10 IT Certifications Paying the Highest Premiums Today
Certifications can help you demonstrate commitment to your growth as an IT professional and, at the same time, they can make you more valuable to your organization – or other organizations.
“Certifications can boost your salary and make you more marketable to hiring companies,” Sarah K. White states in her recent CIO article, 10 IT Certifications Paying the Highest Premiums Today. She goes on to say, “but it’s not always easy to tell which certifications hold the most value for your resume.”
The following 10 certifications were identified as those “gaining the most in pay premiums and value, based on compensation data provided by more than 4,057 private- and public-sector employers in Canada and the US… in the six months leading up to October 2022.”
Agile Scrum is Number 1!
The very first certification on the list is the Certified Professional Scrum Product Owner. Scrum is one of the methodologies within Agile and is a must-know for IT practitioners. Agile Scrum is essential for anyone in an organization who wants to focus on the delivery of value by finding adaptive solutions to complex problems and increasing customer satisfaction. (Check out Pink Elephant’s portfolio of practical Agile Scrum certification courses.)
Following the list of the 10 certifications from the CIO article, we will take a brief look at the Agile Scrum approach and the Agile Scrum Product Owner role. We’ll then share the major differentiators for why IT professionals should consider Pink’s comprehensive Agile Scrum Product Owner certification course.
The 10 IT Certifications Paying the Highest Premiums Today
- Certified Professional Scrum Product Owner
- PMI Program Management Professional
- GIAC Certified Forensics Analyst
- Information System Security Engineering Professional
- Okta Certified Developer
- Okta Certified Professional
- Certified in the Governance of Enterprise IT
- AWS Certified Security – Specialty
- Certificate of Cloud Security Knowledge
- SAFe Certification
The Agile Scrum Approach
Agile Scrum and its associated best practices help organizations deliver business value more quickly by applying Agile’s flexible, adaptive project management – along with Scrum’s methodology that facilitates projects in a team-based manner. Agile Scrum provides adaptive solutions for complex problems, while also promoting continuous improvement and increased product quality. All these factors are essential for enabling digital transformation.
Agile Scrum Product Owner – Role
This role is vital to the Agile Scrum team because it provides the business vision and requirements for the requisite services and/or products. The Agile Scrum product owner role ensures the product backlog is effectively managed by making sure stories are defined to accurately describe user needs and that team members understand the value of the work to be done, that the team backlog of work is carefully prioritized, and that the definition of done is clear and well understood.
For more information on the key competencies of the role (and to see if you measure up…) read our blog, What It Takes to Be an Effective Agile Scrum Product Owner – Take This Revealing Questionnaire!
Agile Scrum Product Owner Certification Training – Pink Elephant’s Differentiators
In addition to learning the core concepts and practices intrinsic to being an Agile Scrum product owner, participants will:
- Receive a highly focused, in-depth approach to describing how the product owner role fits within the bigger picture of Agile and Scrum along with other roles in IT
- Be given numerous practical, hands-on exercises for assessing their own existing products or projects from an Agile perspective
- Take part in interactive group exercises that promote collaboration, so participants can share their own experiences, challenges, and solutions while applying the course content
- Receive a self-assessment – for assessing their own and the organization’s current skills and capabilities relevant to the product owner role – and to help determine strengths and weaknesses as well as identify development/improvement opportunities
- Receive course content featuring the most relevant and up-to-date information, including the most recent updates to the 2020 Scrum Guide
Want to Learn More?
Pink Elephant’s Agile Scrum Product Owner is a two-day certification course that provides the fundamentals that define this role – including accountabilities and responsibilities – and the skills for effective management of the product backlog. This includes the basics of Agile project management, the basics of the Scrum framework, what it means to adopt value-driven product planning, and so much more. Click here for Agile Scrum training information.
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