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• Increased opportunities on the job. These opportunities range from salary and bonus increases to project involvement and promotion.

• Increased breadth of knowledge. Certification is a catalyst for learning new technologies in a structured and comprehensive way.

• Increased value to the organization. Organizations with 25 percent or more of their staff certified have been shown to deploy projects on time and within budget more often, rely less on external support, have less downtime, and have higher user satisfaction with their IT staff.

Reference from Microsoft Learning website