Because one of the things that we do at Mystech involves software design, the question of licensing is one that has come up quite often. It’s an argument that can still start a flame war in a lot of locales on the internet with evangelists on all sides. The bottom line, for us, is that different licenses work for different programs. So, when do we use different licenses? It really came down to support.
Monthly Archives: August 2012
Certification vs Education
I was recently asked to speak at the Real World Academy, a symposium for educators at different colleges to discuss what skills businesses are hiring. It’s a great event because it’s easy for academic institutions to get disconnected from the job market which leads to potential candidates that are not qualified after their education.
One of the questions that came up, because my background is in information technology, was “What is more important — Certifications or Education?” It came up in the context of what hiring managers look for on a resume in IT. The answer isn’t a simple one.
Metric Mistakes
There are three mistakes that are common to managers when it comes to metrics. It happens with new managers, but even those who feel that management is old hat sometimes forget about the pitfalls of metrics. At Mystech, we do business analytics and metrics with statistical relevance are very important, but it helps to take them with a grain of salt.