{"id":26183,"date":"2017-05-09T17:46:16","date_gmt":"2017-05-09T17:46:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.whizlabs.com\/?p=26183"},"modified":"2024-05-22T10:36:16","modified_gmt":"2024-05-22T05:06:16","slug":"certification-project-management-career","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.whizlabs.com\/blog\/certification-project-management-career\/","title":{"rendered":"Is certification required to grow in Project Management?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Project Management is one area where experienced people are generally employed and when it comes to offer employment at senior level, only interviews are not enough as assurance of knowledge of individuals. This is the primary reason why certifications are required.<\/p>\n<p>Many of the certifications also provide assurance on experience one has in Project Management which is a benefit of employing organization because one level of verification on the same has already been done by certification institute. With this foundation, let\u2019s understand in little delay why certification is required to grow in Project Management<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.whizlabs.com\/project-management-professional-pmp\/pmp-practice-tests\/\">1200 Practice Questions on PMP\u00ae Exam Simulator<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><span class=\"inline_editor_value\"><span class=\"rendered_qtext\"><span class=\"qlink_container\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.whizlabs.com\/project-management-professional-pmp\/\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"external_link tooltip_parent\">PMP Certification Exam: PMP (Project Management) Certification<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_76 ez-toc-wrap-left counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #ea7e02;color:#ea7e02\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #ea7e02;color:#ea7e02\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.whizlabs.com\/blog\/certification-project-management-career\/#Why_Certifications\" >Why Certifications?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.whizlabs.com\/blog\/certification-project-management-career\/#Better_Visibility\" >Better Visibility<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.whizlabs.com\/blog\/certification-project-management-career\/#Better_Salary\" >Better Salary<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.whizlabs.com\/blog\/certification-project-management-career\/#Better_Credibility\" >Better Credibility<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.whizlabs.com\/blog\/certification-project-management-career\/#Better_Career_Opportunities\" >Better Career Opportunities<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.whizlabs.com\/blog\/certification-project-management-career\/#Better_Knowledge\" >Better Knowledge<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/www.whizlabs.com\/blog\/certification-project-management-career\/#Better_Network\" >Better Network<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.whizlabs.com\/blog\/certification-project-management-career\/#Conclusion\" >Conclusion<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_Certifications\"><\/span><span lang=\"EN-IN\">Why Certifications? <\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-IN\">Specifically for Project Management, there are certain objectives of any certification with which one decide to invest in it. Not all may be valid for every certification but most of the below are definitely the driver towards attempting the certification<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-IN\">\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.whizlabs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/PMPCertif.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.whizlabs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/PMPCertif.png\" alt=\"Why to go for PMP certification\" width=\"463\" height=\"391\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-26188 size-full\" title=\"Why to go for PMP certification\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Better_Visibility\"><\/span><span lang=\"EN-IN\">Better Visibility<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-IN\">Once you acquire any Project Management certification, your first move is to let your senior management know, Update your CV, Update your profile on LinkedIn and Update your profile and job search portals. The reason all these things are done because you will get VISIBLE among the lot. This visibility is equally important in your current organization as well as future organization in case you are looking for a change. Project Management certifications are well known certifications and give enough visibility to the one who invest time, money and effort into it.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Better_Salary\"><\/span><span lang=\"EN-IN\">Better Salary<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-IN\">Salary hike is one of the main drivers for doing any certification. Ultimately if one think about Return on Investment, Salary is one aspect everyone would like to expect hikes once certification is completed. As per the salary survey done by PMI (Project Management Institute) Below are the figures for India when compared between PMP certified and non-certified audience<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-IN\">\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.whizlabs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/SalarybyPMP.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.whizlabs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/SalarybyPMP.png\" alt=\"Annualized Salary by PMP status\" width=\"925\" height=\"287\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-26190\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-IN\">It\u2019s clear that the difference in salary for PMP and non-PMP is considerable. Even if the comparison is at the level of freshly done PMP audience. More details of this survey can be referred at below link<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span lang=\"EN-IN\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pmi.org\/learning\/careers\/project-management-salary-survey\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.pmi.org\/learning\/careers\/project-management-salary-survey<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-IN\">Similarly many other institutes also might have don similar researches and results are not different. Certifications give assurance and organizations has to invest by paying more to get that assured skill in the form of a certified resource. Many Project Management certifications like PMP is even mentioned in the job description of the opening as pre-requisite.