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I am trying to move from system administrator to management. What certifications (civillian) are worth the time and money?
I have heard over and over that MSCE certs are a waste of time. What other certifications say "Wow, this person really knows what they are doing!"?
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As others are saying, PMP is a great certification if you are wanting to be a project manager. Depending on the company and Industry there are others like Six Sigma that may be desired as well.
The technical certifications can be good when you are an implementer but when you move up to management they don't mean much. My company, Avanade, requires our analysts and consultants to have current Microsoft certifications, but once you hit manager level that requirement goes away.
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I would start with the IT Infrastructure Library/IT Service Management, then move on to Project Management Professional or Certified Information Systems Security Professional. It depends on what kind of management you're talking about. I've been out of the private industry for some time, but both the PMP and the CISSP show that you know what you're doing. ITIL/ITSM is important because it shows that you understand the practices within IT Service Management. PMP would be great cert to have under your belt for general IT management. CISSP would be good in a security restricted environment.
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The best thing to do is to go to indeed.com and type in IT Manager, and read the job descripitions. Some say required XXXX and others say prefer XXXX. Every company has it's own Organizational structure.
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