Certification Roadmap

I’m finally sick of a few too many things:

• Having certificates that are older than most of my children
• Seeing the following Roadmap on my cube wall
• Not moving forward on any of this

You may ask why of course, but I’ll leave that justification for another post.

So, the ultimate goal is MCPD: Enterprise Developer and MCITP: Database Developer 2008.

First, I must attain MCAD.NET status by passing:

• Exam 70-316: Developing and Implementing Windows-Based Applications with Microsoft Visual C# .NET and Microsoft Visual Studio .NET
• Exam 70-320: Developing XML Web Services and Server Components with Microsoft Visual C# .NET and the Microsoft .NET Framework

Then, a “simple” All-In-One upgrade exam to attain MCPD: Enterprise Developer:

• Exam 70-552: MCAD Skills to MCPD Windows Developer by Using the Microsoft .NET Framework

Then, I need two more exams:

• Exam 70-433: Microsoft SQL Server 2008, Database Development
• Exam 70-451: Designing Database Solutions and Data Access Using Microsoft SQL Server 2008

If I have any energy left in the year, I’ll try to get my MCPD up to v2008 level by taking:

• Exam 70-568: Upgrade: Transition your MCPD Enterprise Application Developer Skills to MCPD Enterprise Applications Developer 3.5, Part 1
• Exam 70-569: Upgrade: Transition your MCPD Enterprise Application Developer Skills to MCPD Enterprise Applications Developer 3.5, Part 2

Author: Brett Veenstra | Category: Programmer | Comments Off March 2009