Pls suggest me which certification will be best after PMP. I am in a role of operation management which involves business planning & development, procurement and Bid management.
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saurabh mahajanPMP, ITIL, PRINCE2| vodafonePune, Maharashtra, India
ITIL v3 would be good. Also, six sigma. Saving Changes...
If you are looking for project Management certification I would say you should go for Prince 2 Practioner whose methodology is more suitable for project results ! Saving Changes...
arlene trimbleAssistant IT Director| Local GovernmentAlamo, Ca, United States
Hi Kalyan.
In addition to the posts below, you may want to do a personal current snapshot of your SWOT (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats) prior to jumping in to a career solution right away.
After your self-analysis, map out where you want to go in terms of your career preference or dreams in the immediate/near future and distant future. What is it that you really want to do in the future? What do you like to do if you had all the resources? You can prioritize the options and pick your next potential career.
Knowing where you want to be would give you an idea of the gap that you need to fill in right now to get to your desired future state. You could perhaps fill this gap in by job shadowing, additional education, new certification, volunteer or internship, lateral transfer in your job, promotional opportunity, change of jobs, etc.
I always thought the ITIL V3 level certification to be valuable and worthwhile. I sure learned a lot while undertaking it nd would recommend it to any PM. Saving Changes...
jonathan bichonProject Management Consultant, PMP, PSM, ITIL| altenDouzat, France
ITIL V3 foundation certification = quite easy to get
More level is required if you're working in IT
SIX SIGMA for quality and lean = good choice, green belt is enough except if you are in continuous improvement, then Black belt is mandatory
Prince 2 certification = alternative PM certification
From personal point of view, an Agile Certification + SCRUM could be interesting for fast development process
PMI proposes also different interesting certification Agile, Business Analysis, and PfMP Saving Changes...
Thomas WalentaGlobal Project Economy ExpertHackenheim, Germany
Hi Kalyan
if you are in IT service operations, certifications in this area would be good to widen your capabilities, but not really the next step of maturity. ITIL certifications are good then, also COBIT.
If you want to prepare for career, leadership and business acumen overall would help, for the latter even a MBA might be worth considering. For Leadership, I cannot recommend a certification, but taking classes e.g. in EI, Servant leadership will help you become more savvy and maybe build your network.
From PMI's offerings, the next step beyond PMP could be program management (PgMP), it encompasses business acument, as a core competency benefits management. You have to have at least 6 years experience in running programs though, which I believe you could do while in charge of operations. Currently there are only about 1400 PgMPs globally, so it gives you a good outstanding label too.
PMI's Portfolio Management could be a good step towards the same level as PgMP, but by far not so challenging. Also here you have to bring evidence of doing Portfolio Mgmt for some time.
PRINCE2, Agile, and others mentioned are also widening your technical skills in project management, but not elevating your ranking on a project management career path.
And, do not forget about IPMA certifications, which are labeled A-B-C-D and providing a clearer careerpath than PMI. IPMA argues that PMP would be level B or C, while PgMP would be A or B. Saving Changes...
