Luja Beraza, ÍñigoVara, Juan M.Granada, DavidGómez Macías, CristianPérez Blanco, Francisco Javier2023-12-142023-12-142023-06-19Beraza, I. L., Vara, J. M., Granada, D., Gómez, C., & Pérez-Blanco, F. J. (2023). On the impact of Project Management Certification for Software Projects & Practitioners. IEEE Software.1937-4194https://hdl.handle.net/10115/27248This research has been partially funded by the Regional Government of Madrid under the FORTE-CM (S2018/TCS-4314) project, the SERDIGITAL (PID2020-117244RB-100) project, financed by the Spanish Ministry of Economy, Industry and Competitiveness, and a research grant funded by Lantik S.A.M.P.The purpose of this paper is to examine the existing literature and provide answers to long-standing questions regarding the impact of project management certifications. Specifically, the paper investigates the extent to which they contribute to project success, and the benefits they offer to those who pursue them at a significant cost in terms of time and money.engcop. IEEECertificationProject managementOrganizationsSoftware engineeringEuropeEngineering professionCareer developmentinfo:eu-repo/semantics/article10.1109/MS.2023.3286118info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess