Just as I posted this, I found this post by Scott Berkun. Scott is a blogger and also author of The Art of Project Management
His post argues that the PMP qualification is likely just a money spinner for the PMI. His attitude towards the qualification is summed up by the following:
“Since the PMP focuses on an exam, it has the limitations of standardized tests: people study to the exam, not to the world. What do they know besides the minimum required to get a passing grade? Who knows.
an exam-centric certificate tells me only that they passed a test. Unless the job I’m hiring for matches the problems on that test, I’m not going to be impressed by the fact that they passed.”
This pinpoints the vague uneasiness I have with the LCC qualification. Whilst I selfishly embrace the opportunity to pimp my expertise with a shiny badge of approval from CIBSE, I’m sure there will be many consultants who don’t want to invest the time, effort and expense of qualifying if it’s nothing more than a way of generating cash to support the tier 2 documentation required for Part L. I’ll still do it, but I suspect the cynicism that comes with old age is starting to kick in…
