Sharepoint Class
Mar. 8th, 2010 11:52 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
angelakI'm updating here from within my Sharepoint Dev class. I woke up this morning with all intentions to be 111% positive and get as far as I could. Well - I actually had no idea what to expect, seeing as the only other Sharepoint classes I've taken were Netdesk classes. Which aren't really my favorite kind of classes.
I pretty much find the intensive book-work classes to be irritating.
But my boss likes them.
So - as is, here... I am taking a class through TLG Learning, it's over here in Factoria/Bellevue. This class is a mentor led class. We're all in the same classroom, watching different videos doing different labs, and the teacher is available the whole time for questions and guidance. Different.
In fact, I've never taken a class like this. Therefore, it took me the better part of 2 hours to really figure out what the hell I was doing. It began to make more sense once I broke in to how to do the labs in conjunction with the videos.
Confusing.
Now, this had me panicking when I couldn't figure out the lab material vs the video stuff in the first 2-3 hours. I began to feel like I was drowning in material I didn't understand. Also seeing some of this isn't really that important in regards to how I am already deploying Sharepoint. But then - I'm deploying Sharepoint as a total uber n00b.
So, most of the stuff I am doing isn't the most efficient way. The problem is that I know this. The problem is that I don't *KNOW* the most efficient way to deploy a Sharepoint site. I've taken a couple of week long classes. That is not the same as becoming a Sharepoint dev overnight. Not remotely. I've messed around with it from time to time in the last 2 years. I've been asked to deploy a test site and launch it, and present it to my director. I'm good at this sort of thing. I made a simple, rudimentary site. I excelled at presenting it to my director. I'm good at presentations (especially on the fly) and I'm good at working with people. I'm good at making things look good even when I have no idea EXACTLY what I am doing.
#1 mistake was being effective at this at least 2-3 different times in the last 3 years. These mini-launches have made an impact and make it look like I like doing it?! And that maybe I know what I am doing.
Let me assure you: I don't.
I'm not your greatest woman for "pretending intentionally" that I'm awesome at stuff. I admit when I suck, I admit when I'm awesome. And right now I admitted that I sucked at Sharepoint. This landed me in this training course as per my boss. My boss heard my admission to suckery as "Angela needs training! Perfect."
Yikes.
I might also add that very few people are getting training right now with as tight as the budget is, and SOMEHOW, out of some grace of the gods, (not sure what KIND of grace, you know - the evil, look.at.you - asshat, I.want.to.laugh.at.how.funny.it.is.to.see.you.sucking.at.something.you.also.dislike.doing sort of grace) I am one of the choice people who has landed training in our 2010 budget.
Whelps, folks. I'm trudging my way through the class and doing the best that I possibly can. This is the same attitude that has got me thus far - and thus far getting me into 111% trouble because it is clearly enough to land me this project, this training, and the continueing position of having my boss think it's... somehow... a good direction for my very stale career to head. Oh, gods. What a fucking mess.
-Angela
I pretty much find the intensive book-work classes to be irritating.
But my boss likes them.
So - as is, here... I am taking a class through TLG Learning, it's over here in Factoria/Bellevue. This class is a mentor led class. We're all in the same classroom, watching different videos doing different labs, and the teacher is available the whole time for questions and guidance. Different.
In fact, I've never taken a class like this. Therefore, it took me the better part of 2 hours to really figure out what the hell I was doing. It began to make more sense once I broke in to how to do the labs in conjunction with the videos.
Confusing.
Now, this had me panicking when I couldn't figure out the lab material vs the video stuff in the first 2-3 hours. I began to feel like I was drowning in material I didn't understand. Also seeing some of this isn't really that important in regards to how I am already deploying Sharepoint. But then - I'm deploying Sharepoint as a total uber n00b.
So, most of the stuff I am doing isn't the most efficient way. The problem is that I know this. The problem is that I don't *KNOW* the most efficient way to deploy a Sharepoint site. I've taken a couple of week long classes. That is not the same as becoming a Sharepoint dev overnight. Not remotely. I've messed around with it from time to time in the last 2 years. I've been asked to deploy a test site and launch it, and present it to my director. I'm good at this sort of thing. I made a simple, rudimentary site. I excelled at presenting it to my director. I'm good at presentations (especially on the fly) and I'm good at working with people. I'm good at making things look good even when I have no idea EXACTLY what I am doing.
#1 mistake was being effective at this at least 2-3 different times in the last 3 years. These mini-launches have made an impact and make it look like I like doing it?! And that maybe I know what I am doing.
Let me assure you: I don't.
I'm not your greatest woman for "pretending intentionally" that I'm awesome at stuff. I admit when I suck, I admit when I'm awesome. And right now I admitted that I sucked at Sharepoint. This landed me in this training course as per my boss. My boss heard my admission to suckery as "Angela needs training! Perfect."
Yikes.
I might also add that very few people are getting training right now with as tight as the budget is, and SOMEHOW, out of some grace of the gods, (not sure what KIND of grace, you know - the evil, look.at.you - asshat, I.want.to.laugh.at.how.funny.it.is.to.see.you.sucking.at.something.you.also.dislike.doing sort of grace) I am one of the choice people who has landed training in our 2010 budget.
Whelps, folks. I'm trudging my way through the class and doing the best that I possibly can. This is the same attitude that has got me thus far - and thus far getting me into 111% trouble because it is clearly enough to land me this project, this training, and the continueing position of having my boss think it's... somehow... a good direction for my very stale career to head. Oh, gods. What a fucking mess.
-Angela
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