1) NYC Scrum: Retrospective (9-Year Anniversary) Session Leaders: Dana Pylayeva, Scrum Master/Book Author, and Mary Pratt, Co-Founder at Stealth Start-Up Above: Mary Pratt, Co-Founder at Stealth Start-Up Above: Dana Pylayeva, CSM / Book Author Above: Rob Purdie, IBM Agile Evangelist and Original Founder of NYC Scrum! Day/Date/Time: Thursday, Oct 18, 6:00 - 8:00 Session: [...]
1) Agile Day NYC (Wednesday, September 5) Keynote by Caitlin Walker: "Creating the context for a #DramaFree team" Caitlin Walker (Author, TedX speaker, Director of Clean Learning) Day/Date/Time: Wednesday, September 5, 9:00 - 5:00 Location: Pace University (Bianco Room), 1 Pace Plaza, NYC Info/Reg Starting an Agile Open Space session 2. PMI [...]
1) PMP TEST PREP TOOLS Cornelius Fichtner, President, OSP International The New V6 PMP Exam Simulator <== Use the Gift Code Below! Gift Code: jf-pmpsim6 <= Through April 30, this will lower the price to $80 [...]
Agile is NOT currently on the PMP test... But starting on March 26, 2018, PMP test-takers will be facing both Waterfall (a.k.a., the Predictive Approach) and Agile Approach questions. And the new PMP Prep books will all soon need to be covering both approaches. To give you a head-start on Agile, my book: The [...]
Recently one of my students crushed her PMP test with an awesome score. And her accomplishment was all the more impressive because she passed while under quite an extra challenge: she was in the 3rd Trimester of her pregnancy! PMI (Project Management Institute) approves special accommodations for testers on a case-by-case basis. And they [...]
2-Minute Warning! In a few months the PMP Exam will be changing to comply with PMBOK V6 (1st Quarter 2018). It is highly recommended to get your PMP before the test change. And to help you beat the clock: Resources To Help You Get Your PMP Before The Test Change: 1) My next [...]
For PMs who couldn't register for my Saturdays PMP class at NYU starting June 10, a new Section 4 has just been added (Monday & Thursday evenings, starts June 5). PMP Prep - Section 4 <-- Registration Link And here are my additional upcoming classes at NYU SPS: PMP Prep: April 9 - May 7 [...]
1) PMI NYC - Monthly Chapter Event Event: Integrating & Extending PM and BA Roles to drive Business Value Speaker: Mike Callahan – AgileLayer, Partner Day/Date/Time – Wednesday, February 15, 2017, 5:30 PM – 8:30 PM Location: SUNY Global Center at 116 E 55th St. <= Location Change! Info/Reg Link Mike Callahan, Agile [...]
These are some of the best annual events that I have attended and recommend highly. See below for: Info / Reg Links, Early Bird Discount Dates, and Hashtags (to follow the events before, during & after) 1. Big Apple Scrum Day - May 1, 2017 Keynote Speaker: Tim Ottinger, from Industrial Logic Day/Date: May 1, [...]
Happy Holidays & Happy New Year to my students, friends & followers! Here are some of my most helpful recent Articles/Podcasts/Blogs I've created to help PMP Candidates: PODCASTS: Got Project Management Questions? Here Are The Answers! The PM Podcast, Episode 326, interviewed by Cornelius Fichtner Cornelius Fichtner, Host, The PM Podcast Project Management Ethics [...]