New Testing Lab and an Apology
We have great news…but first, I owe some of our Customers an apology. Recently, certain InSite Students have been a victim of a design flaw in the Testing Lab of our PMP prep course. If you are one of those Students, you have my sincerest apology. Here is what was happening: some Students would take [...]
A History Lesson For Me
Today I was honored to give the keynote address at the PMI Westchester Professional Development Day in New York. I always enjoy speaking at PDDs and similar events, but the highlight of my day was to spend time with PMI founder Jim Snyder, who talked about his experience in creating the PMI in 1969 and [...]
Velociteach Wins US Chamber Award
Velociteach was honored today by the the US Chamber of Commerce as one of the top 100 small businesses in the USA for 2013. The criteria were revenue growth, job creation, and a record of overcoming adversity. We will be attending the US Small Business Summit in Washington, DC on April 30, where the top [...]
Backyard Chickens and your Project Team
I live in Cobb County in northwest Atlanta, Georgia, USA. This morning I was entertained by a news report about a family living in my county. Joseph Pond is on a crusade to raise backyard chickens on his property. Currently, there is an ordinance that states you must have more than two acres of property [...]
July 31 is the date of the new PMP Exam
Let’s remove any mystery or confusion. The PMP® Exam will change on July 31, 2013. July 30 is the last day you can take a 4th Edition PMP Exam. Starting Wednesday July 31, the PMP Exam will be based on the 5th Edition PMBOK Guide. No exceptions. Read this paragraph carefully. No candidate will [...]
A New Start
“Happy New Year!” It is a wonderful wish! Hope! Encouragement! This year could be the best ever! A positive outlook! What will help make the difference THIS year? Are we destined to repeat history, or are we positioned to learn from it and do better this time around? Many resolute decisions are made as [...]
12/21/2012
Today is the day. The Mayan prophecy of doomsday, the end of the world as we know it, a spiritual awakening, the lining up of the planets causing gravitational stress on our planet… Or just another day of news about fiscal cliffs and the stock market? Forecasts can be alarming or stress-relievers. In which [...]
Where to Begin?
I recently began managing a project for an Atlanta-based charity, 21st Century Leaders. Actually, the team is made up of very smart, very talented volunteers, so “coordinating” would be more accurate than “managing” in this case. Most of us have experienced that moment when a group of people looks to the project manager and asks [...]
Velociteach Wins Business Community Service Award
This week, Velociteach was honored with Georgia Trend’s and the Cobb Chamber of Commerce’s Business Community Service Award. The award is given each year to one large business and one small business for service to the non-profit community. This year’s large business winner was IBM, and Velociteach and Glory Haus were co-awarded the small business [...]
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