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Re: What certifications? Director Level
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Re: What certifications? Director Level
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Re: What certifications? Director Level
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Re: What certifications? Director Level
You established what you needed in your original post, when you mentioned the PMP and ITIL. You established that you wanted to improve processes, which is what ITIL is supposed to be for. PMP might help also. When I clicked on this thread, I thought it was about someone wanting to move up to director, but you are already… -
What certifications? Director Level
So I was promoted from IT manager to Director of IT at the software company where I work. I will be managing support, QA, development, training etc which is super exiting. I am not sure what certs to try and obtain. I am thinking about the PMP which I just need to pay for and schedule, but I am also thinking about the… -
Re: What certifications? Director Level
I spoke to a director in the company that I work for and asked him for advice on how to prepare myself for consideration when manager and above positions open up. He mentioned ITIL, PMP, and more traditional process improvement certs (Lean/Six Sigma) are important. An MBA was useful but not strictly necessary. It just… -
Re: What certifications? Director Level
Echoing what Networker said, certifications aren't going to help your career much at the director level. Aside from that, there are plenty of other reasons to get certifications. ITIL may make you more efficient in some aspects of running your IT department (I don't mean foundation). PMP or RMP may do the same. I don't… -
Re: What certifications? Director Level
One way to improve your department is to first ask your team what they think needs to be improved. I know if my director were to ask he would get an extremely long list from me, and although I have told him I was more than willing to tell him what is wrong he never responded by phone or email. I also suggest PMP and ITIL,…
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