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What do you think, is project management becoming a commodity? I am a member on numerous online groups related to project management. There is a huge focus on certifications, PMP being the most popular but others as well like ACP, Agile, PRINCE2, RMP and numerous others. We see advertisement such as:

In recent years, the Project Management Institute (PMI) has launched many certifications. These certifications were in addition to the PMP (Project Management Professional), CAPM and PgMP. The recent certifications (last 5 years or so) include: PMI-RMP: Risk Management Professional PMI-SP: Scheduling Professional

A few days ago, we posted an article on the PMP with an emphasis on changes to the numbers of PMP in relation with exam changes. In this post, we will just post three graphics and let the readers comments.

I have recently been looking at some data on PMI membership and certifications in the region (West Asia). These statistics are quite interesting and raise so many questions. I will just show some numbers and without comments. The data below is recent – a couple of months.