Lean and Agile organizations have harnessed the power of the stand-up meeting as a valuable process tool.  The stand-up is an efficient and effective way to communicate.  It promotes transparency into the progress of work and highlights issues.  The meeting fosters a collaborative work environment and creates accountability.  In this article, I share best practices […]

ANDY CROWE ● BILL YATES ● NICK WALKER ● ROGER DUKE NICK WALKER:  Welcome to Manage This, the podcast by project managers for project managers.  Every other week we get together to discuss the topics that matter to you, whether you’re in charge of a large team in an international company or leading a small […]

ANDY CROWE ● BILL YATES ● NICK WALKER ● MIKE PLANT NICK WALKER:  Welcome to Manage This, the podcast by project managers for project managers.  Every couple of weeks we reserve this time to meet together and discuss the things that matter most to you in this diverse and ever-changing realm of project management.  We […]

ANDY CROWE ● BILL YATES ● NICK WALKER ● CHUCK CASTO NICK WALKER:  Welcome to Manage This, the podcast by project managers for project managers.  Every other week we carve out some time to meet and talk about what matters to you in the field of project management.  We pick the brains of some of […]

ANDY CROWE ● BILL YATES ● NICK WALKER ● CHUCK CASTO NICK WALKER:  Welcome to Manage This, the podcast by project managers for project managers.  Every two weeks we get together and discuss what matters to you in the fast-paced and often complicated world of project management.  We hear from those in the field who […]

ANDY CROWE ● BILL YATES ● NICK WALKER ● LILIANA BUCHTIK NICK WALKER:  Welcome to Manage This, the podcast by project managers for project managers.  Every couple of weeks we meet to talk about what’s important to you in project management.  It’s a discussion about where we are and how to get where we want […]

  What motivates one to attain their Project Management Professional (PMP) ® Certification? Velociteach wanted to know and our findings may just inspire you to reach for your certification as well! There are many, many reasons and benefits as to why one should obtain their certification, but the following are the top three survey results […]

So you just became PMP certified? Hey, congrats! I’m sure the last thing on your mind right now is planning your required 60 PDUs for the next three years. Don’t worry; I’ll break it down for you. I would suggest bookmarking PMI’s page on Maintaining Your PMI Certification. This has all the appropriate links you’ll […]

As you are probably already aware, the road to PMP can be quite the lengthy one. In instances like these, the best tool to get me through the process is creating checklists. There’s that amazing sense of accomplishment that comes from noting a completed task. So, in effort to make things easier (and to give […]

A couple days ago, I posed a question to our social media audience: What is holding you back from taking a PMP boot camp? I was curious, and this curiosity stemmed from a blog I happened to stumble upon. The blog listed The 5 Reasons Not to Take a Boot Camp. I should mention first […]