1) Boat Ride around Manhattan: PMI NYC Chapter 30th Anniversary (June 15) Boat Ride Around Manhattan - June 15 (PMI NYC) Event: PMI NYC 30 Year Anniversary: Boat Ride around Manhattan Day/Date/Time: Wednesday, June 15, 5:00 PM Boarding All Aboard: Circle Line Sightseeing Cruises, Pier 83 (Hudson River at 38th St) Registration Link 2) [...]
NYU SPS launched their new website today: "Professional Pathways" URL: https://www.sps.nyu.edu/professional-pathways.html The new site provides many features to improve the UX, including an excellent Search Engine. The new search is simple and clean and has an AUTOTYPE feature (similar to the Google Search) which guesses which course you're looking for, based on the keyword(s) you supply. For example, [...]
If you saw the classic Groundhog Day, you might be able to guess what I mean by The Groundhog Day Approach. In the film, Phil the TV Weatherman (Bill Murray) keeps waking up and reliving the same cold, snowy Groundhog Day in Punxsutawney, PA. But each day, he picks up more lessons learned, which help him get [...]
PMI has made changes to the PMP Exam starting on Jan. 12, 2016, based on the new Role Delineation Study (RDS), as announced in advance by PMI in June 2015. Following are: I. Resources to help you with the changes II. Summary of key changes I. RESOURCES to help you with the changes The NEW E.C.O. - Exam [...]
Many students starting a PMP Prep class bring a mind-set that they "just want to learn this stuff ASAP for the test, but never use it." And this mind-set is unfortunately reinforced by some PMP instructors who tell their students about "Green Sky Versus Blue Sky," which I think does their students a disservice. What [...]
Mavis is our beloved shelter-rescue "brindle" in the photo above with my PMP book, The Project Management Answer Book (26 Amazon Reviews, 4.9 Star Average!) Less than 3 weeks away, Monday, Jan 11, 2016 is the LAST DAY you can take the PMP Exam before the test changes. According to PMI, the new PMP Exam will be [...]
Ay Dios mio! ~Ferecito Attention CAPM Candidates: With the upcoming changes to the PMP Exam (starting Jan 12, 2016), you might think the same changes will apply to the CAPM test. But that is NOT the case, for 2 reasons: 1. "The CAPM tests on individual’s knowledge of the Project Management Body of [...]
PMI will be making changes to the PMP Exam starting on Jan. 12, 2016. These changes will be based on the RDS (Role Delineation Study), as PMI announced in June 2015. It is HIGHLY RECOMMENDED to take the Exam before the change. But for those who are curious about the upcoming changes, or who will need to test after [...]
1) NYC Lean/Kanban - January Meet-Up Topic: "Design Thinking the Learning Organization using Lean A3" Speaker: Will Evans Day/Date/Time: Wednesday, January 6 Location: Spotify - 45 West 17th Street, 7th Floor Registration Link 2) ISSP Greater NYC Chapter Webinar: The UN Sustainable Development Goals - A Guided Tour Day/Date/Time: Thursday, January 7, 2016 at 2:00 PM EST [...]
My 2 new Podcast Interviews (below) with Cornelius Fichtner, Host of The PM Podcast, who is running the giveaway for my book!