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Month: February 2022

Building long-term relationships instead of speed dating

Posted on February 24, 2022July 26, 2022 by Marbenz Antonio

Why are effective sales similar to a long-term relationship

About The Sale

This year it has been 10 years since I am responsible for sales of training in the company.

In the beginning, managing business relations was not very natural to me. Selling is selling. Target. Daily chasing of potential clients, catching new ones. A mechanical game of numbers.

I looked at it mainly through the prism of courses sold for project teams, be it in the field of Project Management including, Agile Project Management, Facilitation, OBASHI®, AQRO®, Necessary, important, but treated as a one-time transaction.

With time, I noticed how important in the relationship with the client is a deeper personal contact, full of concentration, respect, and sincere interest. To not only engage with the current training needs, but also with a broader understanding of the client’s problems and long-term goals.

Business Relationship Management

Getting to know BRMP has shown me how by properly managing business relations, showing the client the right direction, and shaping the demand – both parties can achieve more, for longer.

Business Relationship Management defines 5 levels of business relationship maturity and I see that I consistently follow this path in the right direction:

  • Ad Hoc
  • Order Taker
  • Service Partner
  • Trusted Advisor
  • Strategic Partner

Low maturity levels refer to the ‘cheapest offer’.

The higher ones assume multi-layer cooperation based on trust, knowledge, and commitment. In them, the supplier acts as a navigator, liaison officer, and coordinator.

My experience

While writing this text, I am aware that my personal experience, which I share, does not mean identical reflections from other people, or a proven recipe for good, “healthy” sales.

After all, there will always be lovers of fast food or quick dates who:

  • Put price over quality.
  • A quick certificate of reliable learning and practical exercises.

We will not even convince them with the best service, many years of experience, innovation, proven coaching staff, etc.

I respect free choice and I know that everyone has different needs and possibly that not everyone will be able to help with and not all will be able to cooperate with me.

But I say “NO”

I do not agree with pushing clients with services at the lowest price, omitting the key elements for the education process (i.e. original textbooks, experienced trainers), and persuading them that what they get is the best they can get.

I say “NO” to sales-easy, focused on pushing the next transaction, without deeper, long-term concern for the real return on the client’s investment. Delivering as much as possible, as cheaply as possible, far below the quality expected in a Best Practice environment.

Conclusion

It has been some time before I managed to visualize and learn in practice that it is not only ‘selling’, but also building relationships with customers that is the most important thing. Much has been written about the specifics of sales, especially in the training industry. However, a person continues to learn all their life, especially from their mistakes.

I have learned to its best to invite you to long-term cooperation. Let us enrich each other so that the quality of services, including training, will be a real contribution to the improvement of best practices.

 


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Project and Change Management; One and the same?

Posted on February 24, 2022July 26, 2022 by Marbenz Antonio

Q1: You’ve been involved in many major capital projects. Do you ever get to start a project, enjoy the ups and downs, and see it come into operation?

Some years ago, I was Project Manager of the Systems partner, in a JV (Joint venture) that was awarded a contract for the expansion of Dublin’s light rail system, the LUAS. Our scope included everything related to electrification, tram signaling, and telecommunication works. I was lucky enough to have been involved in this project since its inception (the commercial offer) up to full commissioning and start of operation.

This project brought me from Portugal to Ireland back in 2006, and I combined the responsibilities of Project Manager with those of Country Manager. This meant I was responsible for setting up the company’s local subsidiary and responsible for delivering the project.

I retained the solicitors and accountants, opened bank accounts, rented an office, and, above all, recruited and set up the team who would work with me in the delivery of the project. It was very hectic but very exciting.

The early days of the project were focused mostly on the definition process, planning, and preparing for delivery. I remember how challenging (but also how rewarding) all tasks associated with (local) stakeholder management and setting up the governance and assurance framework were. The work developed during those early days set the foundations for what would be a very successful project.

Q2: Working in the Rail industry, safety is a top priority. Do you think this has an impact on the way projects are designed and executed?

Safety is the top priority on any rail project. I’d say that safety has much more than an impact on the way projects are designed; the best analogy I can find is that safety is the canvas on which all rail projects are designed.

When I think about the “iron triangle” (scope, schedule, and cost) I cannot consider safety together with the other three dimensions of project management. The dimensions of the “iron triangle” are all seen as variables: it is possible to accelerate delivery without changing the scope if you are prepared to pay more. Similarly, if you want to accelerate delivery without incurring more cost, you can reduce the scope. You can play with the variables without ever changing the area of the triangle.

