
How Important is Project Management Certification?
I am always amazed that so many professionals offer project management services but do not cover all the parts of this profession. For example, managing staff and resources is considered a “complete” project management service for too many people in various industries. And even though resource management is a part of project management, it is not all of it. Project management requires expertise in many areas, including scope development, budgeting and scheduling, quantity management, and risk analysis, among others. Professional project managers who have been trained in this field and have the appropriate experience can effectively and efficiently execute any project, so I am a big proponent of both training and certification as a requirement for using the designation of “project manager.” Otherwise, the field and its parts get diluted…