Saddle up. There is info out on microsoft.com about the new Project and Project Server certifications: http://www.microsoft.com/learning/mcp/mcts/project2007/pm/default.mspx http://www.microsoft.com/learning/mcp/mcts/projectserver2007/pm/default.mspx...

About 5,000 people from Microsoft's technical field is here in Seattle for the twice annual field readiness event. I'm hanging out in the study hall next to the test center (run by... wait for it....Pearson VUE!). The attendees are all MSFT people and...

... listen (and care) Hi! My name is Chris Pirie, and I lead the MSL Global Sales and Marketing team, the MCTs who read this blog will also know that I just spent three years running the MSL product development team - ie the team that builds our MOC...

MSL: -1 Dierking. Our great Howard Dierking, who is, in fact, old enough to drive , left us to be a fancy editor at MSDN . Howard, do great things. We'll miss you.

If it isn't enough to have your mom tell you, you can now find out how special you are by seeing how many other people have your same Microsoft certification on the updated certification page on Microsoft.com . We made some changes based on the feedback...

Below, the beta information for 2003-->2008 exams 71-648 and 71-649 (for which we did an original beta run at TechEd in Orlando). Only take these exams if you are MCSA or MCSE on Windows Server 2003 -- no one else will receive credit for participating...

This is what I spend most of my time trying to decide. Current debate: there is a huge internal distribution list at Microsoft about blogging and whatnot. I never say anything, I just lurk about; there is lots of serious discussion and opinionated debate...

In my role as MCP Aggravation Manager, I'm doing my best to think of new things to poast that will annoy certified professionals across the land and inspire a flood of angry commentary (and occasional intimation that I do not stand up to my pet cat*)...

...like me, who spend all day in Office rather than running hypervisor on bare metal. I told a colleague in our business worker certification team that I'd let people know that we have opportunities for Office 2007 users to get certified for free, and...

I keep meaning to poast a few last TechEd things, and I can't believe a month has now gone by. I know many of you are waiting on responses to your posts and questions. Please know you're not alone; my mom and my boss are equally annoyed. For the moment...

This is very cool, about our trainers and their work as part of NetHope, getting technology and training to people in Kenya. Carnegie! You're a star! Read the article . The overall goal for the pilot program, which ends in December of this year, is...

Microsoft Learning (my group) has some ambitious plans in the arena of increasing the value of Microsoft Certifications. I.e. keeping pace with Microsoft technology releases and the industry, looking at ways to improve your test-taking experience, and...

Hi. It's me, Trika. One of the selling points of the "new generation" certification program we keep harping about is currency . In a nutshell, the intent of the new program is that an employer or project manager can look at your Microsoft certification...