However, you cannot do that with safety! Safety requirements are hierarchically above all other components in rail projects, therefore, safety is not a dimension that can vary. It is an environment within which you develop your entire project that spans the full extent of the project lifecycle: safe construction, safe operation, safe maintenance, and safe decommissioning.

Q3: You are a great supporter of Praxis Framework and have worked with several international PM approaches, what do you find so appealing about Praxis Framework?

The Praxis Framework helps organizations improve the effectiveness and efficiency of their project delivery by increasing [1] individual performance, [2] team effectiveness, and [3] organizational capability maturity.

In other words, by “acting” on these three dimensions (individual, team, and organization), the Praxis Framework increases the effectiveness and efficiency of project delivery, the combination of which, improves strategy execution.

Unlike any other framework I’ve tested, the Praxis Framework comprises a [1] Body of Knowledge, a [2] Method, a [3] Competency Framework, a [4] Capability Maturity Model, and an [5] Encyclopaedia of techniques and models.

Finally, there is the customization allowed by Praxis Local, a dynamic PowerPoint-based document that summarises the contents of the framework and provides links to the detail contained on the website. Praxis Local can be adapted and expanded with additional, organization-specific content either within the PowerPoint file or via links to organization assets.

Q4: You are working on some Organizational change initiatives; how do you blend the Change Management principles and Project Management principles? Do you have a hybrid approach?

According to Albert Einstein, doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results, is the definition of insanity.

When facing projects of dimension, complexity and impact never faced before, people and organizations must prepare and adapt. In organizations where some past projects have failed, it is mandatory to reset mindsets and behaviors and start from scratch.

In change initiatives, organizations create or adjust processes and people must be born again. Change of processes “per se” will not produce the desired outcome if people are not willing to go through the behavioral transformation.

Don’t give me that comment “project managers only deliver, therefore they are not responsible for change”. It is very important to accept that there is change within change. If we want more effective and efficient delivery of projects and more effective and efficient strategy execution, people need to embrace this vision. They need to accept the challenge and commit to the transformation process required to deliver the change (in the way we deliver projects and execute strategies).

Q5: What are three things you’ve learned that you wish you’d learned earlier in your career?

  1. How Project Management is so intertwined with Change Management, and that you cannot have the former without the latter.
  2.  There are no bad projects, just bad business cases.
  3. I would have liked to know that the main critical success factor of a project is a good Sponsor.

Q6: Thinking of the great sponsors you have worked with, what set them apart from the rest?

The best project Sponsors are those that started their careers as team members of small projects and worked their way up the ladder until they got a seat at the organization’s strategy table.

Sponsors must excel in people management, be very supportive, and be the main protective shield of their project/program team. Teams that feel from day one they are utterly protected by their sponsor, increase their loyalty and delivery performance. Sponsors should take the heat in liaising with the most complex stakeholders, those that are typically a hard nut to crack. This will release the pressure from the project manager and their team, who can then focus on a better delivery.

Finally, Sponsors must master the “art of phases and gateways”. Whether with incremental delivery, iterative delivery, or a combination of both (hybrid models), projects must be stress-tested before being authorized to spend money and use resources on the next phase. This stress-test exercise is a permanent dance around benefits realization and business cases. Clarity on the objectives of the following phase, the path, cost, and resources needed to get there, and the performance metrics to measure effectiveness and efficiency of execution, are vital.

 


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Everything you need to know about Ransomware Protection

Posted on February 24, 2022July 26, 2022 by Marbenz Antonio

What is Ransomware?

Simply explained, ransomware is a form of malware that infects a computer system and encrypts the data of the victim. It either totally prevents access to the data or snatches it and threatens to reveal it. Criminals that use ransomware frequently threaten to reveal sensitive information unless a ransom is paid (usually in cryptocurrency).

The majority of ransomware attacks begin with a phishing or social engineering attempt. A compromised password, a malicious email attachment received by an unaware employee, or even incidental surfing of an infected website through a mobile device may all lead to a ransomware attack that encrypts files and all corporate data in minutes.

As we’ve seen recently, ransomware attacks have disrupted gas supply in the world’s largest economy, and a baby has allegedly died as a result of medical incompetence – all as a result of ransomware assaults. Malware and ransomware protection are not simply IT and security issues, but rather complicated commercial and governmental challenges.

What is Ransomware Protection?

So, what does ransomware protection entail? Ransomware prevention entails considering tools, techniques, and policies to prevent ransomware from ‘attacking’ a company in the first place.

