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
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Summer Slump for PMP Project Managers
Yesterday I attended a fantastic teleconference titled Summer Surge: 10 Strategies to Beat the ‘Summer Slump’ by my mentor Darren Hardy. The content got me to thinking more deeply about the term ‘Enterprise Environmental Factors’ related to Planning Human Relationship Management. For instructor-led PMP Certification training see our Project Management course schedule. Darren’s presentation shared … Continue reading Summer Slump for PMP Project Managers
Three Point Estimates in Six Sigma and PMI
Both PMI and Six-Sigma Certifications rely on an understanding of statistics and in particular very basic terms, formulas and distributions. The topic generally leads to multiple examples, assistance with labs and sample questions, as well as after hours tutoring. So I decided to write a blog to which students might refer when they need a … Continue reading Three Point Estimates in Six Sigma and PMI
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
Getting those PDUs – Professional Development Units
Shout out to the sales and marketing personnel at Interface Technical Training who inspired this blog… They continually receive the question, “What counts toward PMI Professional Development Units?” The answer is usually ‘it depends’, since credential holders self report. This blog will at least clarify which Interface Technical Training courses comply with PMI guidelines based … Continue reading Getting those PDUs – Professional Development Units
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
Games (Project) Trainers Play
Several of my PMP students have requested additional ideas for team building exercises, both general purpose and focused on teaching aspects of project management. Hopefully this post will provide a few new ideas and alternatives. My favorite source for creative and unexpected games is the ‘Games Trainers Play’ series from McGraw-Hill. The series includes several … Continue reading Games (Project) Trainers Play
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
Project Management Trained – Now what?
The easiest way to acquire Professional Development Units (PDUs) is at one of the PMI Global Congress events. Phoenix is blessed to host the 2014 North American Global Congress from October 26-28. Registration just opened! Check out the site, and consider your options. If you actively participate in the Congress you can easily earn up to … Continue reading Project Management Trained – Now what?
