PMP benefits

PMP practitioners earn highest salaries among all IT workers: Certification Magazine 2006 Annual Salary Survey
Among ‘10 Hottest IT certifications’ for 3 consecutive years: CertCities.com 2006 Annual Survey

PMP certification holds multiple benefits – for the Project Managers themselves, for the Organizations they work with & for Non-Project Managers who opt for this certification.

For Project Managers

Project Managers

PMP certification gives a qualitative orientation to the project manager’s professional skills
Employers value project managers who update their technical skills & improve their proficiency
PMP certification enhances marketability of the individual. It helps him/ her get the right job & the right pay package

For Organizations

PMP Certification Holders

Hiring/ assigning PMP credential-holders helps reduce project variances
Management control over the projects is simplified as PMP-certified personnel lead projects with better control
Customers increasingly want PMP-certified project managers to lead projects
Additional business can come in due to PMP-certified personnel in the organization or business could even be lost
Better delegation of work & teamwork. PMP-certified professionals are coached on team-building & teamwork, which on implementation leads to better team synergy
Organizations that employ PMP-certified project managers can reference the ISO 17024 certification as a qualifier for competence & capability in project management

For non-Project Managers

Non-Project Managers

Non-Project Managers who opt for the PMP certification learn to apply project management knowledge in present tasks/ activities which they can then treat as projects
Improves their knowledge-sharing skills (by way of imparting training)