Yes, anti-ransomware tools and anti-malware security technologies are required, but it goes much beyond. Business and human factors are also included in ransomware protection. Simple hygiene measures might go a long way toward safeguarding your company against ransomware threats.

As we all know, in the instance of the Colonial Pipeline attack, a single leaked password caused havoc on gas supplies throughout the East Coast of the United States, impacting not only Colonial Pipeline’s company but also the companies and everyday lives of many others.

The goal of ransomware prevention is to create a healthy cybersecurity environment in your company, where technology and people work together to reduce the likelihood of being attacked and the severity of the attack if it does happen.

Investing in a Ransomware Assessment completed by outside experts is a wonderful method to learn about your company’s risks and ransomware response capabilities. It’s also a good idea to have a robust and reliable Ransomware Response plan in place in case the worst happens.

Can you truly prevent Ransomware?

Nobody can claim to have figured out how to entirely avoid ransomware. However, there are a few ransomware prevention techniques that every company may do to come as close to stopping attacks as feasible.

The first and most important step is to educate your employees on ransomware attacks, ransomware prevention measures, and how to spot phishing emails and harmful files.

Key corporate leaders must be well-versed in their positions and responsibilities, as well as recognize the value of their privileged credentials.

More importantly, your employees and key decision-makers should be aware of and conversant with Ransomware Response Checklists so that the response becomes second nature to them. Business leaders will be able to make the appropriate judgments and think and act calmly despite the chaos if they regularly practice these checklists using Ransomware Tabletop Exercises – a vital part of ransomware defense.

There are a few more things your company can do to guarantee that it is safe against ransomware attacks:

1. Backups: Offline data backups are the most effective security you may have against ransomware offenders. Why? Because your data is protected if the ransomware virus cannot reach and encrypt data in backups. Keep in mind that the crucial term here is ‘offline.’ In other words, the backed-up data must not be connected to the Internet in any manner. To put it another way, if your backup system is unchangeable, you can nearly always recover and maintain business continuity. Because you’ll have a backup of your data, you won’t have to negotiate or pay if hackers demand money, and that’s half the battle won.

2. Stay Updated: Ensure that all of your browsers and software are up to date regularly. Even operating system upgrades for your mobile devices must be kept in mind. Give pop-ups and extensions no rights they don’t need. These can result in data theft and serve as entry points for infection into your computer networks.

3. Always Verify: It’s wonderful to hear that your company has invested in reliable backup systems. However, the efficacy and impenetrability of these backups must be checked regularly.

External audits and evaluations of high quality are a wonderful approach to objectively examine and test the viability of your IT infrastructure, as well as its ability to survive a ransomware assault.

When it comes to ransomware security, here are just a few suggestions to get you started. When it comes to developing anti-ransomware skills in your organization, there are a plethora of excellent materials to choose from.

Ransomware Checklists and preparedness processes will provide you with a rapid overview of what you can do to reach the degree of security needed to stop thieves in their tracks. It takes time and effort to become almost as secure as possible and to develop cyber resilience skills, but it’s not impossible with the appropriate guidance.

 


Here at CourseMonster, we know how hard it may be to find the right time and funds for training. We provide effective training programs that enable you to select the training option that best meets the demands of your company.

For more information, please get in touch with one of our course advisers today or contact us at training@coursemonster.com

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6 Benefits of Cybersecurity Assessments

Posted on February 24, 2022July 26, 2022 by Marbenz Antonio

Simply defined, a Cybersecurity Assessment evaluates your organization’s readiness to respond to a cyber event.

These evaluations determine the amount of danger your company faces as well as the significant flaws in your cybersecurity infrastructure, policies, and processes.

As cyber threats evolve and become more complicated and virulent with each passing day, all firms should consider investing in regular cybersecurity audits. This is the only way to stay on top of cyber threats, ensuring that your cybersecurity plan is robust enough to cope with any cyber threats, and keep your organization running smoothly.

While standard cybersecurity audits, such as ISO 27001:2013, are important for demonstrating how you manage information security to external stakeholders, I’ve attempted to focus on assessments that provide a speedier and, in many cases, more contextual picture in this piece. These evaluations are simple to complete and can significantly improve your cybersecurity posture this year:

1. Cyber Essential:

Cyber Essentials (also known as CE) is a government-backed certification program in the United Kingdom that allows businesses to ensure that they are safe from the most common cyber threats and demonstrate their commitment to the cyber security of their business information and sensitive customer data.

