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Chuck, 60. Minimalist when it comes to cube organization but has a prominently displayed PMP Certificate in a cheap Walmart display frame, slightly crooked. Favorite part about work is being a "mentor" to "soft millennials" and printing giant Gantt charts on the office plotter. Biggest pet peeves are folks who move things around in the work fridge and quarterly fire system drills because he hates standing in the stairwell. Married Cindy, his sugar plum who has dimples, two adult children who pursued liberal arts and don't call often. Claims to have help invented earned value management (EVM) although it's pretty "hard to invent math" says Connor, one of his disaffected mentees.
Anything that cannot be tracked in Microsoft Project is suspect to Bill and Chuck. As clearly stated on page 438 of "Microsoft Project for Dummies 16th Edition" and his PMP training all deliverables must be in the project plan, including your regression thingy.
Fun fact: 85% of PMPs wear pleated pants and a belt holster for their cell phones. Also they like to tell you how early they got into the office today.
Bill, 55, PMP. Lives an hour and a half away and humble brags about his commute. He and his wife Nance bought a lawnmower this weekend. Still has a W sticker on his Toyota Avalon. You remind him of his kids. In the office at 8am sharp every day but never stays past 4.
Bill and Chuck are playing a round of golf with Nance and Cindy this weekend. They will probably go to chili's on Friday night. Bill wants everyone to look at his PowerPoint and doesn't trust your regression model because he truthfully can't explain it to the client.
Bill wears Under Armour golf shirts to work. Sometimes he lets loose with his light blue jeans, and best, white New Balance sneakers, and a Hawaiian shirt. Still has his phone clipped to belt so you know he means business.
PMP is a joke. The actual test are just weirdly worded question, but conceptually it is all common sense. If you have done consulting for 3+ years, you barely need to study it
I kinda agree...most PMPs I meet are in admin roles these days
I actively filter out PMPs when staffing a project. On the surface it's a lack of content, deep down, it's the pleated pants.
This is hilarious. I take the exam next week....
^Bill
Remember that of all the certs, PMP is the closest sounding to 'pimp.' Factor this into your decision-making
^knows that's Bill because this is Chuck
Didn't 50 Cent make a song about PMPs?
How do I get this PIMP certification?
Not telling, you'll never get a dollar outta me
Easy there sea biscuit it was only an assumption
No cadillacs no perms you can't see
Cause I'm a project loving P-M-P! 😎
D4- Rosslyn/Arlington. As you can see from this thread- nobody takes PMP seriously. I regret signing up after taking the classes for a few weeks. Don't be jealous.
You've reach the pinnacle of success. Enjoy the glide downhill toward retirement.