George JucanManaging Partner| Organizational Perfomance Enablers NetworkWoodbridge, Ontario, Canada
A discussion regarding specialized PM certifications by industry enticed me to start this discussion regarding advanced-level certification(s). To be very clear, this is about experienced project managers, not about program / portfolio (different domains) nor about PBA, ACP, RMP or SP (specializations).
I keep hearing on hallways at conferences and so on from people that complain that "everybody's a PMP these days"... and with 650,000 PMPs it's close to be true! Nothing wrong with the PMP certification, it's probably the most recognized credential world-wide - it does what it's supposed to do, confirms that the holder has the basics to be a competent PM.
How about the PMs that are way ahead from this level, that proved their worth? And, while I'm in the category of 20+ years of experience, I don't believe that competence is simply equal with years of experience (and I'd like to see your thoughts about it).
So my questions to the community are: do you think that a "higher" project management certification than PMP would be needed, and if so what would be the admission / certification criteria?
To be completely transparent, if this discussion goes where I believe it would I intend to use these ideas for subsequent research to start advocating PMI GOC for such certification. Saving Changes...
"It is an important and popular fact that things are not always what they seem. For instance, on the planet Earth, man had always assumed that he was more intelligent than dolphins because he had achieved so much -- the wheel, New York, wars and so on -- whilst all the dolphins had ever done was muck about in the water having a good time. But conversely, the dolphins had always believed that they were far more intelligent than man -- for precisely the same reasons."