It’s important to discuss CE and emphasize that the UK government’s goal is admirable. In most circumstances, ISO 27001 and NIST have been and maybe extremely difficult for micro, small, and medium-sized organizations. This is where Cyber Essentials comes in. Although it is a brief evaluation, it is ‘strong’ and relevant enough to identify major and basic weaknesses that an organization may encounter.

Cyber Essentials (a self-assessment) and Cyber Essentials Plus (a full certification) are the two options (this includes a technical verification). One of the simplest methods to guarantee that your company is protected against the most prevalent cyber threats is to take the Self-Assessment.

Many of the internet’s common/unskilled cyber thieves are seeking easy targets that aren’t protected by Cyber Essentials protections. Once you’ve earned the Cyber Essentials or Cyber Essentials Plus certification, you’ll have at least some rest of mind knowing that you’re safe against the most prevalent and readily avoidable assaults.

Cyber Essentials is also one of the simplest methods to reassure prospective clients or business partners that they’re dealing with a company dedicated to cybersecurity and that its basic policies are being reviewed.

2. NIST Health Check:

A NIST Health Check is an examination of your organization’s cyber health and resilience against the NIST Cybersecurity Framework, as the name implies. NIST Health Checks are usually quick and inexpensive.

The NIST Health Check procedure at Cyber Management Alliance is simple: you will be given a self-assessment form to complete. After that, a cybersecurity specialist is assigned to your company, who goes through the information you’ve provided with you. The expert conducts a high-level evaluation of your significant papers and artifacts over a short time, usually a day, and provides you with a formal assessment report.

Apart from identifying vulnerabilities, the report will emphasize the cybersecurity expert’s view on your overall compliance and incident response maturity. It will also include suggestions for correcting any flaws that demand immediate attention.

The NIST Health Check is appropriate for organizations that wish to get a head start on achieving comprehensive cyber resilience by developing an actionable improvement plan.

3. Ransomware Readiness Assessment:

As the name implies, this evaluation is focused on determining your organization’s capacity to respond to and control a ransomware assault, which is now the number one developing issue in the world of cybersecurity.

A Ransomware Readiness Assessment is the most efficient approach to confirm your security investments and determine whether your IT infrastructure is up to par. It also aids in the identification of flaws in your current ransomware methods, as well as the understanding of particular concerns in your plans and procedures.

This assessment looks at how you address critical technical issues including user access and control, Web Browser Management and DNS Filtering, Patch and Update Management, Application Integrity and Allowlists, Robust Data Backup, and Network Perimeter Monitoring, among others.

Given the exponential growth in ransomware attacks and their very destructive results for businesses, the Ransomware Readiness Assessment is becoming increasingly crucial.

The Assessment is an excellent approach to see if your ransomware preparation matches the dangers, threat actors, and risk mitigation techniques that your company faces. You’ll also get personalized advice on how to improve your detection and response skills.

4. Breach Readiness Assessment:

A Breach Readiness Assessment is a more in-depth, score-based, and focused assessment of your company’s breach readiness capabilities. Its sole purpose is to answer one simple question: Are you ready for a data breach?

This evaluation looks at a specific group of people’s breach readiness and how they behave in a specific cyber-attack scenario aimed at a specific, important asset.

The Breach Readiness Assessment is usually done in combination with a Cyber Crisis Tabletop Exercise. The participants are monitored and assessed against a set of predetermined criteria during the activity.

This cybersecurity risk assessment is a low-cost technique to illustrate how a specific group of employees will behave in the event of a cyber-attack. It’s also critical to meet current and future regulatory obligations with the least amount of downtime possible.

5. SIEM Use Case Assessment:

The SIEM Assessment is a vital cybersecurity assessment that analyzes how your SIEM system is designed and evaluates the operational side of the SOC team.

Use Cases are used to generate alerts for malicious behavior, and the logic and configurations in place must be successful. This important part of your cyber capabilities is also assessed by the SIEM Use Case Assessment. A review of monitoring standards and policies, as well as incident triage, investigations, and analysis, is usually included.

Conducting a SIEM and Use Case Assessment for your company will help you understand how your log management practices correspond with NIST’s Computer Security Incident Handling Guide: NIST SP 800-61 Revision 2.

It can also assist you in determining whether or not your present SIEM setup and settings are adequate.

6. Cyber Incident Response Maturity Assessment:

This is the most in-depth, evidence-based assessment of your organization’s cyber resilience and disaster preparedness.

This cybersecurity evaluation is based on more than simply a stakeholder interview. It checks your SIEM setup, security controls, technology stack implementation, and SOC activities, as well as every in-scope product.

