Project Management Certifications Comparison-Poll - Survey results
The propose of this online survey is to evaluate how well are the most popular project management certifications recognized and what is the general perception of the individual certificates in terms of job market recognition and difficulty to obtain.
1) Do you recognize the following project management certifications?
| Option | Response Count |
| PMP (Project Management Professional)-Yes | 846 |
| PMP (Project Management Professional)-No | 11 |
| CAPM (Certified Associate in Project Management)-Yes | 816 |
| CAPM (Certified Associate in Project Management)-No | 41 |
| PRINCE2 (PRojects IN Controlled Environments) Practitioner-Yes | 839 |
| PRINCE2 (PRojects IN Controlled Environments) Practitioner-No | 18 |
| PRINCE2 (PRojects IN Controlled Environments) Foundation-Yes | 838 |
| PRINCE2 (PRojects IN Controlled Environments) Foundation-No | 19 |
| CPMP (Certified Project Management Professional)-Yes | 39 |
| CPMP (Certified Project Management Professional)-No | 818 |
| P-M squared-Yes | 36 |
| P-M squared-No | 821 |
2) If you have obtained/know someone who has obtained any of the project management certifications below how difficult do you think they are to obtain?
| Option | Response Count |
| PMP (Project Management Professional)-Trivial | 1 |
| PMP (Project Management Professional)-Easy | 3 |
| PMP (Project Management Professional)-Medium | 337 |
| PMP (Project Management Professional)-Difficult | 497 |
| PMP (Project Management Professional)-Very difficult | 6 |
| PMP (Project Management Professional)-I cannot say | 13 |
| CAPM (Certified Associate in Project Management)-Easy | 314 |
| CAPM (Certified Associate in Project Management)-Medium | 518 |
| CAPM (Certified Associate in Project Management)-Difficult | 6 |
| CAPM (Certified Associate in Project Management)-I cannot say | 19 |
| PRINCE2 (PRojects IN Controlled Environments) Practitioner-Easy | 2 |
| PRINCE2 (PRojects IN Controlled Environments) Practitioner-Medium | 492 |
| PRINCE2 (PRojects IN Controlled Environments) Practitioner-Difficult | 340 |
| PRINCE2 (PRojects IN Controlled Environments) Practitioner-Very difficult | 8 |
| PRINCE2 (PRojects IN Controlled Environments) Practitioner-I cannot say | 15 |
| PRINCE2 (PRojects IN Controlled Environments) Foundation-Easy | 6 |
| PRINCE2 (PRojects IN Controlled Environments) Foundation-Medium | 819 |
| PRINCE2 (PRojects IN Controlled Environments) Foundation-Difficult | 12 |
| PRINCE2 (PRojects IN Controlled Environments) Foundation-Very difficult | 3 |
| PRINCE2 (PRojects IN Controlled Environments) Foundation-I cannot say | 17 |
| CPMP (Certified Project Management Professional)-Easy | 6 |
| CPMP (Certified Project Management Professional)-Medium | 43 |
| CPMP (Certified Project Management Professional)-Difficult | 4 |
| CPMP (Certified Project Management Professional)-Very difficult | 1 |
| CPMP (Certified Project Management Professional)-I cannot say | 803 |
| P-M squared-Easy | 7 |
| P-M squared-Medium | 40 |
| P-M squared-Difficult | 3 |
| P-M squared-I cannot say | 807 |
3) If you have obtained/know someone who has obtained any of the project management certifications below how much did it help with career progress?
| Option | Response Count |
| PMP (Project Management Professional)-Minor benefit | 1 |
| PMP (Project Management Professional)-Medium benefit | 333 |
| PMP (Project Management Professional)-Significant benefit | 503 |
| PMP (Project Management Professional)-Career turning event | 5 |
| PMP (Project Management Professional)-I cannot say | 15 |
| CAPM (Certified Associate in Project Management)-Minor benefit | 316 |
| CAPM (Certified Associate in Project Management)-Medium benefit | 517 |
| CAPM (Certified Associate in Project Management)-Significant benefit | 5 |
| CAPM (Certified Associate in Project Management)-Career turning event | 1 |
| CAPM (Certified Associate in Project Management)-I cannot say | 18 |
| PRINCE2 (PRojects IN Controlled Environments) Practitioner-Minor benefit | 3 |
| PRINCE2 (PRojects IN Controlled Environments) Practitioner-Medium benefit | 489 |
| PRINCE2 (PRojects IN Controlled Environments) Practitioner-Significant benefit | 344 |
| PRINCE2 (PRojects IN Controlled Environments) Practitioner-Career turning event | 6 |
| PRINCE2 (PRojects IN Controlled Environments) Practitioner-I cannot say | 15 |
| PRINCE2 (PRojects IN Controlled Environments) Foundation-Minor benefit | 471 |
| PRINCE2 (PRojects IN Controlled Environments) Foundation-Medium benefit | 356 |
| PRINCE2 (PRojects IN Controlled Environments) Foundation-Significant benefit | 7 |
| PRINCE2 (PRojects IN Controlled Environments) Foundation-Career turning event | 8 |
| PRINCE2 (PRojects IN Controlled Environments) Foundation-I cannot say | 15 |
| CPMP (Certified Project Management Professional)-Minor benefit | 6 |
| CPMP (Certified Project Management Professional)-Medium benefit | 46 |
| CPMP (Certified Project Management Professional)-Significant benefit | 6 |
| CPMP (Certified Project Management Professional)-I cannot say | 799 |
| P-M squared-No observable benefit | 1 |
| P-M squared-Minor benefit | 6 |
| P-M squared-Medium benefit | 45 |
| P-M squared-Significant benefit | 5 |
| P-M squared-I cannot say | 800 |
4) Are you/someone you know going to sign up for the certifications below:
| Option | Response Count |
| PMP (Project Management Professional)-No | 327 |
| PMP (Project Management Professional)-Maybe in the future | 56 |
| PMP (Project Management Professional)-Yes | 474 |
| CAPM (Certified Associate in Project Management)-No | 332 |
| CAPM (Certified Associate in Project Management)-Maybe in the future | 53 |
| CAPM (Certified Associate in Project Management)-Yes | 472 |
| PRINCE2 (PRojects IN Controlled Environments) Practitioner-No | 485 |
| PRINCE2 (PRojects IN Controlled Environments) Practitioner-Maybe in the future | 55 |
| PRINCE2 (PRojects IN Controlled Environments) Practitioner-Yes | 317 |
| PRINCE2 (PRojects IN Controlled Environments) Foundation-No | 485 |
| PRINCE2 (PRojects IN Controlled Environments) Foundation-Maybe in the future | 54 |
| PRINCE2 (PRojects IN Controlled Environments) Foundation-Yes | 318 |
| CPMP (Certified Project Management Professional)-No | 805 |
| CPMP (Certified Project Management Professional)-Maybe in the future | 50 |
| CPMP (Certified Project Management Professional)-Yes | 2 |
| P-M squared-No | 805 |
| P-M squared-Maybe in the future | 48 |
| P-M squared-Yes | 4 |
5) Project management certifications have continent-based recognition. From which region are you?
| Option | Response Count |
| Africa | 1 |
| Antarctica | 1 |
| Asia | 14 |
| Europe | 354 |
| North America | 486 |
| Australia | 1 |
The results of this project management survey are available at:
https://www.akiosurvey.com/public-results/management-certifications-comparison-online-poll
https://www.akiosurvey.com/public-results/management-certifications-comparison-online-poll
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