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VISWANATHAN RAMANI Director PMO| Azuris.com Celina,TX, United States
I am handling cyber security projects is it mandate to complete either CCSP, CISSP or CISM certifications?
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Edward Johnson IT Cybersecurity Cloud Computing Project Manager| Stericycle North Aurora, Il, United States
I believe there is a standard of the amount of experience in the domain in order to sit for these exams. I will be pursuing certification.
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Kiron Bondale Retired | Mentor| Retired Welland, Ontario, Canada
Viswanathan -

As a PM, you should have sufficient domain knowledge to be effective, but unless you wish to specialize in this area I'd think a course or two rather than a certification would be a good start followed by interviewing a few PMs who have managed a number of such projects to understand specific nuances about the domain.

Kiron
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Gbadeyan Timothy Project Director| Timglobal Technologies Ltd Lagos, Nigeria
It is not compulsory, an expert is one who knows when to bring in other experts-Cyber security experts for their judgment on certain matters as emphasized in the PMBOK6 framework. However, if you feel, you will be handling security projects for the next 5 years, I may want to recommend a certification. From my experience as a PM, having ideas about certain areas have assisted me to better understand the severity of certain risks and quality metrics on the project. I have done couples of security projects.

I have done training on CEHv8 and V10. It is also a matter of interest and your background, I have a technical background.
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Deepesh Rammoorthy ICT Project Manager ( PMP®AgilePM®Certified ScrumMaster® (CSM®))| Australian Red Cross Blood Service Tarneit, Vic, Australia
@Vishwanathan

I am running Cyber Security program myself . I am aware of the NIST Standards and The Australian Signals Directorate 8 standards . I don't have any security specific certifications and don't feel the need to as I have an Enterprise Security Architect as the Technical Lead :) helps to have Technical Experts in the project team while I just focus on running the project as a Project Manager.
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SHADAV MOHAMMAD ANSARI PMO| ITC INFOTECH INDIA PVT. Ltd. New Delhi, Delhi, India
I am sorry to say but ground realities is different here.

HR teams and Recruiter agencies ask for particular certification like CISM or others etc., in spite of it how excellent you are in Project Management and have deep knowledge of that particular field.
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1 reply by Kiron Bondale
Sep 19, 2019 7:38 AM
Kiron Bondale
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Shadav -

That may be a function of a significant supply of talent relative to the number of positions. Hiring managers want the perfect candidate but will settle for a good one if market conditions dictate.

I would argue that someone could focus on honing their PM skills or their cybersecurity technical skills but probably not do a great job at doing both...

Kiron
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Kiron Bondale Retired | Mentor| Retired Welland, Ontario, Canada
Sep 19, 2019 12:31 AM
Replying to SHADAV MOHAMMAD ANSARI
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I am sorry to say but ground realities is different here.

HR teams and Recruiter agencies ask for particular certification like CISM or others etc., in spite of it how excellent you are in Project Management and have deep knowledge of that particular field.
Shadav -

That may be a function of a significant supply of talent relative to the number of positions. Hiring managers want the perfect candidate but will settle for a good one if market conditions dictate.

I would argue that someone could focus on honing their PM skills or their cybersecurity technical skills but probably not do a great job at doing both...

Kiron
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Stéphane Parent Self Employed / Semi-retired| Leader Maker Prince Edward Island, Canada
I picked up IT security knowledge throughout my career. I know enough to be effective in managing that aspect in a project.

I am interested in picking up an IT security certification. This would be to work as an IT security specialist, not an IT security project management (if there is such a thing).
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VISWANATHAN RAMANI Director PMO| Azuris.com Celina,TX, United States
Thanks everyone for your valuable feedback.
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Sergio Luis Conte Helping to create solutions for everyone| Worldwide based Organizations Buenos Aires, Argentina
Not at all. I was in charge of the hugh program related to the matter that my actual company started time ago. What you can not forget is you have to take knowledge (not being a subject matter expert) on the matter to work with subject matter experts. But is the same for any type of project/program.

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