The official report we provide after the Cyber Incident Response Maturity Assessment may provide a thorough picture of the company’s cyber-resilience maturity as assessed against simple NIST-based Incident Handling categories. You may also see how your approach to incident response matches with Annex A.16.1, Incident Management Lifecycle, of ISO 27001:2013.

While your company may engage in a variety of cybersecurity audits and assessments, the ones listed above cover all of the important components of cyber resilience that you should consider.

Regularly doing these evaluations will assure your company’s cybersecurity health and help you stay on track with the correct technology investments and incident response strategies and processes.

 


Here at CourseMonster, we know how hard it may be to find the right time and funds for training. We provide effective training programs that enable you to select the training option that best meets the demands of your company.

For more information, please get in touch with one of our course advisers today or contact us at training@coursemonster.com

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Why Should You Use AgilePM®?

Posted on February 24, 2022July 26, 2022 by Marbenz Antonio

The world’s most popular agile project management framework and certification.

Reasons to Adopt AgilePM®

Agile’s effect on project management continues to increase at a faster rate. Agile tools and frameworks are being used by more companies and project managers than ever before to improve the effectiveness of – and return on investment from – projects and other change efforts.

Improved revenue and speed to market are common Agile advantages, as are producing the correct product/solution (via iterative development and incremental delivery), and enhanced cooperation and customer happiness.

AgilePM has quickly established itself as the top framework and certification for agile project management since its inception in 2010.

The AgilePM guidance, which is based on the Agile Business Consortium’s Agile Project Framework, provides a practical and repeatable methodology that strikes the perfect balance between the standards, attention to detail, and visibility required for good project management and the fast-paced, change, and empowerment offered by Agile.

AgilePM provides a scalable and organized corporate Agile framework based on best practices. So, why should companies and project managers think about AgilePM to help them implement or enhance agile project management practices?

A tried-and-true corporate strategy:

The AgilePM technique is a subset of the Agile Project Framework developed by the Agile Business Consortium for project managers. The framework, which has been in place for more than 20 years and is routinely updated to reflect current practices and business requirements, offers governance and rigor while also allowing businesses to be agile and flexible. A wide range of enterprises from diverse sectors and industries have selected AgilePM and the underlying Agile Project Framework as their preferred methodology.

Considering the entire project lifecycle (in addition to product development):

The informality of many agile methodologies can be intimidating for businesses delivering projects and programs, especially if they already have formal project management systems in place. AgilePM is a mature strategy that maintains the notions of a project, project delivery, and project management while providing agility and flexibility.

Change management actions are included:

AgilePM goes beyond other project management methods in that it provides a specific procedure for determining how what has been generated will be put into action. This stage is critical to the AgilePM lifecycle because it guarantees that the focus is on how to support users after the deliverables are made accessible.

Controls for quality and governance:

Never Compromise Quality is one of AgilePM’s basic concepts. High-level acceptance criteria are agreed upon at several points throughout the project lifecycle in an AgilePM project, ranging from high-level criteria at the feasibility stage through targets for each step of product/solution development. All positions must ensure that what has been developed satisfies its quality requirements, and quality is understood before any work is done, so everyone understands what good looks like before they begin. This is a significantly more efficient method than rejecting work after it has been completed because it fails to fulfill quality requirements that were not specified at the outset. All of this is done to ensure that the solution meets the business demand as well as the project goals.

Management of risk:

AgilePM delivers effective risk management techniques, directly tackling many of the most prevalent project risks (e.g. missing fixed deadlines and having unclear or volatile requirements). The Project Approach Questionnaire is a good place to start when it comes to developing a clear, common knowledge of project risks and how to manage them.

Roles and duties are clearly defined:

Any project’s success is built on the ability of people to work together successfully. AgilePM recognizes this and gives explicit roles and duties to each project team member, representing the project’s business, solution/technical, management, and process interests. To break down any communication barriers, everyone participating in an AgilePM project works closely together, with the greatest ideas coming from self-organizing, empowered teams.

Popular agile practices incorporated:

AgilePM supports effective product and solution development by incorporating and encouraging a variety of popular agile approaches. These include MoSCoW Prioritisation (a strategy for helping to understand and manage priorities), Timeboxing (a specified amount of time at the end of which an objective has been fulfilled), and Iterative Development (a technique for helping to understand and manage priorities) (a process in which the evolving solution, or part of it, evolves from a high-level concept to something with acknowledged business value).

