First, you may pre-order the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK® Guide) 6th Edition directly from PMI during August, for shipment during early September. The PMBOK® Guide is being bundled with the PMO Agile Practice guide since the two reinforce each other (and other PMI subject guides). The official public launch date for the English … Continue reading PMBOK 6th Edition: Finding what you need to know
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Associative versus Sequential Thinking
Is your thought process primarily associative or sequential? Do you know the difference? Want to discover more about yourselves and others so that you can take greatest advantage of team strengths? Cognitive styles identify how we interact with people and how we communicate. They can also help us to understand how we learn, what motivates … Continue reading Associative versus Sequential Thinking
Business Analysis Tools as found in PMI PBA Business Analysis and the IIBA CBAP
For more PMI-PBA Business Analysis Certification Training see our 5-day course available both in classroom and online with virtual instructor-led training. PMI-PBA: Business Analysis for Project Managers and IT Analysts (PMI-PBA Certification) For more PMI-PBA Videos see: PMI-PBA Business Analysis Common Features The Difference between PMI-PBA Business Analysis Certification and IIBA CBAP Certification Business Analysis Tools … Continue reading Business Analysis Tools as found in PMI PBA Business Analysis and the IIBA CBAP
Planned Value – A simple explanation for an Earned Value concept
One of my students regularly applies Project Management topics as a means to reinforce the lessons. Earned Value Management (EVM) is a simple and powerful tool, albeit seldom applied. EVM is most often applied to large, complex projects particularly with a technology focus. An overview of EVM was published in the first edition of the … Continue reading Planned Value – A simple explanation for an Earned Value concept
PMP Exam Content Changing – November 1, 2015
PMI is changing the question emphasis on the PMPC exam effective November 1st, 2015. There will be no exam transition overlap as occurs with most PMBOK edition updates since this is NOT a PMBOK update. The exam remains based on the PMBOK 5th Edition™ and the additional reference materials upon which our course is based. … Continue reading PMP Exam Content Changing – November 1, 2015
PMXPO Project Management 2015 Virtual Global Congress – Recap
One long, fruitful day. 6.5 PDU’s. New insight into the direction of PMI and the world of project management. I attended Projectmanagement.com’s 2015 virtual Global Congress yesterday (April 30, 2015). Admittedly skepticism led to event attendance. Would sitting in front of a monitor for ten hours listening to virtual/remote delivery of project management content be … Continue reading PMXPO Project Management 2015 Virtual Global Congress – Recap
Preparing for the PMP Exam – 2015 update
Students ask many of the questions that lead to my blogs. They deserve the credit for good questions and valuable feedback. This time, I am actually using the input from several recently credentialed former students. Kudos to the dozen or more who have achieved the PMP credential from November 2014 through January 2015. I should … Continue reading Preparing for the PMP Exam – 2015 update
PMP Procurement – Rent vs Buy Decisions
Video transcription Steve Fullmer: As students prepare for the Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification, one of the areas upon, which there is an intense focus, perhaps we’ll call it a volume of questions is Procurement. In the classroom, I teach the Procurement as a great way to think about project management, by simply taking your … Continue reading PMP Procurement – Rent vs Buy Decisions
Getting ready for the PMP Exam: Rent versus Buy
In a recent blog, Getting ready for the PMP Exam: Contract Risk, I addressed relative procurement risk and the selection of contract types. Within that blog I compared the initiation of procurement with the initiation of a project. In our PMPC preparation course, I regularly emphasize the integration with other knowledge areas and insight that … Continue reading Getting ready for the PMP Exam: Rent versus Buy
Getting ready for the PMP Exam: Contract Risk
My students regularly identify four areas with significant question volume on the PMP® exam: schedule diagrams, earned value management, risk calculation, and procurement. This feedback may reflect the preponderance of mathematics in the first three topics. Project Procurement Management crosses four of the five process groups identified in A Guide to the Project Management Body … Continue reading Getting ready for the PMP Exam: Contract Risk
