Comments on: The Bloom is off the Certification Rose http://www.connectedcareer.com/2006/12/the-bloom-is-off-the-certification-rose/ Sat, 08 May 2010 19:51:17 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Kevin Burnett http://www.connectedcareer.com/2006/12/the-bloom-is-off-the-certification-rose/comment-page-1/#comment-143 Kevin Burnett Thu, 21 Dec 2006 13:17:56 +0000 http://episteme.ca/wp/?p=175#comment-143 It's already happening in the Operations/Supply Chain areas. IT is viewed as an operations tool to to increase visability and speed up the movement of information across the chain. The latest mantra is, "Substitute information for inventory" and IT is the way to do that. That said, the IT pro who understands the bigger business picture and how IT can drive objectives, will be very valuable. It’s already happening in the Operations/Supply Chain areas. IT is viewed as an operations tool to to increase visability and speed up the movement of information across the chain. The latest mantra is, “Substitute information for inventory” and IT is the way to do that.

That said, the IT pro who understands the bigger business picture and how IT can drive objectives, will be very valuable.

]]> By: Ross Brown http://www.connectedcareer.com/2006/12/the-bloom-is-off-the-certification-rose/comment-page-1/#comment-142 Ross Brown Thu, 21 Dec 2006 12:22:07 +0000 http://episteme.ca/wp/?p=175#comment-142 A long time ago, as a consultant on partner programs and go to market strategies, I was asked by a client to model how much incremental revenue they could make off their services division by offering a certification program and then mandating that partners take it and recommending to customers that they take it for 'career growth'. Almost all certifications are designed to enrich the vendor, not the student. A long time ago, as a consultant on partner programs and go to market strategies, I was asked by a client to model how much incremental revenue they could make off their services division by offering a certification program and then mandating that partners take it and recommending to customers that they take it for ‘career growth’.

Almost all certifications are designed to enrich the vendor, not the student.

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