Re: Re: Certification: Ernest and Scribbler

[Bill Swallow <techcommdood -at- gmail -dot- com>]

John, exactly. The E&S model doesn't follow that logic, currently.

On Thu, Jul 22, 2010 at 3:06 PM, John Posada <jposada99 -at- gmail -dot- com> wrote:
>> Hmmm... I think that this whole Ernest & Scribbler model is flawed
>> then, as all examples are work-focused scenarios and not
>> certification-focused.
>
> I don't see it that way.
>
> Certification isn't a test that you'll keep a boss happy. It measures
> that you know the right way to do it. The right way is always right
> and whether you employ the right process or not, its still the right
> way. The boss' way is right under a snapshot of coditions, one of them
> being he's the boss.
>
> Example.
>
> I may know that to do a doc project right is THIS way and it contains 10 steps.
>
> However, the Boss says, he doesn't have the time or resources to do
> step 3, 6, 7, and 9.
>
> It doesn't mean that the correct way isn't still all 10 steps. It
> means I know what the steps are and I can say "OK, Boss, I'll skip 3,
> 6, and 7, but remember, you hired me for what I know and I know that
> step 9 cannot be missed...let's find some other place we can trim some
> resources."

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