[webproducers] Re: Starting out in Project Management
- From: Dave Kaye <moatgoat@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <webproducers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 12 Sep 2009 01:16:48 -0400
Ruthie,
A PMP certification will give you a "bump," but some industry sectors will ask
you for more than that and some won't.
In my experience, the only thing a PMP Cert (or graduate degree, or BA, or test
score) tells me is that you've spent some time studying and are somewhat
devoted to the subject. Having said that, I, for one, would not hire a PMP
certified candidate with little or no real PM experience over a non PMP cert
that has 20 years PM experience. In other words, it's pretty much like
everything else.
If you're really serious, consider grad school over PMP. A school (like NYU
SCPS Management & Systems, among many many others) with a PM focus might do
well for you in terms of giving you not only the PM lingo exposure, but also
the general business management stuff.
Of course, you can always find a bootleg copy of the PMBOK and just use the
lingo in that to pad your resume.
Dave.
> Date: Fri, 11 Sep 2009 16:55:24 -0400
> Subject: [webproducers] Re: Starting out in Project Management
> From: tonyzeoli@xxxxxxxxxx
> To: webproducers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
> Hi everyone:
> Even though this is the "producers" list serve, I'll indulge in Project
> Management for a moment.
>
> While some say that PMP or PMI certification is not necessary, that depends
> on who you ask and what experiences those people have. To work at a company
> like Vicacom or Simon & Schuster, Directors of PM like to see people with
> training and certification. I've been turned down for Project Management
> jobs, because of that very reason. I would advise that if you really want to
> get into PM, then head for the certification. Whether you use it or not (in
> some environments, scrum is the order of the day), you will gain valuable
> knowledge that will make you more competitive in the marketplace. If you
> have formal, certified training in anything, that shows you went the extra
> mile and that you are interested in taking your career to the next level. My
> two cents.
>
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> On Fri, Sep 11, 2009 at 4:17 PM, Steven Hubert <steven.hubert@xxxxxxxxx>wrote:
>
> > To be honest you don't need any of that if you have a desire to be a
> > pm at any ad agency. Pmp is great but you rarely have the the time to
> > implement what you have learned due to the accelerated timelines
> > agency pm's work against. Your best bet is to keep producing get some
> > experience and the jump to pm will be easy.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> >
> > Sent via iPhone
> >
> > On Sep 11, 2009, at 4:05 PM, james <bodhi78@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> > > Ruthie,
> > >
> > > For formal ediucation you have 2 options for industry recognized
> > > certification.
> > > 1. PMP (Project Management Professional) offered by the PMI
> > > institute.
> > > This certifaction is the most common of the 2.
> > >
> > > www.pmi.org
> > >
> > > 2. 6 Sigma (Belts vary, Black belt is the most desired) offered by
> > > various institutions. This certifiaction is less common but is
> > > gaining acceptance within the industry.
> > >
> > > Good luck,
> > >
> > > James
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > --- On Fri, 9/11/09, Ruthie Rosenstock <contactruthie@xxxxxxxxx>
> > > wrote:
> > >
> > >> From: Ruthie Rosenstock <contactruthie@xxxxxxxxx>
> > >> Subject: [webproducers] Starting out in Project Management
> > >> To: webproducers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > >> Date: Friday, September 11, 2009, 2:53 PM
> > >> Hi all,
> > >>
> > >> I'm looking for some advice/guidance. I'm a web producer
> > >> who's managed small interactive projects, and I'm looking to
> > >> move into project management. How does one get the
> > >> education/certification to do this? Sorry for the newbie
> > >> question. Any advice would be appreciated!
> > >>
> > >> Thanks,
> > >> Ruthie
> > >>
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