PMP, ACP, PSM, CSM, ITIL - In which order should a person complete these certifications if he is planning to grow his Project Management career? Also, are there any other certifications apart from these to consider achieving? Saving Changes...
The PMP will be the biggest boost to your resume for getting noticed on job applications.
Any number of Scrum Certs(CSM, PSM1, SAFe SM) are going to be WAY easier and likely quicker. If you are in IT, scrum master certs help a ton.
Which one you go with kind of depends on your current job situation. If you have a job, take the time and go for PMP. If you have no job, knock out the Scrum cert to get a boost to your resume.
After those two, ITIL over ACP. And even then I'm not sure how marketable ITIL is these days.
Given the cost involved with achieving and maintaining a credential, two questions you have to ask yourself are:
1. How will the certification I'm interested in help further my career objectives, and will it do so sufficiently for it to be worth it?
2. Do I have sufficient experience such that the certification will complement that experience?
You have listed three different sets of credentials. One is PM-specific, three are agile credentials, and one is tied to a service delivery library. Are you pursuing roles where these three domains will all be considered valuable?
PMP is the basis for acquire Project Management Knowledge. After achieving this certification, you can tailor your expertice according to the specific needs of your career and the enterprise where you are performing as a Profesional. Saving Changes...
Taking a practical approach, I am of the opinion that certifications are a means to consolidate ones knowledge in a given area of expertise especially in a field that they are currently practicing or as a preparation for a role(s) they intend to play in the near future. In this regard really, based on your chosen career path , l believe a PMP certification will be highly valuable in projects oriented work setups, consider ACP, PSM, CSM if the project delivery periods are mostly within a month. ITIL for service delivery roles. Saving Changes...
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