Mavis says: "Buy my Dad's book!" This is my last Holiday Post about my book: The Project Management Answer Book. I wrote it to help PMs with PMBOK V5, which is still the standard for the PMP exam before March 26 (and for the CAPM exam before May 21). Some reasons to [...]
I'm teaching 3 more courses before the March 25 cut-off date that can help you get your PMP before the test is upgraded to PMBOK V6. Register now! PMP Prep (V5) - Fordham University - 5 Sundays, starts Sunday Jan. 7 <= Compliant with PMBOK V5 Critical Path Method For PMs - NYU - [...]
1. PMI NYC Holiday Meeting! Jan. 17 Holiday Chapter Meeting Day/Date/Time: Wednesday, Jan. 17 (Time: TBA) Location: NYU Kimmel Center (just south of Washington Square Park) Speaker: TBA Info/Reg Link: TBA 2. PMI NYC Chapter Meeting - Nov 15 Sarah Schütte Chapter Meeting: Schedule Risk from the International Perspective: The [...]
This week I was in Chicago attending the PMI Annual Conference 2017. Below are a few photos I took from two of my favorite seminars at the conference. But first, here are a few key themes & trends I noticed threading through many of the seminars. TRENDS: 1. AGILE! Clearly the #1 trend was how [...]
1) How To Pass The PMP On The First Try My new podcast just came out today where I was interviewed by Helena Liu for ExamsPM Summit 2017 (filled with PMP tips!) It's based on the more than 200 PMP Prep classes I've given for NYU, the US Army, Fordham University, and many other companies and [...]
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 [...]
Just the Facts (From PMI.org, today, 9/22) "The PMP exam is changing beginning 26 March 2018. If you schedule your exam on 26 March or later, you will receive an updated version of the exam that references the PMBOK® Guide – Sixth Edition. Anyone taking the exam prior to 26 March 2018 will receive the current version of [...]
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 [...]
Congratulations to Fernando Remolina, PMP®, on the publication of your new book: "Shipyard Project Management." And thanks again for asking me to write the Foreword (see the "Look Inside" bar on the book's Amazon Page!) Like the famous combination: "Chocolate and peanut butter: 2 great tastes that taste great together," Fernando's book also offers [...]