Certifications

[Caliga]

I've been mostly employed (well, entirely employed) for my entire adult life other than two weeks when I got laid off once till I started my next job.

[garbon]

Beebs is a Debbie downer. Congrats, Cal!

[Caliga]

Emily got mad when I said that the PMP is the CPA of the project management world.

Yeah, it's not as hard to get as a CPA but my point still stands.

[Caliga]

Ok, so now that I have my PMP it's time to start thinking about my next cert.

Does anyone have any of the ITIL certifications?

[Caliga]

I think I will be pursuing either a COBIT or an ITIL cert next.

Also thanks for the feedback bitches 

[Grey Fox]

You are the certificates master, we have no feedback to give.

You are part of the problem. 

[Tamas]

Actuallly that's a good topic. I have an ITIL v3 Foundation cert but it is rather old. Does it worth going for the one higher level, or if I stop there I might as well just shouldn't bother?

[Caliga]

One of my co-workers in Chicago has both COBIT and ITIL (foundation level) and I meant to talk to him about this when I was up there last week, but predictably he was out that week.

Dude's wife is Brazilian and it seems like they go there like once a month...

[Caliga]

Actuallly that's a good topic. I have an ITIL v3 Foundation cert but it is rather old. Does it worth going for the one higher level, or if I stop there I might as well just shouldn't bother?

Also FYI ITIL is only on to v4 these days, so it seems like you're not THAT far behind.

There's a new ITIL master level cert but it's supposed to be extremely difficult to get, as in you basically have to be a CIO/CTO/CISO to qualify for it, and as those dudes are typically going to be at the pinnacle of their careers I am not sure why they'd waste time and money getting it?

[Darth Wagtaros]

Actuallly that's a good topic. I have an ITIL v3 Foundation cert but it is rather old. Does it worth going for the one higher level, or if I stop there I might as well just shouldn't bother?

Also FYI ITIL is only on to v4 these days, so it seems like you're not THAT far behind.

There's a new ITIL master level cert but it's supposed to be extremely difficult to get, as in you basically have to be a CIO/CTO/CISO to qualify for it, and as those dudes are typically going to be at the pinnacle of their careers I am not sure why they'd waste time and money getting it?

ITIL gives out flair like lapel pins and shit.  The ITIL Overloards are like SCRUM 5th Level Masters and shit.  For people who already have a Porsche and need something else to brag about.

[Caliga]

I'm a PMP now bitches 

I got elected to the Board of Directors.

I was in an all day leadership meeting today and the PMI bigwigs are rolling all this new shit out.  Basically, they are offering like a kiddie cert for grade schools now and some Citizen Developer thing.  They all sound like good ideas to me but I hope the core certification programs don't get diluted.

Also, there was a white dude on the call from Jamaica and he had the Jamaican accent... so weird to hear a white guy with that accent and accept he's not doing some sort of racist impersonation.

[Darth Wagtaros]

I'm a PMP now bitches 

I got elected to the Board of Directors.

I was in an all day leadership meeting today and the PMI bigwigs are rolling all this new shit out.  Basically, they are offering like a kiddie cert for grade schools now and some Citizen Developer thing.  They all sound like good ideas to me but I hope the core certification programs don't get diluted.

Also, there was a white dude on the call from Jamaica and he had the Jamaican accent... so weird to hear a white guy with that accent and accept he's not doing some sort of racist impersonation.

Did he have dreads?  Because that'd be awesome.

[Caliga]

Alas, no.

[Darth Wagtaros]

I'm supposed to get another certificate for work.  I guess an Azure one.  Blagh

[Caliga]

I'm supposed to get another certificate for work.  I guess an Azure one.  Blagh

So they just told you to get another cert and they don't care which one?