Reaching international readers is very special to me because my parents both emigrated to the US from Poland (neither one speaking any English when they first came over). I wrote The Project Management Answer Book in easy-to-read Q&A format to make the PMI best practices short and clear, but also highly-detailed. It provides more [...]
1) NYU SPS NYU - Section 3 <= 5 Sundays, starting September 10 <= SOLD OUT! NYU - Section 4 <= Tuesdays & Thursdays, Starting September 12 2) FORDHAM University - Lincoln Center Campus Lincoln Center Campus <= 5 Sundays, Oct. 15 - Nov. 19 Lincoln Center Campus <= 5 Sundays, Early January (exact [...]
1) NYC SCRUM - Monthly Event for March - Co-Hosted by: Mary Pratt and Dana Pylayeva! Topic: "Growing by Sharing - Transitioning a Group to a Self-Directed Model" (This workshop will also be presented at the Global Scrum Gathering, San Diego in April 2017) Speaker: Mary Pratt, Senior VP at Edelman, CSM, CSPO, CSP, Professional Scrum Master, and co-founder of NYC [...]
A Big Thanks to Johnny Beirne, host of The Project Management Paradise podcast series, based in Carrick-On-Shannon, County Leitrin, Ireland, for our interview: Episode #24: Project Management Ethics & More. Johnny Beirne, Host of The Project Management Paradise Podcast, and President of Speakify In our short 25 minute interview, we touched on quite a few topics: How [...]
"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 [...]
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. [...]
One of the best PMI Congresses ever in beautiful San Diego, California! Two of my NYU students attended also: Leizel Vergara and Julimar Batac, and It was great sharing some of the sessions with them, going out to dinner, and seeing the Pacific Ocean from the awesome "Sunset Cliffs." Thanks again Leizel! Here are some photos from Sunset Cliffs, [...]
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 [...]
Broadway Barks 2016! First, a great non-PM annual summer event in NYC - hosted by Bernadette Peters & Gloria Estefan, plus stars of many current Broadway shows! Bernadette Peters, Co-Host! (Photo from Playbill.com) (image from Playbill.com) Gloria Estefan, Co-Host! (photo from Playbill.com) Day/Date/Time: Saturday, July 30, 3:00 - 6:00 PM Location: Shubert Alley, [...]