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PMP cert seems to be a defacto certificate I see thrown around in the field. (besides all the scrum stuff)

• fein 8y ago
  At the time of this reply you've been downvoted a bit, and that is ridiculous. No, not everyone requires certification to be a PM, but many places do, and in many cases it helps get past the resume filtering process. So get a PMP cert if you want, or don't and find a company that isn't going to discriminate on the lack of a certification. It costs a bit of sanity and $500 some to pad PMI's coffers, but its basically paying $500 for your resume going to the top of the stack. Sucks, but it is how it is for a large enough number of companies to matter. "Defacto" may be the wrong word, perhaps "ubiquitous" would be more correct, but your point is valid.
  • ct520 8y ago
    Gotcha and agreed. My lexicon seems to be regressing rapidly with age :(
• sixdimensional 8y ago
  PMP is for project management, relevant to product management, but perhaps a particular set of tools within the broader domain of product management.
• toomuchtodo 8y ago
  Thank you!