Integrate with current workflows:

While AgilePM may be used as a stand-alone project management technique, it was developed to function alongside more structured project management systems like PRINCE2® and can be integrated into codified quality procedures like ISO9001.

The Agile Business Consortium’s basic rules for efficient agile project delivery support the AgilePM framework:

The eight principles are intended to complement the Agile Business Consortium’s core idea, which is that:

“best business value emerges when projects are aligned to clear business goals, deliver frequently, and involve the collaboration of motivated and empowered people”.

The AgilePM framework is backed up by APMG-approved training and certifications. Since 2011, over 65,000 tests have been taken worldwide, with the number of applicants representing a diverse variety of businesses and sectors.

The global network of APMG’s certified training organizations (ATOs) provides a variety of training choices to meet the needs of unique candidates and clients.

 


Here at CourseMonster, we know how hard it may be to find the right time and funds for training. We provide effective training programs that enable you to select the training option that best meets the demands of your company.

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What Qualifications do you look for in a Project Manager?

Posted on February 24, 2022July 26, 2022 by Marbenz Antonio

To achieve the best outcomes, you’ll need a diverse combination of skills.

What makes a great Project Manager?

Project managers need abilities in a wide range of areas to be truly effective at what they do. Individuals can acquire and improve these abilities in a variety of ways. Training and certification are one alternative.

We look at a few essential abilities that a successful Project Manager should have to ensure that:

  • Products and solutions are created to fulfill the needs of all stakeholders to the greatest extent feasible.
  • Projects are completed on schedule, on budget, and within budget.
  • Stakeholders in the project are successfully handled and engaged.
  • Those who will be affected by the project’s deliverables and outcomes are heard and involved.

We are aware that many more abilities are necessary; this is by no means a comprehensive list! Teamwork, empathy, and communication are just a few examples of soft skills that are essential. The presentation emphasizes those that have a direct relationship to APMG and our global network of certified training companies for training and certification (ATOs).

 


Here at CourseMonster, we know how hard it may be to find the right time and funds for training. We provide effective training programs that enable you to select the training option that best meets the demands of your company.

For more information, please get in touch with one of our course advisers today or contact us at training@coursemonster.com

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Why is coding the most valuable talent for an IT job?

Posted on February 23, 2022July 26, 2022 by Marbenz Antonio

The word “coding” appears to be used more frequently in today’s workplace, prompting two apparent questions: what is computer coding, and what is code? Coding, also known as scripting, is a language that is used to offer a set of instructions for an environment to accomplish certain activities, such as a PC, robot, or browser. Although some individuals distinguish between these names, they are commonly used interchangeably. Coding entails giving a computer step-by-step instructions to follow. Computers, by their very nature, behave in ways that are explicitly directed, depending on these instructions.

Importance of Coding

In a broad sense, learning code is similar to learning any language – or, to be more precise, a family of languages. There are general standards that all screenplays must adhere to, as well as extremely specific requirements for each script. Coding is not an exaggeration when it is said that it is the DNA of the digital world. Coding is required for the operation of every phone app, website, computer software, and even many kitchen appliances. This is why coders play such an important role in molding the present day and the future.

Over the next decade, it is expected that there will be a significant shortage of computer science graduates qualified to fill open coding positions. This represents the spread of coding throughout a wide range of businesses. Indeed, computer science is becoming a critical component in a wide range of fields, including health and banking, where knowledge of programming and coding is becoming increasingly relevant and important.

Where coding is used?

As already said, coding has evolved into the modern world’s framework, and coders serve as the builders of these structures. As a result, qualified coders are in high demand. Their expertise is utilized to develop mobile and desktop apps, as well as prominent websites like YouTube, Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. There are a variety of programming languages, each with its own goal of improving or decreasing usefulness. Here are some of the most extensively used languages, in addition to Python, PHP, and C#:

Java is a general-purpose programming language that is widely used in desktop software, Android phones and tablets, a large number of websites, and embedded devices such as the chip that runs a washing machine.

Javascript is a language that, despite its name, has little in common with Java. It has been suggested that Java and Javascript are related to Ham and Hamster. Javascript was created to bring front-end, in-browser functionality to online pages, such as Gmail and eBay, where a full program may operate within a web browser. Javascript is now being used in innovative ways as a general-purpose programming language.

C is a rapid programming language that is commonly used to create operating systems, device drivers, and other programming languages. It may also be used to program embedded systems and has an excellent performance.

