Comments on: Sneetches and Credentials or Certifications http://thecriticalpath.info/2010/03/25/sneetches-and-credentials-or-certifications/ Free Project Management Information, Advice, and Templates Fri, 27 Jan 2012 23:25:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Derek Huether http://thecriticalpath.info/2010/03/25/sneetches-and-credentials-or-certifications/comment-page-1/#comment-2949 Derek Huether Fri, 10 Sep 2010 11:41:44 +0000 http://thecriticalpath.info/?p=2478#comment-2949 Laura, You make some valid points. I think the point I was trying to make is there are some really talented Sneetches out there <em><strong>without</strong></em> stars upon thars. They are no less qualified for the job. Some feel compelled to pay whatever it takes to get that star. The blame falls to those who believe that value is in the star and not the Sneetch. If there's one takeaway I hope to teach... Don't value the star; value the Sneetch. Laura,
You make some valid points. I think the point I was trying to make is there are some really talented Sneetches out there without stars upon thars. They are no less qualified for the job. Some feel compelled to pay whatever it takes to get that star. The blame falls to those who believe that value is in the star and not the Sneetch.

If there’s one takeaway I hope to teach… Don’t value the star; value the Sneetch.

]]> By: Derek Huether http://thecriticalpath.info/2010/03/25/sneetches-and-credentials-or-certifications/comment-page-1/#comment-3136 Derek Huether Fri, 10 Sep 2010 11:41:00 +0000 http://thecriticalpath.info/?p=2478#comment-3136 Laura, You make some valid points. I think the point I was trying to make is there are some really talented Sneetches out there <em><strong>without</strong></em> stars upon thars. They are no less qualified for the job. Some feel compelled to pay whatever it takes to get that star. The blame falls to those who believe that value is in the star and not the Sneetch. If there's one takeaway I hope to teach... Don't value the star; value the Sneetch. Laura,
You make some valid points. I think the point I was trying to make is there are some really talented Sneetches out there without stars upon thars. They are no less qualified for the job. Some feel compelled to pay whatever it takes to get that star. The blame falls to those who believe that value is in the star and not the Sneetch.

If there’s one takeaway I hope to teach… Don’t value the star; value the Sneetch.

]]> By: Laura Gideon - Steelray Software http://thecriticalpath.info/2010/03/25/sneetches-and-credentials-or-certifications/comment-page-1/#comment-2938 Laura Gideon - Steelray Software Thu, 09 Sep 2010 19:30:47 +0000 http://thecriticalpath.info/?p=2478#comment-2938 I think life is a lot about perspective. One perspective on the PMI is that it's a money-making machine that spits out barely trained project managers. Another perspective is that it serves a useful purpose - it trains project managers, provides annual meetings for on-going education - but it is fallible because it is run by fallible human beings, as just about everything on earth is. I'm not a project manager out there, trying to get a job, and failing because people who have the PMP and I don't are getting them. So my perspective is different from theirs, but I can totally understand the frustration. I think life is a lot about perspective. One perspective on the PMI is that it’s a money-making machine that spits out barely trained project managers. Another perspective is that it serves a useful purpose – it trains project managers, provides annual meetings for on-going education – but it is fallible because it is run by fallible human beings, as just about everything on earth is. I’m not a project manager out there, trying to get a job, and failing because people who have the PMP and I don’t are getting them. So my perspective is different from theirs, but I can totally understand the frustration.

]]> By: Laura Gideon - Steelray Softwa http://thecriticalpath.info/2010/03/25/sneetches-and-credentials-or-certifications/comment-page-1/#comment-3135 Laura Gideon - Steelray Softwa Thu, 09 Sep 2010 19:30:00 +0000 http://thecriticalpath.info/?p=2478#comment-3135 I think life is a lot about perspective. One perspective on the PMI is that it's a money-making machine that spits out barely trained project managers. Another perspective is that it serves a useful purpose - it trains project managers, provides annual meetings for on-going education - but it is fallible because it is run by fallible human beings, as just about everything on earth is. I'm not a project manager out there, trying to get a job, and failing because people who have the PMP and I don't are getting them. So my perspective is different from theirs, but I can totally understand the frustration. I think life is a lot about perspective. One perspective on the PMI is that it’s a money-making machine that spits out barely trained project managers. Another perspective is that it serves a useful purpose – it trains project managers, provides annual meetings for on-going education – but it is fallible because it is run by fallible human beings, as just about everything on earth is. I’m not a project manager out there, trying to get a job, and failing because people who have the PMP and I don’t are getting them. So my perspective is different from theirs, but I can totally understand the frustration.

]]> By: Derek Huether http://thecriticalpath.info/2010/03/25/sneetches-and-credentials-or-certifications/comment-page-1/#comment-1709 Derek Huether Sat, 03 Apr 2010 12:18:31 +0000 http://thecriticalpath.info/?p=2478#comment-1709 I think if we all read the Dr. Seuss books every few years, we would take away something new. I read them as a child merely to pass the time. Who cared about the hidden messages and lessons? Now, the hidden messages and lessons are the most apparent. Glad you enjoyed my association! I think if we all read the Dr. Seuss books every few years, we would take away something new. I read them as a child merely to pass the time. Who cared about the hidden messages and lessons? Now, the hidden messages and lessons are the most apparent. Glad you enjoyed my association!

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