Many PMPs will tell you the two most difficult areas of study for their PMP test were: Earned Value Management (EVM), and Critical Path Method (CPM). To give PMP candidates an extra boost, I teach full 1-Day classes on each of these 2 topics at NYU SPS. These courses have been the icing on [...]
There was a packed house yesterday at Pace University for the 9th Annual Agile Day NYC, led by Jochen Krebs and his team at Agile NYC, the group he founded 9 years ago. HIGHLIGHTS 1) Outstanding Opening Keynote: Caitlin Walker, Book Author, International Speaker, and Director at Clean Language Ltd. Caitlin gave an excellent, [...]
Per this Announcement from PMI, the CAPM Exam can now be taken from home. This will relieve a lot of the anxiety for test-takers, making it easier to pass. AND MORE HELP FOR YOUR CAPM: 1) My PMP Prep Class Many of my students have taken my class and quickly passed their CAPM on [...]
1) Agile Day NYC (Wednesday, September 5) Keynote by Caitlin Walker: "Creating the context for a #DramaFree team" Caitlin Walker (Author, TedX speaker, Director of Clean Learning) Day/Date/Time: Wednesday, September 5, 9:00 - 5:00 Location: Pace University (Bianco Room), 1 Pace Plaza, NYC Info/Reg Starting an Agile Open Space session 2. PMI [...]
1. BEERS & BLOCKCHAIN! Group: JC Tech Meetup Event:"Panel: Beers & Blockchain" Host: Peter J. McAliney Day/Date/Time: Thursday, August 2, 6:30 - 9:00 Location: The Atrium, Jersey City Info/Reg Link 2. NYU SPS Open House / Information Session (Offering 10% off on course registration!) Event: NYU SPS is offering an Open House, where you will [...]
I wrote The Project Management Answer Book in easy-to-read Q&A format to make the PMI best practices short and clear, but also highly-detailed. It provides more info than the PMBOK on many of the topics, and also offers hands-on templates, helpful diagrams, and proven study aids to help PMs toward the PMP and CAPM [...]
Recently students from a couple of my PMP classes surprised me with gifts for Mavis, who Martha and I adopted from Sean Casey's Animal Rescue in Park Slope. I wanted to thank my students by putting up these photos of Mavis enjoying her gifts! Supporting Los Cafeteros! (jersey all the way from one of [...]
1. BEERS & BLOCKCHAIN! Group: JC Tech Meetup Event:"Panel: Beers & Blockchain" Host: Peter J. McAliney Day/Date/Time: Thursday, August 2, 6:30 - 9:00 Location: The Atrium, Jersey City Info/Reg Link 2. Sustainability - Plastic Paradise Film Screening Film Screening: Plastic Paradise Group: ISSP Greater NYC Chapter Day/Date/Time: Tuesday, August 21, 5:30 - 7:30 Location: Romano & [...]
Registration is now open for my Summer & Fall classes at NYU and Fordham University (NYU, Fordham Lincoln Center, and Fordham Westchester Campuses). Summer 2018 Dates: (NYU & Fordham) NYU – PMP PREP: Saturdays, 9:00 – 5:30, Starting Saturday, July 21 (Section #3) NYU – PMP PREP: Mondays/Thursdays (6:00 8:30 PM), Starting Thursday, June 7 (Section #4) NYU – Earned Value [...]
1) PMP TEST PREP TOOLS Cornelius Fichtner, President, OSP International The New V6 PMP Exam Simulator <== Use the Gift Code Below! Gift Code: jf-pmpsim6 <= Through April 30, this will lower the price to $80 [...]