MAS90 ERP with Crystal Reports XI - Hands on PMP

Yes, I am a PMP, still certified (since 2006, I think), and times are still indeed tough. If you have a project management job and are happy there, I say stay - don't look elsewhere - unless you are not certified. More and more businesses and organizations are recognizing the value of the Project Management Professional Certification. This growing recognition has even spread to certification programs for large ERP software vendors.

Sage MAS90, a mid-range Enterprise Resource Planning software tool, currently in Version 4.4+ and licensed to perhaps thousands of customers has a certification program that gives special precedence to PMPs. Certified project managers can opt out of some of the coursework or something (check with them for the details), but beyond that, the course of study to get the certification has a beneficial side-effect in getting us cognizant of risk, time, quality, schedule and other management areas that are crucial to developing strategic and tactical level reports on this platform or any ERP platorm, I presume.

I am currently consulting to a manufacturer of industrial shipping supplies, primarily pallets at Treen Box & Pallet, Inc. In my job, I administer the ERP system (MAS90 V4.4) and another ERP for the industry, PalMate. In addition, I write reports almost daily, using Crystal Reports XI R2.

If you are not yet certified as a PMP you may want to check out my home-grown Project Management Professional (PMP) Exam Simulator for MS Windows (soon to be available for phones). And by the way, I have also built a Crystal Reports, Business Objects Exam Sim.

Getting either sim will help you pass an exam or a difficult job interview, and so are way worth the nominal price. Getting both may help you get a job like mine, I see more and more call for PMPs with ERP, specifically PMP expertise. It used to be a CPA domain, but I think our background is broad and deep enough to surpass that of a CPA. Certified Public Accountants are great, but often their expertise is limited to taxes and financial reports and the GL.