No more delays in getting the PMP® certification?
Let's say the following statements apply to you:
· You are managing projects
· You heard the PMP® exam is difficult
· You are an admitted perfectionist when it comes to projects assigned to you.
· You ensure your projects are successful and get better and better with each new project.
· You have the title and performing the work without the credential.
· You have many years experience managing projects even before moving into your current position.
· You are performing the role as a project manager managing projects by any means necessary but you don't have the title.
If you answered yes to any of the above statements you are procrastinating to obtain your PMP® certification credential. Don't stare at yourself another day saying I should get the PMP®, you know you're supposed to do this so let's get on the road.
If you have been managing temporary initiatives or endeavors over time it is time to wake up and make some immediate changes prove your work. Get on the right road to travel to certification complete lane. It shouldn't take you long now that you know that's where you need to go. Yes, you need to go there. First, you have to determine where you are in terms of what do you formally know about the processes and practice you have been performing while managing projects. Project management is not accidental although many fall into it by accident or should I say, by gift. Nor is it reactive or unconscious. Project management is intentional, proactive and purposeful. Quite naturally if you are a critical thinker and into details and realize that nothing just happens there are some specific actions that make things happen then you are deemed the perfect personality trait for the profession of project management. There are some tried and proven methods in theory that should work most of the time and when practiced improves competencies and communications among all involved and affected by the project. Due diligence of the profession is required so that you pick the right vehicle for your journey.
I believe getting the PMP® certification is a reflection of where your consciousness already resides and verification of those standards you uphold as an individual when you work. Especially if you are the type of person that influence factors to ensure success of the projects you work. You are the trailblazer within your organization and can open uncharted waters and innovate ways to do things. You are totally reliable and the go to person that many draw great solutions from. Go ahead and step into the destiny of your true self by crossing the hurdle of becoming PMP® certification. Restore your wholeness and live life with no regrets.
Current market conditions warrant a demand of knowledgeable practitioners of the Project Management Profession. Along with that statement I'd like to add we need you. We need you to join the team of PMP® credential holders and advancers of the PMI way in this profession. Yes, the journey can be rough if you take the wrong transport through it. They main key is to know how you learn. What is your most dominant learning style? Apply that to your study plan and viola you'll be well on your way to certification success. It increases your efficiency and decreases time with non-productive study efforts.
The requirement to pursue wholehearted the PMP® certification credential is experience. Meaning those of you reading this article are practicing project managers without the certification. You are actually managing projects or have in the past managed projects. The exam tests your knowledge of the PMI way to manage projects. This is demonstrated with the ability to answer questions on a rigorous exam concerning the steps a true practitioner would take when faced with various situations. The PMP® credential is evidence of understanding the proactive PMI method of managing projects. It shows that you can apply to a test question the competency needed by professionals in Project Management.
PMP® Certification is an important credential that can help hiring agents weed out resumes to obtain practitioners not afraid to demonstrate their competency by taking the PMP® certification exam. Even the best project managers without certification once they leave their current environment find it difficult to be taken seriously as a Project Manager without the PMP® certification credential.
What the certification does for you?
· Gain professional recognition for accomplishment by a recognized entity.
· Ability to share a common language and knowledge base.
· Opens door for discussions around salary increases and promotions.
· Demonstrates your knowledge and competence of best practices by knowing what they are.
· Documents your commitment to your profession.
· Creates a career path worthy of noting for those seeking to diversify skills and take on challenging projects.
Go ahead and complete the journey, don't just start it. If you've started it in the past and then just quit before arriving to certified; then it's time to get back on the road and complete the journey. The ride may have been tumultuous before and the directions may have been awful. You were lost along the way and haven't been able to find yourself back to the right place to get you to the certification destination. Well it's alright this has happened to many and has been conquered by many as well. No need to postpone this journey any longer pretend it's a project that you will not let fail. Purposefully pursuing it and not stopping until it's done is the attitude you would like to possess when you stir yourself up to accomplish this goal. Gather all your supporters in your life and allow them to hold you accountable to quickly complete this journey and WIN.
No more FEAR finish the PMP®. It is possible just make it possible.
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