a culture of new standards and behaviors (in which portunism can emerge more than today) and loss of competitive position Saving Changes...
Luis BrancoCEO| Business Insight, Consultores de Gestão, LdªCarcavelos, Lisboa, Portugal
Jan 17, 2023 11:29 AM
Replying to George Freeman
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I understand your point, but I’m looking at it from a context perspective.
- “Technical Project Management” is NOT a naturally understandable phrase. Whereas “Ways of Working” describes the category appropriately. If you are mentoring, training, speaking, or writing on this subject, “ways of working” is the natural way to describe this category. In other words, the term “Technical” is not naturally understood in the context of project management.
- “Strategic and Business Management” is a phrasing that speaks to a category of skills, but it misses the greater point, which is having a level of business knowledge that allows you to make rapid and sound judgments in a given business domain – which is by definition, Business Acumen.
- The talent triangle is for all PMI certifications, and “leadership” is not a quality that necessarily correlates to all project professionals across all certifications. However, the context of “power skills” does apply across the board.
So, in my book PMI has corrected the context of the talent triangle properly and made it more understandable and inclusive to certificate holders and members in general.
Dear George I understand your point of view.
After carefully reading your arguments, it makes sense that for PMP certification PMI would drop the 36 month requirement and/or 4,500 hours of experience as a project manager
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1 reply by Rami Kaibni
Jan 17, 2023 12:24 PM
Rami Kaibni
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When did PMI waive those 36 month experience requirement? Those were not dropped and still a requirement.
Senior Projects Manager | Field & Marten AssociatesNew Westminster, British Columbia, Canada
Jan 17, 2023 11:48 AM
Replying to Luis Branco
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Dear George I understand your point of view.
After carefully reading your arguments, it makes sense that for PMP certification PMI would drop the 36 month requirement and/or 4,500 hours of experience as a project manager
When did PMI waive those 36 month experience requirement? Those were not dropped and still a requirement.
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1 reply by Luis Branco
Jan 18, 2023 4:54 AM
Luis Branco
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Dear Rami
I did not say that PMI had changed the requirements for applying for the PMP certification exam.
What I said was:
Based on the arguments used by George, it made sense for PMI to make this change
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George FreemanThought Leader | Author | Architect| Florida, United States
Luis,
Can you be more precise about your concerns? "Changing the mission and probably the principles and values..." does not help me understand what specific changes you are concerned to.
I really want to understand, but need you to state what you believe "from a PMI statement perspective" is off track.
Also, can you provide the wording that concerns you on the experience requirement?
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1 reply by Luis Branco
Jan 18, 2023 5:10 AM
Luis Branco
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Dear George Have you read the 2021-2025 strategic plan?
Have you read the letter from the new PMI President?
Current Target Market: Changemakers What are changemakers, after all?
From project management professionals to changemakers. Doesn't this shift in focus make you think?
What is the role of the project manager (in the PMI proposal) for adaptive (agile) development approaches
Project Management Skills versus Ways of Working. If you don't care, I do
Does Leadership versus Power Skills reflect the change in the project management profession or is your interpretation different?
And so on...
Saving Changes...
Luis BrancoCEO| Business Insight, Consultores de Gestão, LdªCarcavelos, Lisboa, Portugal
Jan 17, 2023 12:24 PM
Replying to Rami Kaibni
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When did PMI waive those 36 month experience requirement? Those were not dropped and still a requirement.
Dear Rami
I did not say that PMI had changed the requirements for applying for the PMP certification exam.
What I said was:
Based on the arguments used by George, it made sense for PMI to make this change Saving Changes...
Luis BrancoCEO| Business Insight, Consultores de Gestão, LdªCarcavelos, Lisboa, Portugal
Jan 17, 2023 12:34 PM
Replying to George Freeman
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Luis,
Can you be more precise about your concerns? "Changing the mission and probably the principles and values..." does not help me understand what specific changes you are concerned to.
I really want to understand, but need you to state what you believe "from a PMI statement perspective" is off track.
Also, can you provide the wording that concerns you on the experience requirement?
Dear George Have you read the 2021-2025 strategic plan?
Have you read the letter from the new PMI President?
Current Target Market: Changemakers What are changemakers, after all?
From project management professionals to changemakers. Doesn't this shift in focus make you think?
What is the role of the project manager (in the PMI proposal) for adaptive (agile) development approaches
Project Management Skills versus Ways of Working. If you don't care, I do
Does Leadership versus Power Skills reflect the change in the project management profession or is your interpretation different?
And so on... Saving Changes...
George FreemanThought Leader | Author | Architect| Florida, United States
Luis,
What would be the range of responses you would receive if you asked C-level executives (in an enterprise) what their opinion is of project management, project managers, and the profession in general – what has been the trend in those responses over the last 20+ years. How many of those executives would want to “throw you out of the office” for bringing up an ancient, rigid practice that is their definition of a “budgetary black hole?”
Although PMI obviously tracks this, I personally don’t need to, as I see the tangible impact everywhere. Our profession will become a footnote in history if we don’t adapt. Fortunately, our PMI leaders have recognized this and have been making course corrections to address the issue. I wrote an article called The Power of the Project Management Narrative which brings forth this concern through metaphor and humor. Although you will probably disagree with its premise – give it a read.
I recognize that not every sector of project management or country of practice will necessarily see these issues to the degree I have portrayed. So, it’s healthy and fine to have these discussions. But we cannot ignore the realities or blame it simply on the malpractice of our profession within enterprises.
Maybe, PMI needs to do a better job of explaining the “course corrections.”
After reading my article, do you see any of the portrayed concerns in your practice? Saving Changes...
Luis BrancoCEO| Business Insight, Consultores de Gestão, LdªCarcavelos, Lisboa, Portugal
Dear George
I had already read your article called "The Power of the Project Management Narrative"
I honestly don't know what to say.
PMI, because of the competition and so much wanting to adapt to the changes that are taking place in the world, which disguises itself to the point of losing its identity and, the most serious (in my opinion), is that it is forgetting the Principles and Values that for so many years recommended for Project Management professionals Saving Changes...
George FreemanThought Leader | Author | Architect| Florida, United States
Luis, I do NOT see any changes to PMI’s principles and values.
I see them trying to empower project managers and professionals in a marketplace that has undergone dramatic changes in recent times. In other words, they are communicating a need for project managers to broaden their tooling and breadth of knowledge (especially cross-domain knowledge) so as to remain competitive and relevant in a world that demands consistent objective success. Isn’t this what we want the “Project Management Institute” to do?
I don’t necessarily agree with everything PMI has done in recent time, but I see that they do have their “finger on the pulse of the industry.” Bottom Line: The terminology, techniques, processes, and knowledge requirements “of old” are valid – but so are the refactored versions of these. Nothing has been removed from our quiver. Saving Changes...
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