I feel better get first experience and then certification.Once we get better experience and then certification, it gives more confidence in respective work area. Saving Changes...
Nandakumar ChoodamaniPMP, Project management, 11 years, Networking protocol testing projects.| NOKIA corp - former Alcatel-LucentPalakkad, Kerala, India
Hi All, I am a beginner when it comes to actual project management,
I was the first to get the PMP certification even before my higher peers. Some of them even failed to pass the exam.
The reason that i was able to pass the exam was, that, i used to observe my peers at every level and try to understand their work pattern and decision making
skills at various project stages and correlate with various concepts in PMP.
My observation is that Experience will give the knowledge about all the stages of the
project coming one after the other as a part of ongoing project activities as learnings.
A project manager who has the knowledge of project management as such in PMP,
will be able to manage various tasks and deliverable in a very highly efficient way.
Either of these combination, experience with PMP certification or
PMP certified beginner having opportunity to work as project manager will be the most efficient combination. Saving Changes...
Johan HattinghProject Manager| My HomeBenoni, Gauteng, South Africa
Hi George, Yes experience is the key ingredient in a successful Project Manager. To achieve PMP certification you should have a great level of experience in managing projects successfully. Although to pass the PMP certification you have to following PMBOK principles.
Regards, Johan Saving Changes...
David GentryPresident| Lean-Agile Advisers, LLCHillsborough, Nc, United States
The PMP credential requires 4800 hours of project manager experience, so you must have some experience to obtain this credential. I highly recommend pursuing this distinction. Even someone who has a lot of experience can learn from completing the requirements. Saving Changes...
Nelson LouroPM Specialist| IBMLisboa, Odivelas, Portugal
Certification is important to apply for a job. If a company is working with a specific framework like PMP. They ask resources with that certification to assure they already have knowledge off processes/approach they adopted. Saving Changes...
PAWAN RASTOGIManager| AccentureBangalore, Karanataka, India
According to me, Certification can be done using theoretical knowledge , reading books, etc., But Experience is "to be acquired with time" even in theory books, we can check best answer of a situation, but experience is built only when you get in such situation and take decision during that time, and real skill come only through experience, their behaviors, body language, tone during conversation etc., and assertive method of "getting the things done" using your intra personal skills can only be done by experience... so certificate is necessary to have aware of the concept but to conceptualize the same is done based on practical experience. Saving Changes...
Daniel KrompholzPrincipal Maintenance Systems Specialist, Asset Management| The Port Authority of New York & New JerseyJamaica, Ny, United States
By the amount of respondents, you picked a good topic to bring up :) Saving Changes...
Taylor KearneyProject Manager| Honor Credit UnionBerrien Springs, Mi, United States
Certification first then experience. I have seen many managers organizations that mismanage projects who have had 10+ years of experience and no certification. With a certification first approach, you at least have the knowledge and can see right from wrong when applying your own skill sets to the job. By having the education first you have it on your resume and you build the experience on top of that foundation. You often run into managers who spent so long doing the job one way where they are jaded and are not open to new ideas or education about their job. It intimidates them and they cast out anyone wanting to change the way things are done. Especially when it is better way of managing projects.
Certification first then experience. I have seen many managers organizations that mismanage projects who have had 10+ years of experience and no certification. With a certification first approach, you at least have the knowledge and can see right from wrong when applying your own skill sets to the job. By having the education first you have it on your resume and you build the experience on top of that foundation. You often run into managers who spent so long doing the job one way where they are jaded and are not open to new ideas or education about their job. It intimidates them and they cast out anyone wanting to change the way things are done. Especially when it is better way of managing projects.
This is very interesting point here. Saving Changes...
Aude Scheibli-RoumegouxStrategic Director EPMO| Fifth Third BankCincinnati, Oh, United States
Experience trumps anything, however a certification can sanction the experience. Anyways most professional certifications require to document some level of experience to get certified... Saving Changes...
