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04-Feb-2008: PMI Global Congress EMEA 2008 is in May 19-21 in St. Julians, Malta. Find out more at PMI.org.
18-Dec-2007: PMI Global Congress Asia Pacific 2008 is in March 3-5 in Sydney, Australia. Find out more at PMI.org.
11-Oct-2007: PMI Global Congress North America 2008 is in October 18-21 in Denver, Colorado, USA. Find out more at PMI.org.
01-Aug-2007: Our web site has been re-launched with a new look and in 2 languages, English and Español.
01-Jan-2007: EPOS v2.0, based on PMI's PMBOK® 3rd Edition, has been released. Find out more here.
04-Feb-2008: PMI Global Congress EMEA 2008 is in May 19-21 in St. Julians, Malta. Find out more at PMI.org.
18-Dec-2007: PMI Global Congress Asia Pacific 2008 is in March 3-5 in Sydney, Australia. Find out more at PMI.org.
11-Oct-2007: PMI Global Congress North America 2008 is in October 18-21 in Denver, Colorado, USA. Find out more at PMI.org.
01-Aug-2007: Our web site has been re-launched with a new look and in 2 languages, English and Español.
01-Jan-2007: EPOS v2.0, based on PMI's PMBOK® 3rd Edition, has been released. Find out more here.
04-Feb-2008: PMI Global Congress EMEA 2008 is in May 19-21 in St. Julians, Malta. Find out more at PMI.org.
18-Dec-2007: PMI Global Congress Asia Pacific 2008 is in March 3-5 in Sydney, Australia. Find out more at PMI.org.
11-Oct-2007: PMI Global Congress North America 2008 is in October 18-21 in Denver, Colorado, USA. Find out more at PMI.org.
01-Aug-2007: Our web site has been re-launched with a new look and in 2 languages, English and Español.
01-Jan-2007: EPOS v2.0, based on PMI's PMBOK® 3rd Edition, has been released. Find out more here.
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As of September 2007, there were only 247,537* PMP®s in the world. You may say: a lot! And I will say, not really, if you take into account that the world’s population is over 6.7 billion. Now, don’t tell me that you don’t want to be the 247,538th PMP®! Even if you do, that’s not why you should get your PMP® certification.
It is the “because I got to have it” voice inside you. As if you didn’t already have that new gadget you just had to have, you also have to have the PMP® certification to show it off at your current work place and flash it to new and potential employers that are starving to hire you (most employers prefer a PMP® even if the salary is no different than for a non-PMP).
It is the notion of self-satisfaction when you are told that you passed the exam. The PMP® certification is a testament of, in most cases undeniable, proven competence. After you come out of the exam office you can yell and scream loud: “Yes! Thank [fill in the blanks]!!!”. You can now go home and start updating all your documents and business cards because your name has just changed to “yourname, PMP®”.
It is the commitment to the profession you have chosen to make a living off of. It is a feeling of completeness that possesses you after you met a great challenge (all the preparation, taking the exam) and came out victorious and ready for new ones in a battlefield you are now confident of.
It is the collateral benefits you gain:
· Achieving a PMP® certification improves your opportunity for professional advancement, including being more marketable, salary increases, job role and promotions
· PMP® certifications are relevant, valid, accurate, and reliable measures of the candidate’s skills and knowledge
· The value of PMP® certifications is recognized around the world
· Certified PMs recognize that achieving a professional credential also offers non-financial benefits such as being more credible with managers and colleagues, more confident, more productive with improved problem-solving skills, and more promotable
And, finally, yes, it is the pride to belong to a reduced group of professionals in the world… Don’t you think so…? Well, I do.
* Figure taken from PMI’s supplement “PMI Today”, October 2007 edition.
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