Comments on: Project Management Training http://www.softwareprojects.org/project-management-training.htm Projects In A Global, Mobile, Virtual And Multi-Cultural World Tue, 16 Mar 2010 18:20:57 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Rod http://www.softwareprojects.org/project-management-training.htm/comment-page-1#comment-3686 Rod Fri, 19 Jun 2009 04:05:42 +0000 http://www.softwareprojects.org/project-management-training.htm#comment-3686 PMP simply put is crap and nothing more then a money making scheme for the PMI organization. At this point in time I believe it costs over 5000 dollars to go to the classes and get the study guides and take the tests etc. You can go to a lot of excellent classes for 5000 dollars that you will learn no only about project management but a lot of other things. I have never met a PMP certified person that did the prerequisite number of hours before they took their tests. And I’ve had to save several of their asses because they couldn’t do the job<br>I’ve seen a number of managers lie about the hours of experience that a person has so they can take the test. It allows persons that don’t have the background into a field that they shouldn’t be in.<br>Also to say that a person that doesn’t have a college degree has to do 7500 hours and a person that does only 4500 hours is nothing more then hipacritical. I’d take the person that had the greater successful experience every time.<br>Also I have been managing projects for 30 years and have taken a number of classes during that time. To have someone come and tell me that all my training and experience is of no value any longer is really arrogant. <br><br>Also if companies continue to insist that persons have a PMP certification and they have to have 4500 to 7500 of Project Management experience before hand then they’re only creating a catch22 situation and they’re not going to have any Project managers anymore. PMP simply put is crap and nothing more then a money making scheme for the PMI organization. At this point in time I believe it costs over 5000 dollars to go to the classes and get the study guides and take the tests etc. You can go to a lot of excellent classes for 5000 dollars that you will learn no only about project management but a lot of other things. I have never met a PMP certified person that did the prerequisite number of hours before they took their tests. And I’ve had to save several of their asses because they couldn’t do the job
I’ve seen a number of managers lie about the hours of experience that a person has so they can take the test. It allows persons that don’t have the background into a field that they shouldn’t be in.
Also to say that a person that doesn’t have a college degree has to do 7500 hours and a person that does only 4500 hours is nothing more then hipacritical. I’d take the person that had the greater successful experience every time.
Also I have been managing projects for 30 years and have taken a number of classes during that time. To have someone come and tell me that all my training and experience is of no value any longer is really arrogant.

Also if companies continue to insist that persons have a PMP certification and they have to have 4500 to 7500 of Project Management experience before hand then they’re only creating a catch22 situation and they’re not going to have any Project managers anymore.

]]> By: Rod http://www.softwareprojects.org/project-management-training.htm/comment-page-1#comment-3548 Rod Thu, 18 Jun 2009 23:05:42 +0000 http://www.softwareprojects.org/project-management-training.htm#comment-3548 PMP simply put is crap and nothing more then a money making scheme for the PMI organization. At this point in time I believe it costs over 5000 dollars to go to the classes and get the study guides and take the tests etc. You can go to a lot of excellent classes for 5000 dollars that you will learn no only about project management but a lot of other things. I have never met a PMP certified person that did the prerequisite number of hours before they took their tests. And I’ve had to save several of their asses because they couldn’t do the job<br>I’ve seen a number of managers lie about the hours of experience that a person has so they can take the test. It allows persons that don’t have the background into a field that they shouldn’t be in.<br>Also to say that a person that doesn’t have a college degree has to do 7500 hours and a person that does only 4500 hours is nothing more then hipacritical. I’d take the person that had the greater successful experience every time.<br>Also I have been managing projects for 30 years and have taken a number of classes during that time. To have someone come and tell me that all my training and experience is of no value any longer is really arrogant. <br><br>Also if companies continue to insist that persons have a PMP certification and they have to have 4500 to 7500 of Project Management experience before hand then they’re only creating a catch22 situation and they’re not going to have any Project managers anymore. PMP simply put is crap and nothing more then a money making scheme for the PMI organization. At this point in time I believe it costs over 5000 dollars to go to the classes and get the study guides and take the tests etc. You can go to a lot of excellent classes for 5000 dollars that you will learn no only about project management but a lot of other things. I have never met a PMP certified person that did the prerequisite number of hours before they took their tests. And I’ve had to save several of their asses because they couldn’t do the job
I’ve seen a number of managers lie about the hours of experience that a person has so they can take the test. It allows persons that don’t have the background into a field that they shouldn’t be in.
Also to say that a person that doesn’t have a college degree has to do 7500 hours and a person that does only 4500 hours is nothing more then hipacritical. I’d take the person that had the greater successful experience every time.
Also I have been managing projects for 30 years and have taken a number of classes during that time. To have someone come and tell me that all my training and experience is of no value any longer is really arrogant.

Also if companies continue to insist that persons have a PMP certification and they have to have 4500 to 7500 of Project Management experience before hand then they’re only creating a catch22 situation and they’re not going to have any Project managers anymore.

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]]> By: Anorexia http://www.softwareprojects.org/project-management-training.htm/comment-page-1#comment-3163 Anorexia Sat, 31 Jan 2009 07:39:29 +0000 http://www.softwareprojects.org/project-management-training.htm#comment-3163 nice article! nice site. you're in my rss feed now ;-)<br>keep it up nice article! nice site. you're in my rss feed now ;-)
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]]> By: Srinivas http://www.softwareprojects.org/project-management-training.htm/comment-page-1#comment-2417 Srinivas Wed, 25 Jun 2008 14:56:37 +0000 http://www.softwareprojects.org/project-management-training.htm#comment-2417 Hi , It is very nice service. when i read the book which you sent i got new things in my mind. i want to contact with you to know more details. Thanks&regards, SrinivaS Hi ,

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]]> By: PARAS KUMAR http://www.softwareprojects.org/project-management-training.htm/comment-page-1#comment-1345 PARAS KUMAR Mon, 26 Nov 2007 10:42:24 +0000 http://www.softwareprojects.org/project-management-training.htm#comment-1345 Hi, This is paras, have completed my MCA in year 2007,I m interested to do Diploma or degree programm in Software Project Management. have u any such programm with u, pls inform. PARAS Hi,
This is paras, have completed my MCA in year 2007,I m interested to do Diploma or degree programm in Software Project Management.

have u any such programm with u, pls inform.

PARAS

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