July 7, 2024

Top 10 Project Management Certifications

This blog will help you choose right certification to advance your career in field of Management. I am sharing my perspective which i gained in about a decade and by being at both side of the table.

Businesses that incorporate complex, project-based systems that require teams of staff to complete are in desperate need of skilled project managers. This field is becoming increasingly relevant in a variety of businesses. Project management is clearly one of today’s fastest-growing occupations, as shown by the thousands of project manager vacancies currently listed on major job-search sites.

Here are Top 10 Project Management Certifications which can bring in credibility to your profile as Project Manager.

PMP - Project Management Professional

The Project Management Professional (PMP)® is the world’s leading project management certification. Now including predictive, agile and hybrid approaches, the PMP® proves project leadership experience and expertise in any way of working.

Price Range : INR 28000 -38000

Difficulty level : Moderate

Duration to prepare and get Certification : ~ 45-60 Days

Disciplined Agile Senior Scrum Master (DASSM)

The Disciplined Agile Senior Scrum Master (DASSM) exam is a new certification on Agile framework by Project Management Institute (PMI).This certification is to adopt an agile mindset as well as being able to tailor and scale any agile or lean approach using the Disciplined Agile tool kit to choose your way of working (WoW).

Price Range : INR 40000 – 50000

Difficulty level : Easy

Duration to prepare and get Certification : ~ 15-20 Days

Disciplined Agile Scrum Master (DASM)

Comprehensive training introduces leading agile and lean approaches like Scrum, Kanban, SAFe® and more that frees you from any single agile framework and opens your options. While this course provides an opportunity to certify as a DA Scrum Master, the skills learned are valuable to any team member.

Price Range : INR 30000 – 40000

Difficulty level : Easy

Duration to prepare and get Certification : ~ 10-15 Days

Certified Scrum Master(CSM)

The Certified Scrum Master(CSM) course delivers an interactive and engaging learning experience from the most experienced and passionate agile trainers around the world.

Price Range : INR 18000 – 23000

Difficulty level : Very Easy

Duration to prepare and get Certification : ~ 2 Days

Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO)

If you’re someone who is comfortable with the “business side” of projects, you are probably the right person to become a Certified Scrum Product Owner® (CSPO®).

Price Range : INR 18000 – 21000

Difficulty level : Very Easy

Duration to prepare and get Certification : ~ 2 Days

SAFe® Agilist (SA)

A Certified SAFe® Agilist (SA) is a Scaled Agile Framework® (SAFe) enterprise leadership professional who is part of a Lean-Agile transformation.

Price Range : INR 30000 – 50000

Difficulty level : Easy

Duration to prepare and get Certification : ~ 10-15 Days

Implementing SAFe®

In this certification you will learn how to lead a Lean-Agile transformation by leveraging the practices and principles of the Scaled Agile Framework® (SAFe®) to achieve Business Agility in the Digital Age.

Price Range : INR 30000 – 45000

Difficulty level : Moderate

Duration to prepare and get Certification : ~ 10-15 Days

SAFe® Lean Portfolio Management

SAFe® Lean Portfolio Management is a two-day interactive course that includes an optional one-day “Getting Started with LPM” workshop.
In this course, attendees will gain the practical tools and techniques necessary to implement the Lean Portfolio Management functions of Strategy and Investment Funding, Agile Portfolio Operations, and Lean Governance.

Price Range : INR 45000 – 55000

Difficulty level : Moderate

Duration to prepare and get Certification : ~ 10-15 Days

Safe DevOps

To compete in a disruptive global market, every organization needs to deliver valuable technology solutions at the speed of business. This requires a shared DevOps mindset among all the people needed to define, build, test, deploy, and release software-driven systems—not just the engineers operating a CI/CD pipeline.

Price Range : INR 30000 – 40000

Difficulty level : Easy

Duration to prepare and get Certification : ~ 10-15 Days

PRINCE 2

PRINCE2 Practitioner certification is for anyone who is managing projects as part of their role. This could be as part of a formal project management function or a role in which project management is an inherent part of day to day work. The purpose of the Practitioner certification is to confirm whether you have enough understanding of how to apply and tailor the method in a range of different project environments and scenarios.

Price Range : INR 35000 – 45000

Difficulty level : Easy

Duration to prepare and get Certification : ~ 10-15 Days

Conclusion

Before you spend time and money on a technical credential, consider whether it is relevant to your interests, professional goals, and market trends. To get the best return on your investment, you must first know what you want and then research the different options available.

Certification makes a statement about you as a professional and provides a number of other benefits. The right credential can contribute to the Validation of your expertise, Increase your compensation, enrich knowledge, specialization and motivation.

Keep in mind, all certifications are PRODUCTS of the governing body, these governing bodies also wish to sell as many products they can, for which their Marketing team promotes their products. Don’t get fooled by flashy marketing choose the credential which is right for you and you alone.

Before choosing certification you should ask the below questions :

What is your objective?

What Do You Want to Achieve?

Who’s Paying for Your Certification?

Are You Looking to Move Up?

Which Goal is Most Important?

The Value of Industry Recognitions.

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