The professionalisation of project management has been a contentious topic for some time. Project management certification is seen as a step towards the professionalisation of the discipline. Certifications were developed as a means to provide individuals with the appropriate knowledge and skills required to deliver projects successfully. Although project management certification programmes are now commonplace across the globe, research is yet to fully investigate the true influence certifications have on project performance. This paper revealed that South African IT project performance is not influenced by project management certification. Moreover, it was established that certifications need to be redesigned to ensure that the professionalisation of project management remains on track.

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投资项目管理认证：组织是否物有所值？

一段时间以来，项目管理的专业化一直是一个有争议的话题。项目管理认证被视为迈向该学科专业化的一步。开发认证是为了向个人提供成功完成项目所需的适当知识和技能。尽管项目管理认证计划现在在全球范围内司空见惯，但仍需进行充分的研究以调查认证对项目绩效的真正影响。本文揭示了南非IT项目的绩效不受项目管理认证的影响。此外，已确定需要重新设计认证，以确保项目管理的专业化步入正轨。