1) I just passed my PMI-ACP Certification Exam (Agile Certified Practitioner) The PMI-ACP is like the PMP For Agile. It will look good on your resume. And studying for it is a great way to learn a lot about the latest-and-greatest Agile tools. 2) Which Agile disciplines is the PMI-ACP based on? The ACP is based mainly on 4 of [...]
Live - Zoom Delivery - NYU Course Title: Critical Path Method For PMs (Zoom Delivery) Day/Date: Sunday, May 17, 9:00 - 6:00 EST (1-Day Intensive) Format: Remote Delivery using ZOOM Info/Reg: https://www.sps.nyu.edu/professional-pathways/courses/PROJ1-CE8705-critical-path-method-for-project-managers.html Badge: You will receive an NYU Verifiable [...]
Being optimistic is great. And who can forget Nellie Forbush's "Cockeyed Optimist" (Broadway legend Mitzi Gaynor) in the classic: "South Pacific?" But being a "cockeyed optimist" is not a Backup Plan! What will you do, after all the hours of preparation you put into your new Zoom class, if your Internet suddenly conks-out? Any [...]
I just completed 90 hours of teaching by Zoom (March/April). Here are 5 tips I wanted to share which contributed to the success of these classes. TIP #1: Sharing Dog, Cat & Kid Photos From Your Students On Breaks! Gemma The Rottweiler Spending a lot of hours on Zoom with a group of students [...]
From the PMI North American Annual Conference, San Diego (2017)
At NYU we upgraded our courses to Remote Delivery in March due to Covie-19, and I've already taught 20 hours of PMP Prep via Zoom. My next 3 PMP & Advanced PM courses will be given via Zoom, as follows: 1) PMP Prep class will be 5 Saturdays (July 18-Aug 25). 2) Earned Value Management [...]
The changes to the PMP exam originally scheduled for July 1, 2020 have been pushed back to January 2, 2021. This is due to the disruptions to training, testing and more caused by the ongoing Coronavirus threat. Blurb: "For all PMP candidates, we are extending access to the current PMP exam until 31 December 2020 and [...]
PMP Experts are all highly-recommending that Project Managers who want to get their PMP should test before the major changes coming to the exam starting July 1. Top 3 Reasons To Test By June 30: 1. Starting July 1, the test questions will be 50% Agile / 50% Waterfall. 2. Making it more difficult, [...]
ANNOUNCEMENT: PMI just announced today (Aug. 29) After a huge push-back from PMP trainers/training companies world-wide (and I was one of them!) they are pushing the planned Dec. 16 change to July 1, 2020 - dates updated in my post (BELOW) QUESTION: With major changes coming to the PMP Exam starting July 1, 2020, [...]
Today I got a 'Like' on my book's FB page from Astana, Kazakhstan (Country #65 - Thx, Baurjan!) :) My book, The Project Management Answer Book, is popular with International Readers because it's in very clear, concise English. It offers hands-on templates and helpful diagrams which make the PMI PMBOK easy. And it includes my best PMP [...]