IT Management Certifications for Professionals

This post proposes a list of IT Management that can be achieved by individuals or professionals (and not organizations).

Project Management

Project Management Professional (PMP)

The exam of this certification assess the knowledge of PMBoK (Project Management Book of Knowledge).

Owned by PMI (Project Management Institution)

Official link

PRINCE2

PRINCE2 stands for PRojects IN Controlled Environments.

Owned by AXELOS.

Official link

IPMA

IPMA stands for International Project Management Association

Official link

CAPM

Certified Associate in Project Management

Issued by PMP

Entry-level certification

It expires after 5 years, then it can be retaken.

Official link

Software Development Paradigms and Models

Agile

Agile is a family of methodologies.

Scrum and Kanban are derived from Agile.

Different institutions grant certificates about Agile, for example:

Software Development Methodologies and Frameworks

Kanban

Based on Agile.

Owned by Toyota.

Scrum

Process framework for agile software development.

Official link

DevOps

Newer than Scrum.

GEIT / IT Governance Framework

GEIT means Governance of Enterprise IT.

ITIL

Formerly an acronym for Information Technology Infrastructure Library.

Owned by AXELOS.

Service Management Framework

The implementation of ITIL processes facilitates the implementation of controls for ISO/IEC 27002.

Official link

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CMMI
CMMI stands for Capability Maturity Model Integration.

There was also a CMM (Capability Maturity Model), but it was largely supersed by CMMI. The major difference between these two is that CMM focuses on isolated processes, whereas CMMi focuses on the integration among those processes.

CMMI establish 5 maturity stages on processes:

  1. Initial
  2. Managed (“repeatble” in CMM)
  3. Defined
  4. Quantitatively managed (“managed” in CMM)
  5. Optimized

CMMI is used on GAP analysis, to identify the current state and the objective state.

The implementation of CMMI processes facilitates the implementation of controls for ISO/IEC 27002.

There are various certification levels for CMMI practitioners:
https://cmmiinstitute.com/learning/certifications

There is a CMMC, for Cybersercuty Capability Maturity Model.

COBIT 5

Owned by ISACA.

IT Management and Governance Framework.

In addition to the framework, ISACA issue some certificate related to it. As certificates, they are for life.

Official link

COBIT approach to risk management can help to implement ISO/IEC 27001.

CGEIT

Issued by ISACA.

Certified in Governance of Enterprise IT.

It is not a framework, and it is exclusively a certification. As a certification, it needs to be maintained under the CPE program.

IT Security

Please check this post.

IT Management Practices

Lean IT

Developed by Toyota.

Owned by LeanIT Association.

Official link

Six Sigma

Owned by the Six Sigma Council.

Official link

Service Desk Certification

Owned by SDI (Service Desk Institute)

Official link

IT Networks

CCNA

Cisco Computer Networks Associate

Associate or entry-level Cisco networks certificate.

CCNP

Cisco Computer Networks Professional

Professional-level Cisco networks certificate.

Not yet classified

GIC
Global Information Assurance Certification

CPA
Certified Public Accountant

CIPM
Certified Information Privacy Manager

CFE
Certified Fraud Examiner

IT Management Certification Bodies

This is a non-exhaustive list of IT certifications bodies:

  • BSI
  • PECB
  • SGS
  • BCI (Business Continuity Institute)
  • PMI
  • PCI
  • ISECOM (Institute for Security and Open Methodologies)
  • GIAC
  • ISC2
  • ISACA
  • EC-Council
  • OffSec (Offensive Security)

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