Next step?!

Received the ITILv3 Foundation Exam result on 12 Jun. I passed it with 88% corrected answer. I was already satisfied with this result. :)

How my next move? Move to the service life cycle module study and take the corresponding 5 module exam? Complete my current XML Master exam? Start the new CISSP and CISA exam? PRINCE? or Certified Function Point Specialist (CFPS)?

From my point of view, the level of difficulty can be sort in this order.

1. XML Master basic exam (2 stars level) - 1 month (end by Aug 08')
2. XML Master prof. exam (3 stars level) - 2 month (end by Nov 08')
3. CISSP (3 stars level) - duration 3 months (end by Feb 09')
4. PRINCE (4 stars level + training course needed) - 3-4 months

5. CISA (don't know yet) - unknown
6. CFPS (4 stars level with exam location problem) - unknown

Some other my interested areas including,
- Embedded Linux Associate
- Embedded Linux Professional

Finally, the problem is how to force myself to be hard studying. But not, fall into many different entertainment and the super high pressure work environment... @_x

ITIL 3.0

Finally, I take ITIL v3 Foundation for IT Service Management (3-days course) that provided by HP Education on April. It is a very expensive course ($_$)... I paid it with my money... painful...

At the end of this course, I take the ITIL Version 3 Foundations Certification Exam. I'll have the exam result on next week. If the exam passed. I will start my student on the Lifecycle modules and need to take 5 more exam at least. (if i don't need to re-take any one of these 5 exam :P ).

Seems the ITIL v3 need many exam to be ITIL Expert. Another meaning is ... need many money to be ITIL Expert.

XML Certificates exam preparation reloaded

A very suddenly workload happened in my last 2 months. It come from key men in the project team resigned; major technical feasibility decision must be confirm; Project schedule; and, office humanly problems.

Many different issues / problems happened in these 2 months. Every single issue was trouble enough to make me exhausted. With these very good reasons, my XML certification exam preparation was suspended. :)

After the technical feasibility study has good enough insight to proved that we are in the right track; partial projects off loaded to a fresh middle management; and trying to forget the office humanly problems... I think this is a good time to come back to my XML Certification exam preparation now. So, my preparation work is reloaded. ha!

Since, I'm planning to take an ITIL participators course at the end of April. I'll try to have a very active schedule to study and take exam of IBM Test 142 XML 1.1 and Related Technologies.

Good luck for me!