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 [...]
I recently had the pleasure of being interviewed by well-known London-based book author and blogger Elizabeth Harrin: "Getting some answers: an interview with Jeff Furman" which just came out as part of Elizabeth's "Summer of Books 2011" series, on her widely-read blog: "A Girl's Guide To Project Management." Here is a photo of Elizabeth (left) interviewing [...]
For Project Managers, Program Managers and IT Executives looking to make their projects more efficient and profitable, "Managing The Black Hole: The Executive's Guide To Software Project Risk (Business Expert Publishing) is a very practical and "deep-dive" book, with a lot of valuable suggestions and tips that I think will be fresh ideas to many readers. The [...]
Switched to a MacBook Pro and am a happy camper (after about 15 years with Windows PCs). Ed Grimley: "The speed and quality are like a joke, I must say!" Here are a few conversion tips I picked up as I was making my conversion, to help others making the change, or considering a Mac. [...]
How many times have you attended presentations where the presenter knew the content, but the slides were too busy, or there were technical glitches which distracted the audience? I have given hundreds of classes and presentations, and also taught many Train The Trainer classes. And I've put my best 10 tips into an article: "Top 10 Trainer's Tips For PMs Giving [...]
Per PMI's Announcement there are significant changes coming to the PMP exam effective Aug. 31st, especially that there will no longer be a separate section on Ethics. Instead, Ethics & Social Responsibility questions will be interspersed throughout the 5 Process Group sections (making the test harder!) HOW MY BOOK CAN HELP YOU WITH THIS CHANGE: My book, "The Project Management Answer Book" offers an extensive chapter on Ethics (much [...]
I see there's a new book out called "Mob Rules: What The Mafia Can Teach The Legitimate Businessman," by Louis Ferrante. But The Project Management Answer Book, came first, and uses Vito Corleone and Tony Soprano to help give examples of several key concepts. A few key comparisons: - Only "Mob Rules" was written by a former member of the Gambino crime [...]