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Better_Credibility\"><\/span><span lang=\"EN-IN\">Better Credibility<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-IN\">Credibility comes from the institutes who vent the applicant\u2019s eligibility and knowledge on the subject. Once certification is gained, same credibility is achieved by certification gainer as well. There are many known institutes who offer Project Management certifications like PMP, PRINCE2 and on agile PMI-ACP, CSM, PSM etc. All these certifications hold lot of credibility in acquirer\u2019s knowledge and skill. That\u2019s how organizations are able to make a choice among individuals when they recruit a person for Project Management roles.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Better_Career_Opportunities\"><\/span><span lang=\"EN-IN\">Better Career Opportunities<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-IN\">Almost all opening on Project Management at senior or junior level has project management certification as mandatory or desirable. Definitely if recruitment agency get 10 application and out of those 5 are having Project Management certification as per desirability, those candidates will be preferred. This opens up many avenues for individuals to have better career opportunities.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-IN\">Many good organizations have these pre requisites because in their contracts\/proposals with clients, clients demands for the same. The point here is even clients in industry are aware of the value of certification and they ask service providers to adhere to it.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Better_Knowledge\"><\/span><span lang=\"EN-IN\">Better Knowledge<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-IN\">There is a lot of difference in an individual before and after taking project Management certification. This knowledge upliftment helps in speaking common language at multiple levels in current organization as well as future organizations.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-IN\">Also this knowledge helps individuals in the projects big time. The concepts on the whole or asis may not be implemented but if you have that knowledge you will be able to fix it as per the situation and problem and use it. Without this knowledge individuals struggles in two ways. First they won\u2019t be able to convey the problem in standard project management language second they will not have mush clue on industry practices or guided solution with which they can start<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Better_Network\"><\/span><span lang=\"EN-IN\">Better Network<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-IN\">Certifications also help in creating a healthy network which is a boon to have in the area of project management. Project Management is one area where experience from fellas is equally important. What new experiences and approaches are being used in the industry? Where the future is trending? What is expected in the world of project management in recent future?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-IN\">These are few questions which networking helps and most of time networking opportunities comes with certifications. You widen your networking periphery to an altogether new community once you do certifications. Most of the certification has continuous renewal which force for gaining knowledge and these knowledge meetups helps in networking and sharing each other project experiences. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-IN\">From organization point of view also, networking with outside world in the form of interaction by your own Project Managers can help a lot. This works from getting a solution for a typical situation with client to opening new avenues of growth<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-IN\">On top of all that, maybe it\u2019s not a good news for current organization but networking helps individuals to explore better career opportunities in other organizations as well. Rather as grow higher in the ladder of the roles especially in Project management, most of the moves you do is through networking.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.whizlabs.com\/blog\/pmp-certification\/\">ULTIMATE GUIDE for Preparing PMP\u00ae Certification Exam PMP\u00ae<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.whizlabs.com\/project-management-professional-pmp\/pmp-online-course\/\">Self Study Training \u2013 Project Management Professional (PMP)\u00ae Certification\u00a0<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Conclusion\"><\/span><span lang=\"EN-IN\">Conclusion<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-IN\">All above aspects summarizes why certifications are required in the area of Project Management and how it helps in growth. I think one thing we can conclude after discussing on these points is its worth investing in project management certifications as the return on investment is not only direct benefits like salary, career but also lot of indirect benefits like visibility, credibility, networking and knowledge enhancements. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-IN\">One more aspect which is not listed above but come naturally with this is opportunity to share knowledge as speakers also at different meetups, conferences etc. That indirectly enhances visibility and add weightage to your CV.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Project Management is one area where experienced people are generally employed and when it comes to offer employment at senior level, only interviews are not enough as assurance of knowledge of individuals. This is the primary reason why certifications are required. 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