C++: Based on C, it has some similarities to C. C++ is most commonly used in 3D games. It’s rarely utilized on websites unless they’re well-optimized. C++’s unique feature is its ability to manage memory effectively, which comes in handy when smooth real-time execution is required.

Career prospects of coding

For individuals seeking a career in computer sciences, new sectors are providing opportunities to develop. Aside from the obvious examples of IT employees, scientists, artists and designers, data analysts, and engineers, vacancies in fields such as finance and manufacturing are beginning to develop. As a result, coders have become highly sought after and are frequently handsomely compensated.

Those interested in coding jobs should focus on learning SQL databases and programming languages such as Java, Javascript, XML, Python, C#, and C++, as well as learning about operating systems and platforms such as Windows,.NET, iOS, and Linux.

It is critical for those interested in a career in coding to keep up with ongoing technological advances and to discover any areas of expertise that appear particularly intriguing. Those interested in architecture, graphic design, or engineering, for example, should be familiar with AutoCAD applications. Those interested in analytics should be familiar with the statistical software environments R and SAS, as well as the ongoing industry debate over which is superior.

How to start a career in coding?

There has never been a better moment to pursue a profession in coding, to reiterate. However, skills beyond fundamental computer programming are required as a result of this. A bachelor’s degree is required for practically all coding professions. It’s a good idea to pick a programming field to ensure that graduates can get the coding jobs they desire with this degree. This might be in the areas of mobile app development, web technologies, server development, or desktop application development. There is a distinct language to learn for each of these. The right language may be identified and mastered by researching particular expertise. Someone interested in working in server development, for example, should look into the relevance of PHP, ASP.NET, and Node.js and begin learning more about them.

This should be done as part of a general immersion in a certain topic of computer science, in which you search out every paper, blog, podcast, and video relating to it. Attempt to find a mentor to learn further knowledge.

This rapidly growing sector will become increasingly competitive, so gaining advanced knowledge early on will offer you an advantage and pay off later. Being proactive and gaining a basic understanding of different fields of expertise, as well as learning new languages, can be advantageous in the long run.

 


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What is the Purpose of JavaScript?

Posted on February 23, 2022July 26, 2022 by Marbenz Antonio

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What is JavaScript?

JavaScript is a text-based programming language that allows you to construct interactive web pages on both the client and server sides. Whereas HTML and CSS provide structure and aesthetics to web pages, JavaScript adds interactive components that keep users engaged. The search box on Amazon, a news recap video posted in The New York Times, and refreshing your Twitter feed are all examples of JavaScript that you may encounter daily.

Changing a static web page into an interactive one, including JavaScript improves the user experience. To summarize, JavaScript provides functionality to web pages.

What is JavaScript used for?

JavaScript is mostly utilized in web browsers and web-based applications. However, JavaScript is utilized in software, servers, and embedded hardware controls in addition to the Web. Here are a few examples of how JavaScript is used:

1. Including interactive features in websites

Users can interact with web pages using JavaScript. On a web page, there are essentially no restrictions to what you can accomplish using JavaScript – here are a few examples:

  • With a press of a button, you may reveal or hide more information.
  • When the mouse lingers over a button, it changes color.
  • On the site, you may scroll through a carousel of photographs.
  • Zooming in or out on a photograph
  • Using a website to display a timer or countdown
  • Audio and video can be played on a web page.
  • Animations are displayed.
  • Using a hamburger menu with a drop-down menu

2. Developing online and mobile applications

For designing and constructing online and mobile apps, developers can employ a variety of JavaScript frameworks. JavaScript frameworks are collections of JavaScript code libraries that give developers pre-written code to use for common programming features and tasks—basically, a framework around which to construct websites or online apps.

React, React Native, Angular, and Vue are all popular JavaScript front-end frameworks. Many businesses utilize Node.js, a JavaScript runtime environment based on the JavaScript V8 engine in Google Chrome. Paypal, LinkedIn, Netflix, and Uber are just a few well-known examples.

3. Developing server apps and building web servers

Aside from websites and apps, developers may use JavaScript to create basic web servers and Node.js to develop back-end infrastructure.

4. Game Development

Of course, you can make browser games with JavaScript as well. These are excellent methods for new developers to put their JavaScript abilities to the test.

Why should you choose JavaScript instead of another programming language?

Apart from the endless possibilities, there are other reasons why web developers should choose JavaScript over other programming languages:

  • The only programming language that is native to the web browser is JavaScript.
  • The most widely used programming language is JavaScript.
  • To begin started, you only need a small amount of money.
  • It’s an enjoyable language to learn.

