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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:

Would you go to a restaurant with one item on the menu?

The questions in the image is for people working in project management, their managers, and executives. We tried to put the question as simply as possible to draw an analogy to project management certifications.  When any of us go to a restaurant, we are either given a menu automatically, or we ask for one. Why?...

This article was also published on Mr. Mounir Ajam personal blog site, because it is a personal opinion. It is a follow up to the previous post. However, we decided to share it here as well although it is not a SUKAD blog article.

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

Over the last twenty years, the PMBOK® Guide has been evolving with the growth of project management. The guide grew from nine knowledge areas to ten, from thirty-seven processes to forty-seven and from less than 200 pages to more than 600 pages.

Is there one charter on a project or more? Is there one management plan or more? What are the process groups and how are they different from project phases. Many questions related to the PMBOK® Guide. Now – how many charters are there on a project?

Although project management is one of my passions and I have been in this domain close to 30 years; every once in a while I run into something online that make me say what the heck; how badly did PMI degrade project management. What is see often on online groups, make titles like ‪#‎PMP‬ for ‪#‎Dummies‬...

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.