So, I’m beginning my first attempt to get certified.<\/p>\n
There are a billion and one kinds of certifications in the information techonology field.<\/p>\n
I’m going for Project Management Professional- PMP<\/a><\/p>\n I have resisted certifications. I resist them, because the ones that apply to me seem to be just a piece of paper to say that I can do what I already could do before I got the piece of paper.<\/p>\n But this one looks appealing. Honestly, I handle projects all the time. But I see that this is the sort of paper that lets you get a raise. So..I would do a little work to make more money.<\/p>\n I got the exam prep book today. Just finished reading the first chapter.<\/p>\n I am so excited and already sad. They are talking about how things SHOULD be. They even admit…all over the place…that projects don’t happen like this. They say things that are true and yet are not practiced.<\/p>\n The book admits this. It recommends that you pretend as if you do things the right way (like keeping records and documentation on projects) even if you have never even thought<\/i> of doing that before.<\/p>\n It’s heartbreaking. I so often ask myself why I create forms and file them as records of work done. Why am I doing this? No one asked me to do it. No one is checking to see if I did it.<\/p>\n BUT HERE! Here in this book they confirm that keeping records is the right thing to do, while admitting that tons of people don’t.<\/p>\n It takes faith, I think. It takes faith to do the right thing when everyone around you is indifferent, or even mildly critical.<\/p>\n To me…this sort of thing is a bit like Scripture. Perhaps it is my German blood that thrills to the idea of work done elegantly and efficiently.<\/p>\n I”m gonna go read chapter 2.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" So, I’m beginning my first attempt to get certified. There are a billion and one kinds of certifications in the information techonology field. I’m going for Project Management Professional- PMP I have resisted certifications. I resist them, because the ones … Continue reading