I believe it is very good for a project manager to also be a RMP because from the project initiation (where risk have to be identified at a high level) through Planning and Monitoring and Control, you will need to identify risk(s), and being a RMP makes you an expert at it. Also being a RMP makes you to prioritise identifying all the stakeholders (where possible) which helps greatly in getting all requirements and identifying risk early thereby preventing change and workaround where possible which makes you to prevent budget overrun and schedule delay. I think it makes you a better project manager.
Senior Projects Manager | Field & Marten AssociatesNew Westminster, British Columbia, Canada
It definitely is a big asset if the PM is an RMP because risks can drag the project down or lift it up if handled properly.
Having an RMP will allow the Project Manager to perform more precise risk assessment in the beginning of the project where it most matter and will also be very beneficial during the execution because risk identification and assessment is an iterative process. Saving Changes...
I would say it is preferable but not mandatory. Well there is no end to knowledge and wisdom, more you acquire more will you benefit. Saving Changes...
Markus KopkoAI Enabler for Project & Program Mgmt | Founder PMotion.ai / The PM
AI Coach| PMotion.aiHamburg, Hamburg, Germany
Well, i have a bit different opinion in that as my fellow posters.
Of course it is not bad to gain as much knowledge as you can and therefore having a RMP does not hurt for sure; but you have to be a good risk manager as project manager anyway, therefore you ahve a whole KA on this in the PMP certification.
So imho does making the RMP only sense if you plan to specialize in this field. Assume you are working in a big company where more often very big projects and/or programs where performed.
In this context often specialists where needed to perform the several project managament processes.
But if you do not working in this context it may make not much sense spend energy to this.
If youre question is more like "which certification makes sense in addition to the PMP certification" than there may be other certifications which are more suitable to complement your skill arsenal.
It depends ...
Having RMP or other certifications can only benefit a PMP
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1 reply by Markus Kopko
Jan 15, 2016 5:36 AM
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I do strongly disagree with that, Sabedin.
But may be i do not really got your point. Could you elaborate a bit more, please? Thx.
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Markus KopkoAI Enabler for Project & Program Mgmt | Founder PMotion.ai / The PM
AI Coach| PMotion.aiHamburg, Hamburg, Germany
Jan 15, 2016 4:04 AM
Replying to Sabedin Meha
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Having RMP or other certifications can only benefit a PMP
I do strongly disagree with that, Sabedin.
But may be i do not really got your point. Could you elaborate a bit more, please? Thx.
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1 reply by Sabedin Meha
Jan 15, 2016 5:48 AM
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Being PMP, among other things you have to manage Risk. Having RMP certification in addition to PMP, indicates that you have studied in more detail Risk Management, so there are big chances that you are better at Risk Management that the one that has only PMP.
Same applies to other fields like Business Analysis for example.
I do strongly disagree with that, Sabedin.
But may be i do not really got your point. Could you elaborate a bit more, please? Thx.
Being PMP, among other things you have to manage Risk. Having RMP certification in addition to PMP, indicates that you have studied in more detail Risk Management, so there are big chances that you are better at Risk Management that the one that has only PMP.
Same applies to other fields like Business Analysis for example.
I hope I made myself clear :)
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1 reply by Markus Kopko
Jan 15, 2016 7:20 AM
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Hello Sabedin,
i do agree to what you have written here and i guess i got you wrong wiht your previous posting. I thought you would have said, that RMP makes only sense if you are a PMP, but i guess what you want to say is, that it doesn't harm if you have a RMP in addition to the PMP certification, right?
Sorry for my missunderstanding.
Regards,
Markus
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Markus KopkoAI Enabler for Project & Program Mgmt | Founder PMotion.ai / The PM
AI Coach| PMotion.aiHamburg, Hamburg, Germany
Jan 15, 2016 5:48 AM
Replying to Sabedin Meha
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Being PMP, among other things you have to manage Risk. Having RMP certification in addition to PMP, indicates that you have studied in more detail Risk Management, so there are big chances that you are better at Risk Management that the one that has only PMP.
Same applies to other fields like Business Analysis for example.
I hope I made myself clear :)
Hello Sabedin,
i do agree to what you have written here and i guess i got you wrong wiht your previous posting. I thought you would have said, that RMP makes only sense if you are a PMP, but i guess what you want to say is, that it doesn't harm if you have a RMP in addition to the PMP certification, right?
Sorry for my missunderstanding.
Regards,
Markus
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1 reply by Sabedin Meha
Jan 15, 2016 7:33 AM
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Hi Markus,
My English is not so good, now I see how you understood my first comment :)
i do agree to what you have written here and i guess i got you wrong wiht your previous posting. I thought you would have said, that RMP makes only sense if you are a PMP, but i guess what you want to say is, that it doesn't harm if you have a RMP in addition to the PMP certification, right?
Sorry for my missunderstanding.
Regards,
Markus
Hi Markus,
My English is not so good, now I see how you understood my first comment :)
But we are OK now, thanks for your interest,
Regards,
Sabedin
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1 reply by Markus Kopko
Jan 15, 2016 7:44 AM
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Hi Sabedin,
my english isn't very good also and that may be the root cause for this missunderstanding.
No regrets! ;)
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