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 [...]
The Project Management Paradise Podcast series is holding a Raffle for a free signed copy of my PMP Book: The Project Management Answer Book. To enter, just fill in your First Name & Email Address in the box that comes up at: http://projectmanagementparadise.com/24 "Has some some tasty PMP Test Tips!" - [...]
"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 [...]
I highly recommend Elizabeth Harrin's leading-edge new book, Collaboration Tools For Project Managers: How To Choose, Get Started, And Collaborate With Technology. It's an expert analysis of how PM tools have evolved, how to choose the right tools for your organization, and how to leverage them for maximum business value. I have been recommending Elizabeth's [...]
My favorite presentation at the PMI North American Global Congress 2016 in San Diego was by Sherri Thomas, PMP: Career Coach/International Speaker/Best-selling author, about her book: The Bounce Back: Personal Stories of Bouncing Back Faster and Higher from a Layoff, Re-org or Career Setback. And it was great meeting Sherri in the Q&A after her [...]
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. [...]
Autumn Colors coming to NYU (Washington Square Park) October 14, 2016 (JF) FALL 2016 (Registration Links Below) Persuasive Presentations For PMs: Thursday evenings, Nov. 3 - Dec. 15 Earned Value Management: 1-Day Intensive, Saturday, Nov. 19 Critical Path Method: 1-Day Intensive, Saturday, Nov. 1 Ethics In PM: Saturdays, Dec. 3 - Dec. 10 PMP PREP: Saturdays, [...]
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 [...]