Certifications help a lot in this economy, and trainers on the job market pick up a strong edge with the CompTIA CTT+ (Certified Technical Trainer). You'll boost your career with a certification for trainers which is widely-recognized, and permanent! And you'll learn a lot and enjoy a fun class in Tony Soprano's home neighborhood: Newark's [...]
For Project Managers, Program Managers and IT Executives looking to make their projects more efficient and profitable, "Managing The Black Hole: The Executive's Guide To Software Project Risk (Business Expert Publishing) is a very practical and "deep-dive" book, with a lot of valuable suggestions and tips that I think will be fresh ideas to many readers. The [...]
5 Agile events in Manhattan this month (the first 4 offering PDUs for PMPs). 1) “Turbo-Charging Agile Software Development with Lean Methods and Systems Thinking” (presented by NY SPIN) Date / Time: Tuesday, September 6, 2011, 5:30 – 8:00 PM Location: 1290 Avenue of the Americas between 51st and 52nd St. (Microsoft Offices) PRESENTER: Satish Thatte To [...]
I recently attended an excellent presentation at the NYC Agile Users Group in Manhattan Agile expert / book author Neal Ford presented: “Case Study: Rails in the Large – How Agility Allows Us to Build The World’s Biggest Rails App” (location: Euro RSCG, 350 Hudson Street, Tribeca, NYC). What was so good about it? Here a few [...]
How many times have you attended presentations where the presenter knew the content, but the slides were too busy, or there were technical glitches which distracted the audience? I have given hundreds of classes and presentations, and also taught many Train The Trainer classes. And I've put my best 10 tips into an article: "Top 10 Trainer's Tips For PMs Giving [...]
Per PMI's Announcement there are significant changes coming to the PMP exam effective Aug. 31st, especially that there will no longer be a separate section on Ethics. Instead, Ethics & Social Responsibility questions will be interspersed throughout the 5 Process Group sections (making the test harder!) HOW MY BOOK CAN HELP YOU WITH THIS CHANGE: My book, "The Project Management Answer Book" offers an extensive chapter on Ethics (much [...]
I see there's a new book out called "Mob Rules: What The Mafia Can Teach The Legitimate Businessman," by Louis Ferrante. But The Project Management Answer Book, came first, and uses Vito Corleone and Tony Soprano to help give examples of several key concepts. A few key comparisons: - Only "Mob Rules" was written by a former member of the Gambino crime [...]
Met "Joey Pants" (Joe Pantoliano, Sopranos & film star -- Risky Business & many others!) yesterday at the BEA signing autographs for his new book "ASYLUM" which looks great! Asylum <=Joe Pantoliano's new book I've been a big fan of Joe Pantoliano since "Risky Business." He talked to me about two of his earlier movies: "Eddie And The Cruisers" and the [...]
1) PMI NYC Chapter - Agile Night Day/Date: October 4, 2012 Topic: "Make Your Meetings Productive And Fun!" Presenters: Daniel Mezick Location: Thomson Reuters, 195 Broadway Time: 5:30 - 7:30 Registration Link 2) New York SPIN (Software Process Improvement Network) Date: (Thursday) October 11, 2012 Time: 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM Topic: A Visual Language for Requirements Engineering Presenter(s): Brian Berenbach Location: Euro RSCG [...]
A new Linkedin Group has been created: "PgMPs Obtaining Their PMI-APP (Agile) Credential" (already has more than 100 members) The group is run by Jeff Hodgkinson, PMP, PgMP (& many more certs). This is a new sub-group of Hodgkinson's group: "PgMP Credentialed Networking Group," an excellent community which has helped many people attain their PgMP (join this [...]