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IT Certification Path SuccessPresented by Ben Jones
ITEN Wired Summit
October 3, 2014
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Introduction
Ben Jones, CEO and Senior Systems Engineer
of MSP Startup, Rooted Technology Solutions, LLC
Based out of Fairhope, Alabama
• 8 Years Professional IT Experience
• Microsoft, VMware, and Cisco Certified
• Wife Amy and two sons Liam and Hudson
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Audience
• Industry?
• Healthcare, Financial, Manufacturing, Government, Small Business
• Position?
• Administration, Development, Engineering or Integration, Supportive, Security, Networking, Database, QA, Internet and E-Commerce
• Vendor preferences?
• Microsoft, VMware, Cisco, Citrix, Linux, HP, Dell, Open Source
• Years of experience?
• Less than 5 years, 5+, 10+, 15+
• Certifications?
• Entry, Associate, Professional, Expert?
• How many? 1+, 2+, 5+, 10+
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Cisco’s PPDIOO Methodology
Prepare
Plan
Design
Implement
Optimize
Operate
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Ben’s APPPC Methodology for IT Certification Path Success
Analyze
Project
PlanPrepare
Conquer
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Analyze
• Yourself
• Analyze yourself as an IT professional and where your interests and experiences have been leading you.
• Your Company
• “If you can dream it, then you can achieve it. You will get all you want in life if you help enough other people get what they want.” – Zig Ziglar
• Your Area
• Where you live and where you might want to live, and the area’s opportunity for your field.
• Your Career Field
• What are you peers doing to distinguish and set themselves apart, and what are employers looking for in your positions and positions you may like to obtain.
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Project
• Yourself
• What areas will you need to be focusing on over the next year in your career?
• Your Company
• How can you contribute to the success of the big goals and focus of your company, department, and team.
• Your Area
• Are there any groups you should join? Any events to attend? Any areas to start learning more about?
• Your Career Field
• What are you going to do to position your career at a competitive advantage above your peers.
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Plan and Prepare
Plan
• Your professional priorities and goals
• The milestones and phases of those goals
• Your personal priorities and goals
• Your time and resources
• The roadmap to success
Prepare
• Set your schedule and stick to it
• Get connected to the community
• Gather resources and prepare your lab
• Get studying and test your understanding
• Fill the gaps and schedule the test
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Conquer and Continue
• Take one step (test) at a time
• If you learn from defeat, you haven't really lost. - Zig Ziglar
• The greater danger for most of us lies not in setting our aim too high and falling short; but in setting our aim too low, and achieving our mark.-Michelangelo
• Stay hungry, stay foolish -Steve Job
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Summary and Questions
• Analyze yourself, your company, your area, and your career
• Project yourself in light of what you learned about where you want to be
• Plan how you are going to get there
• Prepare for how you are going to get there successfully
• Conquer the steps and phases to obtain your goals
• Continue this process and never stop learning and growing
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Analyze
Project
PlanPrepare
Conquer
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Connect
Twitter: @benofthecloud
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/benofthecloud
Email: [email protected]
Blog: benofthecloud.com
Phone: (251) 517-3253
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Resources – PluralSight.com
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Resources – CompTIA.org
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Resources – Benofthecloud.com
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Resources – TechNet Labs