Can PM knowledge and practices prepare you even as an operations manager? Is there enough value in skills that can be shared and implemented between the two roles?
Can any of the PMI certs standout even for an Ops manager role? Saving Changes...
All of the soft skills and a few of the hard skills are applicable to an Ops Manager role but whereas one is focused on projects, the other tends to focus on business processes.
While a PMP wouldn't hurt, a quality certification (e.g. Lean Six Sigma) would likely be more valuable.
Absolutely, because at the very least, it will teach you management, leadership and various intangible skills. I would say that a PMI-PBA may be worthwhile leading into an operational role, since you didn't specify if it was for a manufacturing or business orientated role. I'm guessing the latter. Saving Changes...
Probably the Japanese quality methodology like Kanban, Kaizen and similar processes will make a good operations manager.
Of course PMI gives good value add. Saving Changes...
