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 [...]
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 & [...]
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 [...]
1) PMI NYC March AGILE Meeting Seminar: Business Agility For Savvy Entrepreneurs Speaker: Anna Thomas, PMP, 1st VP, Private Banking Technology / VP of Outreach, PMI NYC Chapter in partnership with the Women's Venture Fund (WVF) Day/Date/Time: Thursday, March 15, 5:30 - 7:30 PM Location: ADP Offices One Penn Plaza, 23rd Floor Info / Registration (This workshop [...]
1) Blockchain Beyond Bitcoin Event: Blockchain Beyond Bitcoin (by Tech In Motion) Day/Date/Time: Tuesday, Jan 30 / 6:30 - 8:30 PM Location: Baruch Performing Arts Center (entrance on E 25th St between Lexington & 3rd Ave) Info/Reg Link 2) ISSP NYC / Broadway Green Alliance Seminar: How the Broadway Green Alliance Is Helping Broadway Theaters Reduce [...]
1. PMI NYC Holiday Meeting! Jan. 17 Holiday Chapter Meeting Day/Date/Time: Wednesday, Jan. 17 (Time: TBA) Location: NYU Kimmel Center (just south of Washington Square Park) Speaker: TBA Info/Reg Link: TBA 2. PMI NYC Chapter Meeting - Nov 15 Sarah Schütte Chapter Meeting: Schedule Risk from the International Perspective: The [...]
This week I was in Chicago attending the PMI Annual Conference 2017. Below are a few photos I took from two of my favorite seminars at the conference. But first, here are a few key themes & trends I noticed threading through many of the seminars. TRENDS: 1. AGILE! Clearly the #1 trend was how [...]
Agile is NOT currently on the PMP test... But starting on March 26, 2018, PMP test-takers will be facing both Waterfall (a.k.a., the Predictive Approach) and Agile Approach questions. And the new PMP Prep books will all soon need to be covering both approaches. To give you a head-start on Agile, my book: The [...]
2-Minute Warning! In a few months the PMP Exam will be changing to comply with PMBOK V6 (1st Quarter 2018). It is highly recommended to get your PMP before the test change. And to help you beat the clock: Resources To Help You Get Your PMP Before The Test Change: 1) My next [...]