There appear to be a whole bunch of PM certifications and it's hard to decipher which one might be better. Lots of people have told me that the PMI PMP certification is the best, career-wise, but I have also heard that the Agile Professional certification is also good and there are also the Scrum Master, Product Owner, Business Analyst certifications by a number of different outfits. It's really very confusing.
Is one certification better than the others and if so, which one?
Which PM Certification?
Re: Which PM Certification?
I wouldn't bother with this agile stuff. For my money, the PMP certification from PMI is the only one worth anything.
Jose Niardo - NE
Re: Which PM Certification?
Any certification is good, since it usually signifies that you went through "some" training and was able to successfully pass "some" test. However, like the previous poster, I also think that any certification sponsored by PMI usually carries more weight.
If it takes you too long to refactor than you are not refactoring enough!
Re: Which PM Certification?
Why do you think they are totally unrelated? Good PM is good PM, no matter the approach used! There is actually a series of interesting articles that you may want to take a look at, discussing how Agile practices are related to PMBOK practices.jniardo wrote:I wouldn't bother with this agile stuff. For my money, the PMP certification from PMI is the only one worth anything.
http://www.stickyminds.com/article/rela ... s-part-1-4
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Sorry
I guess I may have used the wrong words. What I meant to say is the PMP certification from PMI carries more weight, like AaronRT said. I am sure that the process of studying for and getting *any* certification, has to be worth something.
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Jose Niardo - NE
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I think it's like getting a college degree. Getting a degree from *any* college is considered better than having no degree at all. However, getting a degree form a reputable, well known accredited college is usually considered better.
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Thanks everyone for the insightful info. I think I understand and if one can do it, PMI certification would be preferred.
Thanks, again.
Thanks, again.