1) NYC Scrum February Meet-Up David Horowitz, CEO & Co-Founder, Retrium Topic: RETROSPECTIVES! Speaker: Retrium CEO and Co-Founder David Horowitz Day/Date/Time: Thursday, February 18, 6:00 PM Location: Havas Worldwide (200 Hudson St., just south of Canal St. - Tribeca) Registration Link (Free Beer, Free Wine, Free Pizza!) 2) Agile NYC: Monthly Chapter [...]
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 [...]
The 2nd Avenue Subway Project ("82.3% Complete") Q. What's wrong with this picture? I was walking down 3rd Avenue in Manhattan recently and saw this sign (paid for by your tax dollars, plus some NY graffiti added on!) The sign says: 82.3% complete, which sounds pretty good. But anyone who knows NYC thinks [...]
Chelsea Clinton will be speaking at the upcoming S.H.E. Summit in NYC 1) S.H.E. Summit! (Special Event) Day/Date/Time: 2 days: October 6 & 7 Location: 92nd Street Y (Manhattan) Speakers include CHELSEA CLINTON! Registration Link / Speaker Info 2) NYC Scrum - Monthly Meeting Day/Date/Time: Thursday, August 20, 6:00 PM Location: Havas Worldwide, [...]
NYU Campus - Washington Square Park SUMMER 2015 <== Register now! PMP Prep – Starts June 7 (CLOSED) Ethics In PM – Starts July 19 <== Register Persuasive Presentations For PMs - Starts July 8 <== Register Basic PM – Starts June 2 (CLOSED) Basic PM – Starts Aug. 9 <== Register Principles of PM For Construction – Starts June 3 (CLOSED) Summer Intensive In PM – Starts July 6 <== Register FALL 2015 <== Registration Opens Soon [...]
Here are my 3 favorite movies with a PM theme! Q. What are some of yours? 1) LOCAL HERO The Project: An American oil exec (Peter Riegert) is sent to Scotland to build an oil refinery on the Scottish Coast, but encounters some magical surprises. Cast: Peter Riegert, Burt Lancaster, Peter Capaldi, Denis Lawson Jenny Seagrove, [...]