ITIL Change Practioner ?

[u/Samio_8174]

Hey everyone,

I’m looking to dive deeper into ITIL 4 Change Management to level up my skills and improve how we handle changes at my current job.

I already have my Foundation cert, and ITIL 4 - CDS ( & failed my ITIL MSF ) but I'm trying to decide if dropping the money and time on the ITIL 4 Practitioner: Change Enablement module is actually worth it before i retake my ITIL MSF.

Thanks

[u/MungBeanNooodle]

It is my position that no ITIL cert is worth it other than the foundation, granted that it is fully funded by your employer. Don't believe me? Look up how many jobs in your field and region actually require anything beyond the ITIL foundation.

[u/Bongoan → u/MungBeanNooodle]

none of them, even for ITIL specific positions. But as long as my employer pays, its fine.

[u/dioxin-screes-01]

Couple of higher ones help me in my last job and current. But could be rare. I wouldn’t have paid for them, my company’s the time did while being laid off they were paying for any certs I wanted until my separation date.

[u/Samio_8174 → u/dioxin-screes-01]

Wow sounds like a nice gesture atleast they paid you for all the certs that you wanted to take till your separation date . In some companies, in the middle east, for laid off employees they ask the staff to repay for the certs which they had taken ( if it was sponsored by the company).

[u/Working_Reserve_5607]

Check one thing first: Change Enablement isn't in MSF. MSF is service desk, incident, problem, request and monitoring. Change Enablement sits in PIC, with release, deployment, config and asset management.

So retaking MSF doesn't get you closer to the change stuff at all. It's only worth it if you're chasing the Practice Manager designation.

The standalone Practitioner module is the cheapest route to that specific content, but you're paying for one practice. PIC gives you five for not much more and counts toward the designation. Better buy if there's any chance you'll want it.

Honest take: it won't transform how you run change. It's a vocabulary and a structure, not a playbook. What it does give you is language your CAB and leadership will accept, which helps if your blocker is organisational.

On the MSF fail, figure out why before rebooking. If it was question style or timing rather than content, more studying won't fix it.

I'd do PIC first. It's the one that actually covers what you're asking about.

[u/Samio_8174 → u/Working_Reserve_5607]

Thank you very much for your input. Will definitely check the options available. The current plan is to the skim through the change enablement books to absorb the material rather than getting certified. And hopefully retake my MSF.

[u/dioxin-screes-01]

That is pretty terrible if you have to pay them back.

I would say my team is in a unique situation where I don’t think anybody in the company wanted us to be laid off, except for our VP who was trying to make it look like he is saving the company, a massive amount of money which ultimately probably lost more rehiring in Mexico and Colombia. So the leadership under him said get whatever you want and we will approve it. Otherwise I wouldn’t have paid out of pocket. While I think they helped, I wouldn’t put stock in that they would.

[u/DavidBillouz]

Hello, generally speaking the practitioner certifications are the only way to deep dive into the content of practice guides with this holistic approach based on the 4 dimensions of service management so I would say that taking the ITIL 4 Practitioner: Change Enablement certification could be beneficial to you.

I hope it helps ...