29% off – Leap Year Discount
29% off 29 Feb 29 hours Leap into savings with this special offer! February 29 occurs only once every 4 years. To celebrate this rare day, Velociteach and InSite are offering a compelling offer. Purchase any InSite course and receive 29% off the retail price. How it works: https://insite.velociteach.com/LeapYearDiscount.aspx Take advantage of this special offer, [...]
Kaizen
Greetings from Miami! Kaizen is one of Velociteach’s core principles. We have been very focused (maybe obsessed) with continuous improvement over the last 10 years. I don’t think a day goes by when the word Kaizen is not invoked in the office. We try to make small changes in the direction of improvement, and we [...]
PMI-ACP Book is Headed Your Way
Well, good news. The book is out and is working its way to fill the supply chain. This involves many steps, including manufacturing, distributing, warehouses, and retail shelves, but it effectively means that most of you should start getting books from Amazon and other sources in 7 to 10 days. It could happen more quickly, [...]
Thoughts on The 5th Edition PMBOK Guide Exposure Draft
The 5th Edition PMBOK Guide has hit the streets, and for a few of us, this is actually an exciting event. I spent some time with it this weekend, and I have some initial thoughts about the direction it has taken and the implied changes. An in-depth analysis would take many, many pages, so I’ll [...]
The Math is Simple: 18+3=21
Yes. The mathematics are simple when it comes to Agile, Scrum, XP, Lean, Kanban, and the exam for certification as a PMI-ACP, PMI’s Agile Certified Practitioner. For example, what’s the optimum Scrum team size? Jeff Sutherland and Ken Schwaber state, in The Scrum Guide (July 2011), that the team should be no less than 5 [...]
Public Speaking, Hurling, and Naked Snakes
Think of this post as “Part 2” – a continuation of the lessons I learned last week – valuable reminders about public speaking. (If you just landed here and have no clue about the reference to hurling and naked snakes, you may want to check out the prior post.) To recap, the 1st Lesson in [...]
Does Public Speaking make you want to HURL?
If the very mention of “Public Speaking” causes you to hurl, that’s OK. It’s a perfectly natural response. A Gallup poll ranks our fear of speaking in front of people as 2nd only to our fear of SNAKES. You’ve all heard the tip: overcome your fear of speaking by picturing the audience naked. Yikes. That [...]
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