This past weekend I passed the Project Management Professional exam to earn the certification awarded by PMI. Feels really good to have it done. The PMP is one of the most difficult designations to obtain in my industry, so it was a worthwhile effort and I studied for it on and off for the better part of a year. Project management is a valued skill for systems architects and senior engineers, but to me it was a great way to personally validate my own knowledge that have I developed these past 15 years managing various IT projects.
Next it’s on to planning my PDU opportunities to maintain the cert (60 PDUs required every 3 years), and figuring out what my next certification objective should be. CCIE was in the top-running. Or maybe Scrum Master although my Agile projects have been somewhat limited. CCIE requires as much time-investement as the PMP, perhaps even more.
For now, a little rest and celebration is in order!
Originally published at julianwest.me on December 10, 2014.