September 10, 2013 at 9:34 am
Dave62 (9/9/2013)
The MCM certification may not be gone forever depending on how this quote from Tim Sneath can be interpreted."... Microsoft has decided to take a pause from offering the program, and see if there is a better way to have a new pinnacle certification..."
Source: Microsoft Ends MCM
I guess we'll have to wait and see what "pause" means.
Why wait for Microsoft? Hopefully the community takes the initiative from them and instead offers them a partnership in a future certification process where they are merely partners. They'd probably be happy to see someone else shoulder the risk. Hopefully we don't give them all the rewards though.
September 10, 2013 at 9:55 am
li_ning123 (9/10/2013)
Can anyone please confirm this new update? Is it true we have 90 days now?http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/09/10/microsoft_says_axed_certs_failed_its_software_biz/
The numbers cited in that article are pretty rough, I don't see how anybody can fault Microsoft for cancelling the MCM based on the costs and benefits implied.
September 10, 2013 at 12:03 pm
li_ning123 (9/10/2013)
Can anyone please confirm this new update? Is it true we have 90 days now?http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/09/10/microsoft_says_axed_certs_failed_its_software_biz/
FYI, several things in that article are not what was said. It makes me wonder if they truly have a copy of the meeting as they claim - or if they do, if they even listened it.
About the 90 days - if this turns out to be true, MS Learning will have an official announcement.
Wayne
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September 10, 2013 at 12:27 pm
WayneS (9/10/2013)
li_ning123 (9/10/2013)
Can anyone please confirm this new update? Is it true we have 90 days now?http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/09/10/microsoft_says_axed_certs_failed_its_software_biz/
FYI, several things in that article are not what was said. It makes me wonder if they truly have a copy of the meeting as they claim - or if they do, if they even listened it.
From the article:
Tim Sneath, who heads Microsoft's certification programs, expanded on past explanations for the certifications' withdrawal by explaining they consumed around half of Microsoft Learning Systems' budget but resulted in less than one in a thousand new certifications each year. As such, the certifications were not sustainable.
“When we look at products like Windows, Exchange and SharePoint, those are billion dollar businesses,” Sneath said. “We have less than 200 certified individuals for each product. 200 does not give us the volume to be successful deploying those products to the enterprise.”
These two quotes from the article are what I'm paying attention to.
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