Should I pursue a PMP (Project Management Professional) Certification if I'm interested in a career in data science, and in the longer term, leading a team of data scientists?

Before you go too far down the PMP path, you should realize that PMP is heavily-oriented around a traditional plan-driven approach to project management and a lot of software development projects are rapidly moving towards a more agile approach to project management.  You may find that to be true in data sciences as well.  I recommend that you at least familiarize yourself with both Agile and traditional plan-driven approaches to project management so that you can understand the differences and make a decision for yourself which one you're more likely to use.  I want to emphasize; however, that this is not a binary and mutually-exclusive choice between "Agile" and "Waterfall" as some people think it is.  A good Agile Project Manager should know how to blend those two approaches together in the right proportions to fit any situation.Chuck CobbAuthor of "The Project Manager's Guide to Mastering Agile"http://agileprojectmanagementacademy.com/

I suggest not. While being a PM does involve leadership, it is about other things too. PMP is about the minutiae of how a project works - or doesn't, so that the PM can maintain control through to delivery.

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PMP is a certification that can be taken in any industry. Every industry can use Project Management to complete their projects successfully and on a given time. I found this article which gives you details about the Project Management certifications courses and whether you should go for it or not: http://www.greycampus.com/blog/project-management/why-project-management This might help.

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