I have been in the IT field for 12 years now, with the last 11 years at the same place. I am pretty much at the top of the food chain, unless I am made CEO of the company. That is not bound to happen.
Where I work, it is really a one man IT shop but I do have one assistant. We have about 85 employees. Currently, with all the duties I do and, I would probably fall under the title of IT manager. My pay would also fall along the same line. I have no real title. Now, since I am in the burn out stage, I am looking to further my career. I am looking to move into IT management / project management. I currently have no formal training or education in project management and I would like to get that going now. I have managed quite a few projects in the past, but I would like some type of training to help me establish a standard. And since human resources like to see some type of training or certificate, I guess I better get the ball rolling. I have a few options 1. 1) Get my masters in information technology with an emphasis in management. 2. 2) Study for an project management certificate like PMP or CAPM from www.pmi.org 3. 3) Go for a certificate of project management which can be done in a few months, like http://www.csufextension.org/Classes/Certificate/CertDetail.asp?GN=3136&GV=4&LID = Currently, I have an A+ and Network+ certificate and I am working on my CCNA. I could also go for Project+. I am thinking about doing #3, which can be done by December and they go for Project+ certification. I feel this could give me solid foundation. Starting in 2008, I would start my masters. I feel that if a potential employer sees that I have some type of certification in project management and currently going for my masters in information technology / management, this will be a huge bonus if applying for an IT manager position. What are your thoughts? What path would you go down? And, how would you feel about an online college versus a traditional college, like University of Phoenix? Thanks, Jake ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| CF 8 â Scorpio beta now available, easily build great internet experiences â Try it now on Labs http://www.adobe.com/cfusion/entitlement/index.cfm?e=labs_adobecf8_beta Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/message.cfm/messageid:237918 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5
