Month: September 2022

Next on the agenda was the project requirements document. Mary Carol, the project manager was more than a little concerned. Sandy, the functional manager for the business analyst team was more than a week late in assigning the resource to the project. Although the team had been able work with the project proposal, some provisional…

Image by _Pixelmaniac_ via Flickr Guest post by Ian Bond. I was a job seeker and carefully read job postings to find out what I really wanted. I was repeatedly told that Project Managers require x years of experience, certain technical skills, as well as a track record in managing projects. The “PMP Certified” comment…

A resume with a list of certifications is a great way to reassure potential employers. While anyone can claim to be an expert in a subject, a valid certificate such as Microsoft’s AZ-500 proves that the candidate is more than just a talker. They have taken the time and demonstrated their knowledge. Concerning the AZ500…

Transact-SQL was first introduced by Sybase and Microsoft in 1980s to be a procedural language for their databases server products. Many DB admins have regretted the existence such a vendor-flavored query engine. T-SQL uses more complex syntax than the simple declarative SQL found in MySQL and Postgres. Oracle administrators are now aware that Microsoft is…

Kurt Masur: “An orchestra with too many stars can be a disaster.” An orchestra has a conductor, a first chair or concertmaster, and an orchestra has a conductor. Being the conductor or the first chair carries a lot of prestige and recognition. In a dysfunctional situation, one might view himself or herself as the star…