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The 10 best IT certifications

Guest post from TechRepublic's 10 Things blog: IT pros tend to have strong opinions when debating the value of professional certification â€" and views become even more polarized when it comes down to a discussion of which certs are meaningful. TechRepublic's Erik Eckel put together a list of the accreditations...

Tags: Project Management, Security, Expertise, Certification, Skill, Exam, Information Technology, Microsoft Corp., MCITP, Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist Certification, Project Management Professional Certification, Quality, Training And Certification, Business Operations, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-12-11

Additional Resources

A buy side response to the enterprise buyer's Bill of Rights (and a partial solution)

My first post of today pointed towards an all too familiar enterprise project 'fail' and the documented experiences of one project person trying to reach completion on a now two year implementation. Coincidentally (I didn't know this was in the pipe), Mike Krigsman provides a critique of Forrester's Enterprise Software...

Tags: Consultant, SAP AG, Bill, Principle Reason, Enterprise Software, Software, Dennis Howlett

Blog posts 2009-07-13

Take steps to prevent IT myopia [video]

Take steps to prevent IT myopia [video]Project management as an enablerYou make the case that project management inhibits IT strategic business value. However, each tips you present to stop viewing IT in project-related terms are clearly articulated in the Project Management Institute's PMI project process rigor for anyone's Project...

Tags: Strategy, Tools & Techniques, Purchasing & Procurement, Quality, video, information technology, project management, PMI, risk management plan

Discussion threads 2009-07-02

uCertify PMP 8.02.05 (Windows)

PrepKit PMP PMP, PMI - PMP Project Management Professional is an interactive software application that helps you learn, tracks your progress, identifies areas for improvements and simulates the actual exam. This PrepKit contains 2 interactive practice tests with over 361 challenging questions guaranteed to comprehensively cover all the objectives for...

Tags: uCertify, Exam, Microsoft Windows, Tools & Techniques, Project Management, Strategy, Management, It Operations, It service Management

Software downloads 2009-06-16

10 reasons IT certification will be important in 2009

Guest post: In the midst of staggering business and economic turmoil, you need all the tools at your disposal to help shore up your career prospects. See why TechRepublic's Erik Eckel believes IT certification will become increasingly important for IT pros and the organizations that rely on them. You can...

Tags: Certification, Information Technology, Organization, IT Certification, IT Certification Program, Quality, Training And Certification, Business Operations, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-01-02

Study: 68% of IT projects fail

Study: 68% of IT projects failI used to work for the federal government......we never got anywhere near a 32% success rate. More like 10%.This is OK since IT in US is not a business but humanitarian aid to India.ntRE: Study: 68% of IT projects failIs this problem down to the...

Tags: Strategy, Now Let, IT Projects Fail, PMI, IAG, information technology

Discussion threads 2008-12-11

Are certifications worth the money?

Are certifications worth the money?agreedI've been working in IT for over 10 years, professionally, which spawned from my early love of computers. I have to agree that in many cases you'll find hands on experience will trump a degree or cert. I've been hired over degree and cert holders a...

Tags: Quality, training and certification, Project Management certification, certification

Discussion threads 2008-09-22

Microsoft Office Project 2007 Certification Datasheet 1 (Windows)

Use this two-page, print-ready brochure to learn how Microsoft Office Project 2007 certifications can help you grow your project management skills and your career. Project certifications complement industry-standard methodologies and were developed to help you effectively plan, control, and communicate with your team and management to keep projects on time...

Tags: Job, Certification, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp., Project Management, Quality, Tools & Techniques, Training And Certification, Strategy, Recruitment & Selection, It Operations, It service Management, Business Operations, Management, Human Resources, Workforce Management

Software downloads 2007-08-29

UK Microsoft: Label incompetent IT pros

UK Microsoft: Label incompetent IT prosLet's see, maybe we should start with companies that produce shoddysoftware, resulting in millions of vulnerabilities, and untold damages to the industry. We also need categories for companies that refuse to comply with standards, and create no end of problems for people like, say, web...

Tags: Strategy, Recruitment & Selection, Quality, Self-Policing, IT Certifications, Professional Organizations, information technology, incompetent IT pro, malpractice, IT Pros, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2007-05-24

Project Management Professional (PMP) certification exam guide: Lay the foundation for building and managing a project successfully

Both experienced project managers looking to validate years' worth of skills and knowledge and newcomers to the field looking to strengthen their resumes will find what they need in Project Management Professional PMP certification from the Project Management Institute PMI. Prepare for the challenging PMP exam by reviewing...

Tags: Project Management, Tools & Techniques, Strategy, It Operations, It service Management, Management

Book chapters 2006-12-13

Why Companies Fail on the Way to Implementing Project Management Methodology?: A Critical Viewpoint of the Contributors to an Organization's Main Faults

Project Management PM has now become an extremely fashionable topic for discussion and it seems that this trend will increase even further in the future. The Project Manager as a professional individual has gained sustained and strong credentials throughout the world. Practitioners today are struggling everywhere to keep their standing...

Tags: Viewpoint Corp., PMFORUM, Project Management, Tools & Techniques, Strategy, It Operations, It service Management, Management

White papers 2006-10-01

All About the PMP Certification

If a person is a project manager who's looking to add a valuable certification, generally revered by the industry and indicating both experience and education then he or she needs to look no further. This paper guides a person through the steps in acquiring the Project Management Professional PMP -...

Tags: Pearson Education Inc., Certification, Project Management, Quality, Tools & Techniques, Training And Certification, Professional Development, Strategy, It Operations, It service Management, Business Operations, Management, Career

White papers 2006-04-07

Professionalizing SOA?

Is it time to start professionalizing the emerging field of SOA? Yes, SOA is more of a design philosophy than an actualprofession at this point. But maybe that is the point. Maybe it's time to start building on current work in SOA and Web services to create a more cohesive...

Tags: SOA

Blog posts 2004-12-31

ComputerWorld: Certifications pay finally succumbs to IT economy

Overall certification pay the first half of 2003 was down 4.1% in the first six months of 2003, and nearly 6% over the previous 12 month. Foote Partners LLC tracks 35,000 IT professionals in 66 North American cities and nine European countries.Leading the decline in certifications premium pay in 2003...

Tags: 12-Month, certification, past 12-month

Blog posts 2003-09-07

Book Review: PMP Project Management Professional Study Guide

the PMP Project Management Professional Study Guide (PMP-SG) has been written specifically to support project management practitioners studying for the PMP certification exam and its basis is the Project Management Institute's ("PMI") Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge ("PMBOK Guide"). The author, Kim Heldman, has over ten years...

Tags: AEW Services, Project Management, Tools & Techniques, Strategy, It Operations, It service Management, Management

White papers 2003-02-28

Project Management Professional Test #1 5.0 (Windows)

From the developer: ""Covers the 9 project management knowledge areas and 5 process groups, as well as Professional Responsibility, in preparation for the Project Management Professional PMP certification exam. Based on PMI?'s PMBOK? Guide 2000 Edition. ""The Project Management Professional PMP Certification Examination measures the application of knowledge, skills, tools,...

Tags: Knowledge, Microsoft Windows, Boson Software, Project Management, Tools & Techniques, Strategy, It Operations, It service Management, Management

Software downloads 2002-03-27