Anyone who has or planning to have a PMP cert? How hard was it and is it still (was) worth it?

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It’ll be easier if you have previous PM experience. Otherwise, trying to understand and memorize the 49 PM processes and ITTOs will be a challenge.

Is it worth it? It really depends. I was in EY Tax Tech before. I took it because I didn’t have a CPA, and that was one of the alternative credentials I could obtain to get the manager title. But it doesn’t really help me get more done on a day-to-day basis because I’m working in an agile environment while the PMBOK guide defines a more traditional project approach. I’d say if you are in a core audit/tax team, it may help you manage your project scope, budget and schedule more efficiently. But if you’re in a tech advisory related team, ScrumMaster and SAFE framework should be more helpful.

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Depends what you want to do after IA? If you already have CISA and CIA, maybe look into the "advanced" certs IIA and ISACA also provide: CRMA? The project mgmt certs are great if you want to do IT implementations, but if you don't plan on becoming a PM, I feel like their value is somewhat marginal on top of what you already have.

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