"Buy my Dad's book!" ~Mavis So far my book, The Project Management Answer Book, 2nd Edition has gotten 31/31 Five-Star Amazon Reviews. The reviewers cite how the book helped them pass their CAPM and PMP tests. They like the Q&A style, the PMP test tip boxes, the hands-on examples, and the easy-to-use templates [...]
My favorite presentation at the PMI North American Global Congress 2016 in San Diego was by Sherri Thomas, PMP: Career Coach/International Speaker/Best-selling author, about her book: The Bounce Back: Personal Stories of Bouncing Back Faster and Higher from a Layoff, Re-org or Career Setback. And it was great meeting Sherri in the Q&A after her [...]
1) PMINYC Happy Holidays Networking Event - Nov. 30 Day/Date/Time - Wednesday, November 30, 2016, 5:30 PM - 8:30 PM Location: Connolly's Times Square, 121 West 45th Street Registration Link 2) PMI NYC: Annual End-of-Year Meeting (Dec. 7) Topic: Keeping Spirits High In Stressful Times (The 4 Behavior Types) Speaker: Brigid Buchheit Carney Day/Date/Time: Monday, Dec. [...]
Autumn Colors coming to NYU (Washington Square Park) October 14, 2016 (JF) FALL 2016 (Registration Links Below) Persuasive Presentations For PMs: Thursday evenings, Nov. 3 - Dec. 15 Earned Value Management: 1-Day Intensive, Saturday, Nov. 19 Critical Path Method: 1-Day Intensive, Saturday, Nov. 1 Ethics In PM: Saturdays, Dec. 3 - Dec. 10 PMP PREP: Saturdays, [...]
1) NYC Scrum – October Meet-Up (FREE!) Annual Retrospective and Pro-spective Presenter: Mary Pratt, CSM/CSPO Day/Date/Time: Thursday, October 20, 6:00 PM Location: Havas Worldwide (200 Hudson St., just south of Canal St. – Tribeca) Registration Link (Free Beer, Free Wine, Free Pizza, Free Seminar!) Mary Pratt, CSM, CSPO 2) ISSP - Greater NYC Chapter [...]
August / September – PM Events In NYC 1) Agile Day 2016 (Annual Event!) Topic: Full Day of Education / Multiple Presentations + Networking Day/Date/Time: Thursday, September 15, 2016 9:00 – 7:00 Location: Pace University Keynote Speaker: Elisa Delesie “Evoke The Soul Of Agile” Speaker Line-Up: Sweta Mistry, Natalie Warnert, Roman Pichler, Tricia Broderick, Jesse Fewell, Richard [...]
This Fall & Spring, I will be offering two new one-day intensives at NYU SPS to help PMs increase their skill-set and beef up their studying toward the PMP exam: Critical Path Method (Saturday, Nov 12, and Saturday April 1) Earned Value Management (Saturday, Nov. 19, and Saturday, Feb 25) (Each will also provide 8 PDUs for [...]
The PMP Exam Simulator is a test-prep product that has helped thousands of PMs pass their PMP Exam. OSP International is offering the simulator at a 10% Discount thru July 31 as follows: LINK: The PMP Exam Simulator DISCOUNT CODE: Jul16 THE PMP EXAM SIMULATOR OFFERS: 9 full-length practice exams (1,800 Test Questions) Continuously updated high-quality [...]
This new list of "The Best 8 Project Management Books On The Market" just came out, and The Project Management Answer Book <2nd Ed.> is first on the list! Thanks to the people at Noosh.com for the mention! :)
When I'm not teaching PMP at NYU, my favorite pastime is getting our dog Mavis swimming - here she is diving into the pond at the Berkshire Mountain House! https://youtu.be/T7aYjO1xtyQ