Tales from “certification-hell”: What an MCM, MCA, MCSM, MCSM Charter Member, MCSE or MVP really is

It has been two years since Microsoft announced the end of the Master program. (Microsoft Certified Master & Architect (MCM & MCA) – The End of Advanced Certification. – And a planned new beginning?) But that does not mean that the certification is “dead” or even “valueless,” as has often been mistakenly referred to.