The November Project Management Institute (PMI) statistics are in.  The PMI now has over 409,159 active Project Management Professionals (PMPs) and 331,697 members. So, what's new? It looks like November was the best month in 2010 for those getting their PMP.  The one bit of data I took note of was the PMI membership numbers.  Over the last year, the data being displayed in PMI Today has changed.  It used to be, you could see how many new people got their PMPs.  The Fact File now shows only Total numbers of each credential.  It does, however, still show New (PMI) Members.

The January 2011 issue to PMI Today (page 5) indicates there are 8,502 new members.  In fact, there is an overall increase of just 1,696 members.  6,806 PMI Members chose not to renew their membership in November.  Unfortunately, based on the data, it appears people value the PMP credential more than the PMI membership.  Perhaps the PMI needs to adopt a free-mium model.  I think PMI should offer memberships for free or at a greatly discounted rate and then charge to maintain credentials or find other revenue streams.

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

New PMPs (Net)

3,714

3,713

5,344

4,718

3,985

4,630

Total Active PMPs

367,619

371,014

375,959

381,111

385,096

389,726

Total PMI Members

314,721

315,106

317,962

317,787

317,989

318,421

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

New PMPs (Net)

3,687

3,965

2,681

3,161

5,939

Total Active PMPs

393,413

397,378

400,059

403,220

409,159

Total PMI Members

320,388

323,220

327,180

330,001

331,697

Source:

PMI Today