Is PMP certificate worth getting it? Seeing it more and more as a requirement for some positions

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Dude you work at McKinsey you should know better. That’s like asking if you should get a university of Phoenix degree after your Harvard PhD

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It’s huge for government work because many contracts require a certain list of certs, especially for key personnel. I have PMP because my last company funded it 100%. It was a lousy 3-4 weeks of my life but I got it done and now I have it under my belt

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Not always. I’m on some shorter engagements now that are way different from butt-in-seat staff aug roles and they still have certs like PMP required for leads

It’s a good one to have on the resume imo.

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I’d say scam too, but for the number of so-called professionals who couldn’t WBS themselves out of a paper bag, I’d say it’s worth showing that you could do something. Just don’t be offended when the PM next to you has far more career success by organizing their talking points than their project plans.

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I did cuz its super easy (relative to each person, but in comparison to BAR, CPA, etc) and also noticed it seems to be popping up often recently.

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Echo BCG’s post. Nobody cares about PMP or Six Sigma or any of that stuff in strategy circles.

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I will also add that it helped me get hired in at AFS at a higher level than I would have without it. I was on the cusp in terms of specifically strategy experience but the PMP pushed me up to consultant rather than senior analyst

Lean six sigma may be better.

Yeah it’s more of a thing in advisory but probably not needed if you have a MBA and in strategy

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