How important is the PMP certification

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The PMP can also provide a significant advantage when it comes to salary and earning potential. Among survey respondents to PMI’s Earning Power Salary Survey, those with a PMP certification garner a higher salary (20% higher on average) than those without a PMP certification.*

I think there is a topic on the money board on this very topic

I honestly read that as PIMP certification.

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I don't know what you heard about me 
But a bitch can't get a dollar out of me 
No Cadillac, no perms, you can't see 
That I'm a motherfricking P-I-M-P…

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PMP certification

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Not as imperative as a quality set of truck nuts.

I'm a project manager, and none of the other project managers I work with have one. That said, I plan to get it.

I took a project management class at LSU and the prof talked up the PMP a good bit, but not to a point where it was essential to have.

If you have little experience then look into the CAPM. It's like the junior pmp.

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Some organizations really value it, but I don't think it is nearly as valuable as a track record of successful project management. It will open some doors if your experience is a little light.

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I don't find that it is very valuable for Project Mangers in the Consulting Engineering world. As long as someone has a PE, they're fine.

An ex worked at Ochsner, and most of their "Project Managers" had a PMP.

All depends on the area of work.

Are you in IT or another field?

As is the case with most non-degree certifications, it used to be valuable until it got too saturated and management realized that is was pretty much worthless and too generic.