Last week, an article appeared at CIO which asked a very basic question, and one that certainly should be of interest to a major portion of the visitors to this blog: Is agile training or the coursework for a similar certification worth the price tag and the opportunity cost that goes into acquiring them? Sharon … Read More
Millennials and Business Analyst Training
On Friday, an article appeared at CIO that dealt with the topic of younger workers and the provision of on-the-job training, especially information technology training. There are probably a lot of different conclusions to draw from this piece, or others like it. But one thing that jumps out at us is the unacknowledged potential for … Read More
Jobs in Canada; Online IT Training Courses in the USA
A recent article at ITBusiness.ca illustrates an interesting problem facing the information technology sector in the Canadian metropolis of Toronto. But it is the sort of problem that is also a noteworthy opportunity for job-seekers. And this is not only true of graduates from Toronto-area computer science programs, but also of recipients of online IT … Read More
MBA Programs and PMP Training and Certification
On Monday, an article appeared at NorthJersey.com which primarily served as a sales pitch for a Masters of Business Administration degree. More specifically, it concluded by describing a combination MBA and PMP training and certification program that certain New Jersey-area professionals might pursue. Rest assured, though, that the general advice is by no means specific … Read More
A Training and Development Specialist for Whole Communities
We’ve brought up this topic on a number of previous occasions, but it bears periodically repeating that a background in computer programming and online information technology training is simultaneously a ticket to a bright future for yourself and an opportunity to help entire communities to develop brighter futures for themselves. To illustrate this fact, we … Read More
Alternatives to Online Information Technology Training
Over the weekend, the News & Observer published an article that addressed two important topics with respect to the IT industry and the field of online information technology training. It pointed out, first of all, that women are still significantly under-represented in computing careers. Specifically, they comprise about 26 percent of the jobs in the … Read More
Show Them How to Use Your Information Technology Training
As we were exploring recent news and commentary related to the online information technology training and the general IT industry, we happened to come across a piece that brought our focus back to the less familiar topic of business analyst training. Published in Florida Today, the piece is titled “How Leveraging Technology Impacts Business.” If … Read More
Agile Training and IT Certifications Have Definite Value
There was recently an article at CIO which asked a tough question – a question that can make us nervous as providers of scrum master and scrum product owner certification, general Agile training, and other forms of information technology training and certification. The article raised the question of whether certifications in such areas as Agile … Read More
Don’t Limit Yourself to the “Best” Information Technology Fields
On Sunday, New Jersey’s The Record ran an article that highlighted the still highly positive outlook for information technology jobs and went on to specify four specific degrees or fields of study that one might expect to pay off remarkably well in the coming years. The article provides a handful of meaningful data points to … Read More
Pursuing IT Training in Spite of Negative Growth
This week, there were some negative signs regarding the near-term growth of the information technology industry. In fact, as of the time of this post those signs were still accumulating, with some companies having already released quarterly reports that show a downturn, while others were expected to release similar reports in the coming days. This … Read More