certifications in the new world

Gartner predicts that the current and emerging new hot skills are as follows:

1. Project Management
2. Service Management
3. IT Governance
4. Sourcing Management

These and several others.
I felt that a valuable way to indicate one's proficiency in atleast the knowledge about the same can be with the help of certifications. However, this is not to say that anything can replace practical experience. Theoretical knowledge and certifications (by passing tests) cannot substitute an experience.

I've listed the relevant certifications:

PMP - for Project Management
ITIL - for Service Management
CGEIT - for IT Governance
eSCM - for Sourcing Management

I hope this is helpful for budding IT operations management professionals.