The OPT option (Online Proctored Test) is now available for 3 PMI certification exams: PMP, CAPM & PMI-ACP. I took an OPT exam just the other day (passed my PMI-ACP!) and I wanted to share a few tips from my experience, plus a few more from my PMP students, who have all been testing [...]
1) I just passed my PMI-ACP Certification Exam (Agile Certified Practitioner) The PMI-ACP is like the PMP For Agile. It will look good on your resume. And studying for it is a great way to learn a lot about the latest-and-greatest Agile tools. 2) Which Agile disciplines is the PMI-ACP based on? The ACP is based mainly on 4 of [...]
PMI just announced they are POSTPONING the PMP Exam Change until JULY 1, 2020 Announcement from PMI <- Link This means that candidates have 10 months from today to pass their PMP Exam (thru June 30) before the changes to the test will take place, per the new ECO (Exam Content Outline) from PMI. [...]
A great next step for PMPs is to add PMI's ACP Certification (Agile Certified Professional) to your resume. And here's a great tool to help you prepare: the PMI-ACP Exam Simulator, from OSP Intl. You can use the following Link & Gift Code: LINK: http://nanacast.com/vp/10004116/253305/ GIFT CODE: Jul19 (will lower the price at checkout from [...]
PMP PREP - Starts Saturday, May 11 at CSI I will be teaching my PMP Prep class at The College of Staten Island, starting Saturday, March 2: Days/Dates/Times: 7 consecutive Saturdays, from May 11 - June 29 , 9:00 - 4:00 Location: [...]
1) PMI NYC - Annual Holiday Business Meeting (Jan 17) Mark Resch, PMP, LSSBB, ITIL Day/Date/Time: Thursday, January 17, 2019, 5:30 - 8:00 PM This event is always half-meeting/half-party! (Great venue, great speaker, great food) TOPIC: Relentless Engagement: Mission First, People Always Presenter: Marc Resch, PMP, LSSBB, ITIL Location: Kimmel Center, Rosenthal Pavillion [...]
1) NYC Scrum: Retrospective (9-Year Anniversary) Session Leaders: Dana Pylayeva, Scrum Master/Book Author, and Mary Pratt, Co-Founder at Stealth Start-Up Above: Mary Pratt, Co-Founder at Stealth Start-Up Above: Dana Pylayeva, CSM / Book Author Above: Rob Purdie, IBM Agile Evangelist and Original Founder of NYC Scrum! Day/Date/Time: Thursday, Oct 18, 6:00 - 8:00 Session: [...]
This weekend I was lucky to attend PMI's North American Conference 2018 in LA! The presentations were very high-caliber and informative. Below are photos from 5 of my favorite sessions. And good news for my many contacts here in the Northeast: next year's PMINAC will be in Philadelphia for PMI's 50th Anniversary! (Starts October [...]
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, [...]
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 [...]