These days I have a serious question in mind whether to try to pass the PMP exam or not. I teach and sometimes even Project Management related disciplines, and I feel like I need to fill-in some gaps, on one side, and to gain some legitimacy as a professor on the other side.
As with any exam, there are a few things I need to take into consideration:
- will I have the strenghth to go all the way (i.e. spend weeks/months of the year to come to prepare myself for the exam)
- will the money be well spent (i.e. once I pass the exam I will be able to get some financial return)
- what if I fail – I don’t like failing, but nevertheless I need to take this into consideration – will I be able to take it from the beginning?
Have looked over the PMP site – did not understand a lot of things, except that the exam is not easy and it will be cheaper if I am a PMI member. So I guess if I decide to try I need to become a PMI member first.
I’ll try to figure out the answers to the questions above, but nevertheless I think that such a certification would be both a recognition of my knowledge and a way to make some extra income.
