Does Project Management Institute pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Project Management Institute employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.4 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Project Management Institute. This rating has decreased by 17% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Project Management Institute?

27% of Project Management Institute employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Project Management Institute 2.7 out of 5 for work life balance, 2.3 for culture and values and 2.4 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Project Management Institute?

Project Manager (20) , Manager (14) , Marketing (9) , Product Manager (9) , Business Analyst (6) , Marketing Specialist (6) , Analyst (5) , Volunteer (5) , Director (4) , Administrative Assistant (3) , Consultant (3) , Customer Service Representative (3) , Intern (3) , Marketing Manager (3) , Product Specialist (3)

What are the pros of working at Project Management Institute according to real employee reviews?

"The benefits are great" ((in 34 reviews)); "Some great people." ((in 28 reviews)); "pay was good but not great" ((in 21 reviews)); "The pros and benefits are that project management skill set is in demand and you can learn a great deal from the project management Institute" ((in 15 reviews)); "Work from home is great" ((in 11 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Project Management Institute according to real employee reviews?

"Management is poor." ((in 18 reviews)); "Corporate culture is toxic and wears on many employees will to move ahead positively without worrying about our future." ((in 15 reviews)); ""manager is always right",employee always in the wrong." ((in 14 reviews)); "Could have better communication between teams and associates." ((in 6 reviews)); "Favoritism is apparent and known" ((in 5 reviews))

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What are the top reviewed Project Management Institute locations?

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Project Management Institute reviews

2.6

27% would recommend to a friend

(62 total reviews)

Pierre Le Manh

31% approve of CEO

32% positive business outlook

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2.0

Oct 24, 2014

current employee

Anonymous employee

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Pros

Pay and benefits are wonderful. There are a lot of smart and dedicated staff.

Cons

Actions don't match the messaging. There is an enormous amount of favoritism and inconsistency in performance expectations. Some leaders get away with extremely poor performance and totally inappropriate staff management behaviors. Staff concerns are dismissed in favor of protecting the beliefs and perceptions that senior leadership wants to promulgate. Dissention is attributed to incompetence and incompetence is rationalized if you are one of the “protected”. Collaboration, if exercised appropriately. Here it is a euphemism for not delegating authority. It creates an environment where very few can actually get things done. Every organization has politics but here it really negatively impacts outcomes. That fact isn’t acknowledged because it is cloaked in the positive aspects of collaboration. Very few are empowered to make decisions and the organization is run through fear and intimidation, as has been stated by others. Rather than looking at learning opportunities, challenges and obstacles are hidden. Management will gladly own successes but quickly assigns blame rather than learn from hurdles that are overcome. Many very smart and competent people are underutilized especially if they have past experiences and creative ideas that suggest alternate approaches.

3.0

Oct 6, 2014

High turnover rate due to high stress culture and work environment

Marketing communications specialist

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Pros

If you have the opportunity to work with the volunteer leadership of the organization, it is an absolute pleasure. Some positions have many opportunities to travel internationally and/or domestically, which was an amazing experience. The organization's HR department is good and very personable. The vast majority of my fellow employees were professional, team oriented and competent in performing their jobs. PMI offers excellent benefits and compensation.

Cons

PMI does not provide much training and there can be a huge learning curve as far as developing an understanding of both the project management profession and of how the organization does things. There are formalized processes for EVERYTHING, which would be fine, but they were constantly changing, which made for a high-stress environment. The organization professes that they encourage work-life balance, but I did not see many employees with a good work-life balance. Most were always "plugged in" on their laptops and/or phones after work, with several employees regularly expected to work late hours to meet deadlines. Executive management is competent but often absent or unapproachable. The CEO is rarely in the office, and there is no COO, so operations at the corporate office are left to be attended by the VPs. This creates silos that make working cross departmentally (essential in this organization) very difficult. Most employees were burnt out and/or unsatisfied, but were staying due to the excellent benefits and compensation. Middle management was hit or miss, depending on the department - some being highly competent, capable and supportive of their direct reports; others being on a power trip, managing their employees through fear, being incompetent/incapable, having attitudes and/or not communicating their needs well. In my tenure there, there was much turnover - with people quitting, leaving the organization for other jobs due to the high-stress environment or employees being fired. I have never worked for an organization that fired so many people. It was always a concern for most of the staff.

2.0

Jul 26, 2014

Fun place to work if you stay under the radar and ignore the fear culture

Anonymous employee

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Pros

The benefits are unbeatable--4 weeks of days off to start, going up to 6 weeks. If you stay awhile, your salary will be higher than what you can get outside. Volunteers are passionate about the organization. You will almost surely be in contact with project managers around the world if your job involves volunteers. Travel possibilities.

Cons

Politics, favoritism and a culture of fear. Bosses are way more worried about what their boss will think than the positive reasons for getting a task done right and on time. This culture goes right to the top. PMI doesn't practice what it preaches. While there is tons of pressure to get too much done too soon, deadlines are rarely met and quality standards are poor. As others have said, lots of firing. Don't aspire to be a manager if you want to avoid that part of PMI.

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