 


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Prepare for the Most in-demand Tech Jobs in 2022 by Disrupting Yourself

Posted on February 23, 2022July 26, 2022 by Marbenz Antonio

A record number of employees have resigned or are planning to resign. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, voluntary attrition climbed by almost 800,000 in the United States during the last year, while involuntary attrition declined by nearly 400,000. These factors have resulted in a very competitive labor market for businesses and a very attractive employment market for job seekers.

The 10 Most in-demand Tech Jobs in 2022

  1. Database administrator and architect
  2. Information security analyst
  3. Software developer
  4. Network and computer systems administrator
  5. Computer programmer
  6. Web developer
  7. Computer and information systems manager
  8. Systems analyst
  9. Help desk and desktop support professional
  10. Network/cloud architect

Create a “Career Portfolio” rather than a “Career Path.”

While we should be careful and purposeful about the skills we are learning, we should also be aware of the experiences we are gaining through our job. We need to move away from following a “professional path” and instead create a “career portfolio,” according to April Rinne.

Everyone requires the guidance of a mentor; go find yours!

This month, January 2022, marks the twentieth anniversary of National Mentoring Month, which honors the power of connections to foster personal, academic, and professional development.

Growth is especially important right now because the epidemic has prompted individuals to reconsider their ambitions, leading to unprecedented job-hopping. Consider mentorships if you’re looking to further your career or if you’re a company owner looking for talent and clients.

 


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Business Conferences are being Reimagined Especially for Data Technology

Posted on February 23, 2022July 26, 2022 by Marbenz Antonio

If you ever doubted the need for adaptation for company success, 2020 will most certainly alter your opinion. Traditional tactics are generally well-tested and reliable, but you must adjust when the market and the world significantly alter.

For over two decades, IBM Business Partner Data Technology has used its annual Predictive Analytics Conference to interact with existing and future clients, as well as to support year-round sales and marketing initiatives. The consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic necessitated significant changes for the 2020 conference.

New year, new conference.
Data Technology began putting in place safety features for individuals who planned to attend in person, giving participants a choice in their event experience. Mag. “We limited the number of live guests and booked other rooms for distancing,” Andrea Deltl-Gaszczyk, Sales Manager for Data Technology, says. We developed contact tracing and paid great attention to privacy and GDPR compliance. We had to fully rethink the food because it is usually a two-day event with hundreds of people. As a consequence, no one instance of COVID-19 was found. “The effort was well worth it.”

Data Technology invested in a video conferencing technology that allowed the live discussions to be streamed online for those attending the conference electronically. Off-site guests might, on the other hand, use their video feeds to pose live questions during question-and-answer sessions.

Kurzawa explains, “We needed our virtual conference to be as real and engaging as the one we had in person.” “You lose a lot of the spontaneity of an in-person gathering with virtual conferences.” I’ve been to a few virtual conferences, but you’re either viewing a pre-recorded video or typing out your questions ahead of time. “There isn’t any back-and-forth.”

“And for the two speakers who couldn’t attend in person owing to travel limitations, we filmed their sessions and made them instantly available via our live stream to answer questions,” he says.

Investing in experience

The cost of the Predictive Analytics Conference grew significantly as a result of the added safety measures and technologies. Data Technology made use of IBM Co-Marketing funding to assist mitigate these costs.

Deltl-Gaszczyk explains, “IBM Co-Marketing has always been a major component in arranging these conferences.” “It’s one of the main benefits of cooperating with IBM, and we wouldn’t have been able to pull off this hybrid conference without their help.”

Data Technology launched a multichannel advertising effort in addition to using IBM Co-Marketing funding for the event. “Because of the COVID-19 epidemic, some of our potential guests may have feared the conference would be canceled this year,” argues Deltl-Gaszczyk. “We utilized the funding to assist in creating the conference website after running a standard phone and email campaign.” For our distant participants, the site required to manage not just registrations, but also streaming and live interaction capabilities.”

A chance for the future

The hybrid Predictive Analytics Conference, which took place in October 2020, was a huge success. “While attendance was significantly down than the prior year,” Kurzawa says, “we had more people attend than we had planned.” “Many of our in-person participants expressed gratitude for being able to attend this event because it was the only live event they had been able to attend all year.” We devised a strategy that worked.”

The Predictive Analytics Conference’s hybrid edition was so well received that Data Technology decided to make the 2021 conference a hybrid event as well. Deltl-Gaszczyk adds, “By extending the virtual experience, we want to draw guests from further away — more German and Swiss participation.”

 


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