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 [...]
Patients and Projects – both need an Advocate
I was recently staying overnight with a loved one in the hospital. She was recovering from an accident, on heavy pain meds, and not fully alert. We had 2 unusual instances occur that taught us a lesson. First, we had an encounter with an over-confident nurse who had more assurance in her abilities than she [...]
The Ghost of Frederick Taylor
Frederick Taylor gets a bad rap these days. As you’ll remember, he started the whole Scientific Management movement. Unfortunately, his conclusions are also credited with the onset of sweatshops and inhumane working conditions. Recently I was in a meeting where one person conjectured that it was Fredrick Taylor who was responsible for Foxconn, which has received [...]
Did all your candidates win?
I’ll bet not. Yesterday, I voted in my district for 17 candidates and 2 constitutional amendments. Out of 19 decision points or positions, I did not get everything that I wanted. The results were not 100% aligned with my requests. Not too shocking, is it? The same is true with our project teams. We don’t [...]
PMI Honors Velociteach
Velociteach was named Provider of the Year within the project-management industry, taking home the coveted 2012 PMI Continuing Professional Education Provider of the Year Award – Individual/Business Category. The award was presented Saturday night, October 20, 2012 in Vancouver, British Columbia by the Project Management Institute at this year’s global conference. Competing with over 1,700 [...]
Happy 10th Birthday, Velociteach!
This week (technically September 30) marks Velociteach’s 10th birthday. It was on a Monday morning ten years ago that I began working on a business model and pro forma for a new kind management training and services company. When I founded Velociteach, I sensed an opportunity to bring together things I loved (project management, writing, [...]
PMBOK Guide 5th Edition – PMP Exam
Andy started this conversation about the upcoming change to the PMBOK® Guide back in February with this posting. Today, we share another update. 2 important questions that we can address: (1) When will the new PMBOK® Guide be published and available? And… (2) When will the PMP Exam change? First: Keith Rosenbaum of PMI shared [...]
25 PMP Exam Questions – free!
25 PMP Questions that cost you nothing. Think you are ready for the PMP Exam? Let’s see. Test your knowledge and test-taking savvy on these questions. We’ve got 25 free questions waiting for you. Here’s how to get them: Go to http://insite.velociteach.com Click Sign Up After Sign Up, go to http://insite.velociteach.com/pass_pmp_4th.aspx Click the Free Trial [...]
InSite PDUs on iPad or Tablet – new Risk course
See a look inside – see screen shots. Last week, we launched a 5-PDU course called Risk Management Fundamentals. We’re delivering it through InSite, our online learning system. You can take the course anywhere, anytime…and…on about any device… Mobile. Yes, this course is mobile-ready. Use your iPad2 or iPad3, Google Nexus, HP TouchPad, or other tablet. You can [...]
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