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![]() To further your career as a project manager, consider obtaining project management certification. The benefits include having an acknowledged certificate of your qualification and competence as a lead or manager, and having access to other members for knowledge and networking. This article highlights several ways of obtaining certification, and will be updated and expanded to become an even more valuable resource to deciphering which cert to choose. Typically, PM certs are thought of as coming from an indpendent authority or organization. Here are some, with PMI being the largest and most-recognized one:
School-based certifications Due to the large market for PM certifications, academic institutions offer their own programs.
Including a certification in your PM career path is a sound strategy. Be ready to commit significant time and effort to getting the necessary knowledge into your brain - even seasoned pro's can find the process of conforming to and learning the certifying authority's lingo and process models to be non-trivial. Knowledge in related areas, such as Software Engineering Institute's Capability Maturity Model, can provide an adjunct to the knowledge needed for a management certification. After successfully obtaining the credential, continuing education will ensure that you keep the knowledge intact and ready for use.
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