Feb 13, 2018 6:36 PM
Replying to Kiron Bondale
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Riyadh -
You are right that it is a grey area, and project management is used in a variety of non-PM roles.
Many other professional credentials do require "some" actual experience to be demonstrated to retain one's standing and given that we are talking about a three year time-box, it should be possible to show a minimum amount to ensure that there is the right balance between practice & theory.
I suppose one could say that the renewal fee itself acts as a natural deterrent for those who are clearly disconnected from the profession. I do know of a couple of folks who earned their PMP and then purposely let it expire after one or two recertification cycles when they consciously decided to exit the profession and had no expectations of re-entering it.
The essence of healthy discourse is the ability to acknowledge & respect each other's views even when they differ on a topic so I'm happy to have generated some lively discussion with mine :-)
Kiron
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