Is the PMP still a respected cert? Are companies still hiring and people still get projects management roles?

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I hire a lot of PMs and a pattern I’ve noticed is many PMP holders are more theory based than practical. Recently, several have struggled on their projects more than PMs who have naturally progressed into the role from an Analyst or even transitioned from other parts of tech.

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No

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No one cares about a PMP. It’s too easy to acquire, and everyone and their grandmother has one.

For context, I was able to get mine in a week.

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Well, our firm stopped paying to maintain your PMP cert. Personally, I think it at least shows you know what you are doing. But if that is your *only* cert you could appear to be too old school, I’m afraid

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What other certs should people have with PMP so it’s not too old school? Scrum?

Everyone and their mother has one of these days so I really don’t think it’s as prestigious as it used to be. I’ve also seen a lot of folks with no experience in project management get the PMP. Junior employees with less than two years of professional work experience. It’s crazy.

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I think loosely vetting at best.

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I’m a PM in my role and have Scrum certs but not PMP. I studied for PMP initially and would probably still go back to it to finish at some point but generally I don’t think its actually practical. Half the “right answers” to the practice exams don’t work in practice because you’re dealing with human beings

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Following this. I don’t have one but thinking of getting one in 18 months.

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Same just to see what I do differently and course correct

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It’s respected in government (if US based, Federal, state, local) and heavy industry such as transportation or energy.

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