Every month I get a copy of PMI Today and I annotate 3 data points: New PMP® for the month, new PMPs year-to-date (YTD), and total number of active PMPs. For the second month in a row, PMI did not include New PMP monthly numbers and the YTD total, opting to report just the overall number of active credential holders. This is not a problem since I have been tracking the PMP data for over a year.
With an impressive 645 more certifications than last month, the trend continues with the new number of PMPs in June totaling *4,630. Year-To-Date total is *28,211. There are a total of 389,726 active PMPs.
* Numbers based on YTD totals reported by PMI and historical data.
The current trend predicts PMI will hit 400,000 active PMP credential holders this year.
| January | February | March | April | May | June | |
| New PMPs (Monthly) | 3,714 | 3,713 | 5,344 | 4,718 | 3,985 | 4,630 |
| New PMPs (YTD) | 3,714 | 7,429 | 12,779 | 19,596 | 23,581 | 28,211 |
| Total Active PMPs | 367,619 | 371,014 | 375,959 | 381,111 | 385,096 | 389,726 |
What do you think of the current certification velocity? Are there too many PMPs being certified on a monthly basis; too few; just right? I'd love to hear your thoughts.