One of the most common questions we get from Programme and Project Management practitioners is with regards the value of taking accreditations in terms of securing a role.
In the current market, many Project Managers have hit mandatory requirement that they have Prince2® which rightly or wrongly has achieved the de facto standard for many employers and recruiters in the UK market and we have written many times on this subject. So to give a different spin on the question we have taken a look back at the Arras People Project Management Benchmark data to see if there is any correlation between accreditation and remuneration in the PPM marketplace here in the UK.
Looking back at the 2011 PMBR we discovered that a stunning 27.2% of respondents have no PPM accreditation, so the first question is: Does this impact the salary and day rates achieved compared to those who have invested their time and money?
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EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the opening to November’s Project Management Tipoffs article by John Thorpe on the relevance of project management certifications to one’s salary and contractual pay. To learn more, read the article (complete with graphical backing and sourcing information) in full, and be sure to subscribe to the Tipoffs newsletter so that you’ll get a free copy on your desk on the third Thursday of each month.
Please take note Camel readers: In the December issue of Tipoffs, we will answer the specific questions of job candidates as they pertain to project and programme management, as well as recruitment. Have you got a unique question of this ilk that you need some guidance on? Go to our LinkedIn discussion on the matter, email Dan Strayer or write me on Twitter.
