Expanding Project Leadership Through PMP Certification

By Michelle Hoover, PMP, and Michelle Hendershot, PMP, Singota Solutions

Project Management Professional (PMP) certification is globally recognized as an indication to partners, colleagues, and clients that projects — and, by extension, to internal teams under that person’s leadership — will benefit from oversight by someone who fully understands the fundamentals of project management as well as how to expedite and optimize client processes.

Yet the designation is not always well-understood in terms of how it serves the individual, impacts the workplace, and benefits client projects under the PMP’s watch.

In this article, explore the organizational benefits of employing PMP-certified individuals.