[ Thanks to Matt for
this link. ]
“Think of this compilation more like Billboard Magazine’s Hot
100 Singles chart, which doesn’t look at the overall position, but
the number of positions a song rises in a given time period. That’s
what we’re trying to predict here — the fastest-growing titles in
the industry. Sure, none of our picks may ever become industry
powerhouses like Microsoft’s MCSE (or, for that matter, Britney
Spears), but we do feel they’ll all see solid growth in 2003, and
their anticipated rise may indicate overall trends in IT
certification.“Like last year, the backbone of this article is our annual
reader survey. For each title considered, we compared the number of
respondents who said they hold a particular title with the number
who said they would be getting that designation within the next 12
months, measured both by percentage and overall point spread. We
then converted these factors into a 20-to-1 scale (20 being best),
giving the reader interest score below…”