微软认证 IT 专家英文全称为 Microsoft Certified IT Professional, 简称MCITP 
 
「微软认证开发专家（MCPD）」与「微软认证IT专家（MCITP）」共属于技术专家系列认证，分别侧重开发能力和IT应用管理能力两个方面。「微软认证IT专家」提供了一个简单明确的架构来展现IT专业人员的经验与技能，展现IT人员在特定职位角色中的专长。
  
侧重于某一职业角色
必须预先具备「微软认证技术工程师（MCTS）」认证
每2－3年需要重新认证
 
The Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist (MCTS) and Microsoft Certified IT Professional (MCITP) credentials provide IT professionals with a simpler and more targeted framework to display their technical and professional skills.

Earn the Microsoft Certified IT Professional (MCITP) credential so you can highlight your field of expertise. Now you can distinguish yourself as an IT professional with the current skills and proven job-role capabilities to work effectively with a comprehensive set of Microsoft technologies.

• MCITP: Business Intelligence Developer
• MCITP: Business Intelligence Developer 2008
• MCITP: Consumer Support Technician
• MCITP: Database Developer
• MCITP: Database Developer 2008
• MCITP: Database Administrator
• MCITP: Database Administrator 2008
• MCITP: Enterprise Messaging Administrator
• MCITP: Enterprise Project Management with Microsoft Office Project Server 2007
• MCITP: Enterprise Support Technician
• MCITP: Enterprise Administrator
• MCITP: Server Administrator