Get the First Note and the Last Note Right!
When studying for the PMP Exam, be an expert on the Initiating and Closing processes.
PMI to launch an Agile Certification
Last night, PMI officially announced the launch of an Agile Certification. If you’re counting, Agile will be the 6th certification offered by the Project Management Institute. Here is the list: PMP®®, CAPM®®, PgMP®, PMI-SP®, PMI-RMP®, and the yet-to-be-named Agile. PMI released the following details regarding the Agile Certification: Who is Eligible? Practitioners who either hold [...]
The PMP® exam – make the most of 15 bonus minutes
What can you do in 900 seconds? How many terrorists can Jack Bauer maim in 15 minutes? How many culinary delights can Rachael Ray whip up in 15 minutes? How many teenage hearts can Justin Bieber slay in 15 minutes? Ok – those 3 are exceptions. How about you? How many useful memories can you [...]
The Two Faces of Eve
In class, when I introduce PMI®’s five process groups from the PMBOK® Guide, I usually pause when I get to Monitoring and Controlling. I point out that every M&C process needs at least two inputs: something planned and something actual. In fact, each M&C process receives an input from a Planning process as well as [...]
PMP® Alert. PDU Categories will change 1 March 2011
Sound the alarm – PMI will implement new categories of PDUs starting March 1, 2011. What’s changing? The number of categories will be reduced from 18 to 6. (That’s good news – there should be less confusion.) Certain categories will have limits on the number of PDUs you can earn. Activities that “Give Back to [...]
Andy’s Predictions for The 5th Edition PMBOK® Guide
Are you wondering what is going to be in the 5th Edition PMBOK Guide? Read Andy Crowe’s predictions about what you can expect to see, along with some thoughts about how Agile will fit into the equation.
The Ghost Rider of the Magnificent Seven
Ah, the unseen rider – the ghost rider – no visible action, but evidence of its presence if one thinks to look closely… If you have been following along, you’ll recall my analogy of the seven strategies of risk response to The Magnificent Seven – the heroes of the 1960 western film. In this concluding [...]
The PMP® exam – I’ll give you 15 bonus minutes
You’ve got 4 gut-wrenching hours to pass a standardized test. Gulp. What would you say if I were to give you 15 bonus minutes – would that help?! Earlier, we talked about separating fact from fiction and setting proper expectations for the day of your exam. Before you walk into the Prometric Testing Center, [...]
Riders #5 and #6 of the Magnificent Seven
Strains of the Marlboro Suite (theme from the 1960 The Magnificent Seven western movie) still linger in my mind as we look at two more risk response strategies today. Remember, risk is uncertainty, and it may be positive for our projects in the form of opportunities, not just threats or negative uncertainties. So when faced [...]
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