Value of Certifications

This is always a hot topic, and not just in the project management circles. What is the value of certifications? What does having one mean? What does it really measure? These questions are fair, especially in a profession like project management that requires skills and talents that are difficult to measure in standardize testing approaches. The most popular project management certification is the Project Management Professional (PMP) from the Project Management Institute (PMI). In addition, PMI has added new certifications listed here:

• PgMP— Program Management Professional

• PMI-RMP— PMI Risk Management Professional

• PMI-SP— PMI Scheduling Professional