posted 21 years ago
I would say it depends on where you're going with the whole thing. I was never really impressed with IBM's UML cert because it was just part of some larger dev cert. It's probably only the equivalent of OMG's fundamental UML cert (I'm guessing here).
The OMG's UML cert is much more comprehensive (if you go the full distance). There's much more emphasis on using more of the UML than you normally would on regular projects, or than you would require for IBM's cert.
That's all opinion though ... hopefully, someone will pop in that's actually taken the UML cert that IBM gives out and tell us what it is actually worth.
Up until about a month ago, the IBM UML cert was the only way you could remotely distinguish yourself as having a few brain cells devoted to UML. Now, OMG's UML cert is a much better way to do that IMO. However, if you are definitely going the way of IBM's full certification that just happens to require their UML cert, then that's fine I guess.
But if it was between OMG's UML cert, and ONLY IBM's UML cert, I would definitely take OMG over IBM.
Nathaniel Stodard<br />SCJP, SCJD, SCWCD, SCBCD, SCDJWS, ICAD, ICSD, ICED