PMI has just added my book: "The Project Management Answer Book" to their listings on their eReads & References page. Question: Did you know about this benefit for PMI members? Here's what PMI says about their eReads & References page: "Use eReads & References as an on-the-job guide, a research and study aid, or to preview [...]
I attended another great PMI conference (my third-in-a-row) in Dallas last week. If you attended also, Please share Your Highlights in the "Leave a Reply" box. 1. Keynote Speaker: Malcolm Gladwell, author of "Blink," "The Tipping Point" and "Outliers." Much of his talk was about Steve Jobs, and how he felt that Jobs epitomized the [...]
"The Project Management Answer Book" will help you increase your knowledge and get your PMP, as it has for many Project Managers in the U.S. and around the world. It was recently named one of the "Top 10 Books Every Project Manager Should Have In His Or Her Collection" by Bright Hub and has also received very [...]
As a sign of the ever-increasing popularity of Agile, there are two Agile Anniversary Events coming up in NYC next week, one for the Agile NYC Users Group and one for the NYC SCRUM Users Group. And one more BIG anniversary: The NYC Chapter of PMI, which in the past year has been running a [...]
The other day I was meeting with the senior manager and he told me that one of his biggest problems is poor Ethics in his employees. He said he felt that Ethics was impossible to screen for in applicants, because A) every candidate will say he or she is very ethical, and B) [...]
Top 10 Benefits of Jeff Furman's PMP class: 1. Highly-experienced PMP instructor - I've taught more than 85 weeks of PMP/CAPM (more than 550 students!) I've trained hundreds of PMs from private industry, US Federal Government, and NYC government (in Manhattan, Bethesda MD, Carlyss LA, Fremont CA, Houston TX, Philadelphia PA, Washington DC and Fort Hood TX for the US [...]
This popular class prepares instructors & presenters for 3 widely-recognized certifications for trainers: 1) CTT+ (Certified Technical Trainer)2) MCT (Microsoft Certified Trainer)3) ACI (Adobe Certified Instructor) These certifications give trainers a strong edge on the job market, especially valuable in this economy. And you'll sharpen your skills while enjoying networking with your fellow trainers, in a [...]
1) IIBA NYC Speaker: Emiliano Soldi, PMP, PMI-ACP, CSM Topic: "Agile PM: A Tradeoff Between Proactivity & Reactivity" Emiliano Soldi, PMP, PMI-ACP, CSM Day / Date: Monday, August 13, 2012 Time: 5:30 - 9:00 PM Location: Microsoft - 1290 Avenue of the Americas (6th Floor: Tavern / Carousel) Key take-aways: Understanding how complexity can be reduced and faced [...]
Certifications help a lot in this economy, and trainers on the job market pick up a strong edge with the CompTIA CTT+ (Certified Technical Trainer). You'll boost your career with a certification for trainers which is widely-recognized, and permanent! And you'll learn a lot and enjoy a fun class in Tony Soprano's home neighborhood: Newark's [...]
UPDATE - Turkish added! PMI has added a 13th Language that they support for the PMP test: Turkish! Below is my original post about the Language Aids PMI supports for their certification exams. - Jeff (6/26/2013) A little-known feature PMI provides for its PMP, CAPM and other exams is called "Language Aids." The tests are only [...]