IBM Software Group Lotus Workplace Certification and Program Updates Barbara Bowen, Manager, WW...

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Lotus Workplace Certification and Program Updates

Barbara Bowen, Manager, WW Professional Certification ProgramsBill McCook, Manager, Exam Development

IBM Software Group | Lotus software

What We'll Cover Today

Lotus Certification Programs Overview

Lotus Workplaceƒ The products, the program, the exams, and getting readyƒ Education offerings - what's available and what's coming

Skills Roadmaps - moving beyond Domino

Notes and Domino certification updates

Overall Program Updates


Lotus Certification Programs - an overview

3 Distinct Programsƒ Lotus Notes and Dominoƒ Collaborative Solutionsƒ Lotus Workplace

3 levels: associate, professional, advanced professional

Role based: administrator, developer, instructor

Part of the IBM Certified Professional program from the IBM Software Groupƒ Same levels and brand appropriate roles found in DB2, WebSphere and Tivoli

(coming soon - Rational)


IBM Lotus Workplace - What is it? (KISB)

A family of integrated collaborative products that connect people with business processes.

IBM Lotus Workplace products can be combined as needed to meet business or industry-specific needs. A rich client experience is available, providing a choice that is suitable for advanced users and that can be extended based on their job roles.

ƒ E-mailƒ Calendaring and schedulingƒ Personal address bookƒ Instant messaging and presence awarenessƒ Customizable team spacesƒ Discussion forumsƒ Document sharingƒ Web conferencingƒ Document & web content managementƒ Collaborative learningƒ People finder


Lotus Workplace Products

IBM Lotus Workplace Messaging 2.0ƒ enabled by IBM Workplace Client Technology, flexible cost effective way to extend

the reach of standards based messaging to a broad range of users. IBM Lotus Workplace Web Content Management 2.0

ƒ helps resolve IT and webmaster bottlenecks by placing content creation and management in the hands of content experts for "author once, publish everywhere" control.

IBM Lotus Workplace Team Collaboration 2.0ƒ helps individuals, teams, and entire organizations -- together with their customers,

business partners, and suppliers -- increase business efficiency.IBM Lotus Workplace Collaborative Learning 2.0

ƒ helps organizations manage their training programs more efficiently and deliver a variety of learning experiences to users.

IBM Lotus Workplace Documents 2.0ƒ powered by IBM Workplace Client Technology, provides a low cost, secure-rich,

standards-based document management solution for simple document handling, editing and organization.


Lotus Workplace Certification Program

"The right skills at the right time"

Choice in products, choice in roles, choice in certification ƒ Lotus Certification Advisory team to play a role - more on this later

Role based and product basedƒ Exams developed through Job task analysis process

Initial exams to be releasedƒ 820 - Implementing and Administering IBM Lotus Workplace Messaging 2

IBM Certified Administrator - Lotus Workplace Messaging 2ƒ 830 - Developing Websites Using IBM Lotus Workplace Web Content Management

2 with JavaIBM Certified Developer - Lotus Workplace Web Content Management 2 with Java

Release dates - August


Exam Preparation - Workplace Messaging

General pre-reqs: ƒ familiarity with WASƒ basic WS Portal skills ƒ familiarity with basic database conceptsƒ general knowledge of LDAP directories

Projected skills neededƒ Knowledge of basic architecture ƒ Installing Lotus Workplace Messaging ƒ Configuring Lotus Workplace Messaging ƒ Performing user maintenance ƒ Performing system maintenance ƒ Troubleshooting

Final Exam Guide to be available soonSpecific details of skill areas and recommended preparation materials available at http://www.lotus.com/certification


Exam Preparation - Web Content Management

Projected skills neededƒ Performing Site Development ƒ Creating workflow and implementing effective security ƒ Applying information architecture principles and conceptsƒ Content Publishing

Final Exam Guide to be available soon

Specific details of skill areas and recommended preparation materials available at http://www.lotus.com/certification


Lotus Workplace Education Offerings

For the technical audienceƒ Implementing IBM Lotus Workplace Messaging 2 (coming!)ƒ Implementing IBM Lotus Workplace Team Collaboration 2 Basicsƒ Developing Web Sites Using IBM Lotus Workplace Web Content Management 2

for Lotus Domino (ILT)ƒ Developing Web Sites Using IBM Lotus Workplace Web Content Management 2

for Javaƒ Administering IBM Lotus Workplace Web Content Management 2ƒ Boot Camp for IBM Lotus Workplace 2 - System Administration (soon)ƒ Creating an IBM Lotus Workplace Application from a Templateƒ Using the IBM Lotus Domino Application Portletƒ Developing IBM Lotus Workplace Applications Using Workplace Builder

For end usersƒ Using IBM Lotus Workplace 2ƒ Introducing IBM Lotus Workplace Messaging 2 (DL)ƒ Publishing Web Content Using IBM Lotus Workplace Web Content Management 2

for Javaƒ Publishing Web Content Using IBM Lotus Workplace Web Content Management 2

for Lotus Domino


What's Next with Lotus Workplace Certification?

"Choice" allows us to add components and roles

Focus on other Lotus Workplace products or functions - e.g., ƒ evaluating IBM Lotus Team Collaboration ƒ and IBM Lotus Workplace Documents

Why earn Lotus Workplace Certifications now?ƒ Be one of the first!ƒ Expand your skillset beyond traditional Domino/Notes

Skills Roadmap - Getting you there


Notes and Domino Release 5 Exams

Will be discontinued and no longer available November 30, 2004ƒ LotusScript, Java and Javascript exams will remain available as advanced

electives for Notes and Domino 6

The good news: special offers to get finished!ƒ CertFX R5 practice tests 40% offƒ SmartCertify - steep discounts up to $1,000 off on CBT packages for R5ƒ SelfTest Practice tests - 30% off

See special offers area of the Lotus Certification private website


Notes and Domino 6/6.5

Notes and Domino 6 exams were reviewed and updated to 6/6.5

Titles for all IBM Certified Professionals were updated in our records to 6/6.5.

We did not mail new certification kits

Yes, you can request one.ƒ On-line services area of the Lotus Certification private website

http://www.lotus.com/eduationzoneƒ Send an email to [email protected]

Include your full name, testing id number, and current address


Notes and Domino 7

Don't ask us the date

Early thoughtsƒ We'll have an upgrade path from Notes and Domino 6


A Few Good Men and Women

Announcing the Lotus Certification Advisory Boardƒ Help us develop Lotus Certification Programs

OfferingsBenefitsStructure

ƒ Looking for varietydevelopers, administratorsgeographically diverseall products, all experience levels12 people

ƒ Virtual and in face meetings (Lotusphere)ƒ Send your request to participate to [email protected]


More Information

Skills roadmaps: http://www.lotus.com/training

Lotus Workplace Exam Information: http://www.lotus.com/certification

Lotus Certification private web area: http://www.lotus.com/educationzone

Customer service: [email protected]

Questions for me: [email protected]

Exam Development: [email protected]


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