Certificate in Project Management
Certificate in Project Management
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Has anyone obtain a certificate in project management?
Do you feel that the certificate really helped open up the opportunities in PM for you?
Do you think that the materials you learned in the project management courses are useful?
I am interested to hear anyone's opinion, but would be particularly interested in civil engineers' opinions since I am a civil engineer.
Thanks.
Do you feel that the certificate really helped open up the opportunities in PM for you?
Do you think that the materials you learned in the project management courses are useful?
I am interested to hear anyone's opinion, but would be particularly interested in civil engineers' opinions since I am a civil engineer.
Thanks.





RE: Certificate in Project Management
RE: Certificate in Project Management
I did a sort-of-generic course (with certificate) at the local university. It was based primarily on Microsoft Project software and terminology -- but was overall a good exercise.
I'd recommend it. It was from CBP (www.cbpcertify.com). Some valuable techniques plus the certificate is becoming fairly well prized in the automation / construction / manufacturing arenas.
Let us know what you decide to do and how it works out for ya!
Good on ya,
Goober Dave
RE: Certificate in Project Management
about 2 years ago I obtained the PMP certification. I found the training course helpful. You will a least learn what others (customers, designers, contractors, etc.) expect of you as a project manager. This knowledge gives you a little more self confidence.
Kind Regards,
hahor
RE: Certificate in Project Management
Actually it is depends upon the company back ground, on which company u r working, if ur company involves in the project and u r implementing this actitivites then it is valubale to u as well.
after certification u r not implememting PM in ur activities so there is no use, now from my view Primavera6 is best Software for PM.
Regards
jaff
RE: Certificate in Project Management
RE: Certificate in Project Management
I think this sucks. I feel a project manager should have a strong foundation of knowledge under them with the proven ability to implement engineering judgment to technical problems and not just palm it off to a specialist consultant. Experience also needs to be proven.
I'm sorry - yes its true that I've been 'leap frogged' by someone off the street with this certificate (whom anyone could get) ... maybe i should stop whining and do something about getting it - but i don't see the point, there was a lot of Engineering Management and Project Management covered in my degree and i feel i'd be wasting my time doing more.
Oh, the angst.
RE: Certificate in Project Management
RE: Certificate in Project Management
No, but I know some guys at the office who got certs in pencil pushing, seat shining, and paper shuffling.
That's about equivalent, right?
RE: Certificate in Project Management
http://www.engineeringcertification.org/about/
Seems to be PMI for engineers. I don't know anyone who's done it; I heard about it from someone else who was wondering if there was anything to it.
Hg
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