Value Of PMP Certification

The value and importance of the PMP Training certification is a hotly debated topic within the project management community. One end of the spectrum vigorously defends the credential as the defining standard for competence, PMP whereas the other end views it as a meaningless exercise signifying nothing more than rote memorization. Many fall somewhere in the middle, seeing it as a necessary evil that hopefully yields some advantage to their marketability.

The study reports the valuation of the PMP Training certification by IT Recruiters and corporate IT Executives, as well as a statistical evaluation of the PMP as an indicator of project success.

Survey Says…

Valuation of the PMP Training: Of the 15 core competencies surveyed, the PMP certification was ranked #11 by IT recruiters, and #15 by IT Executives (that’s right-dead last!) Shown below are percentages of IT Executives rating of “Important” or “Extremely Important” for each competency.

1. Leadership 95%

2. Ability to Communicate at Multiple Levels 94%

3. Verbal Skills 87% 

4. Written Skills 87%

5. Attitude 85%

6. Ability to Deal With Ambiguity and Change 83%

7. Work History 69%

8. Experience 67%

9. Ability to Escalate 66%

10. Cultural Fit 57%

11. Technical Expertise 46%

12. Education 38%

13. Length of Prior Engagements 23%

14. Past Team Size 18%

15. PMP Training Certification 15%

PMP as Indicator of "Project Success": There was no statistically significant difference in the reported success rates for projects led by certified vs. non-certified project managers when considered across 5 Success Criteria:

Cost/Within Budget

On Schedule

Quality/Met Technical Specifications

Quality/Met Client Business Requirements

Client/User Satisfaction

Why Employers Prefers PMP Trained PM's?

1. Skills:PMP Training certification equips the project managers with the requisite skills to excel at their work. These skills make them more productive and valued contributor to their employers.

2. Strong Knowledge Base: A PMP trained project manager brings to his organization, a strong foundation of project management knowledge that can be used to benefit the ongoing and future projects.

3. Expertise: PMP certification inculcates in project managers, high levels of expertise and knowledge of project management concepts and practices.

4. Value Management: PMP certified project managers provide value management to their organization – they determine project variances, project performances and project forecasts.

5. Pride of Place: PMI is the global leader in the field of project management and those who attain the PMP credential, their names are included in the largest and most prestigious group of certified professionals in the project management community. And which employer would not like to hire such a project manager?

6. Global Recognition: PMP Training certification is recognized by the world’s biggest and most powerful companies as well as government agencies. In fact, numerous Fortune 1000 companies have made it mandatory for their project management employees to be PMP trained.

7. Better than the Best: A PMP-certified manager has a skill level higher than his or her non-certified counterparts.

8. Respect and Appreciation: A PMP certified project manager has a better shot at gaining client respect and appreciation as opposed to a non-trained one for the simple reason that he/she is armed with better project management techniques.

9. Indicates Commitment: Anyone who has undertaken PMP certification has spent a lot of time and effort attaining it. This clearly reflects upon their level of commitment and their quest to succeed in the field of project management. And this is something every employer wants in his employees.

10. Lifelong Benefit: It has been said time and again that a PMP certification continues to help those who take it throughout their career, whichever position they hold within the organization irrespective of the whether or not they continue to work as a project manager.

Even with all of its various advantages, we know that getting  PMP Training certification is not the easiest thing a project manager does in his or her career, which is why we at NISHTHA, bring for aspiring as well as experienced PMs, the PMP certification training course that helps prepare for the PMP certification exam .So managers, what are you waiting for? Click here to enroll today and get PMP ready!