Tag Archives: PMI

PMP (5th Edition) Exam – Relax, This is Easy

I am excited. My mentor, Ed O’Connor, is working with me to re-write the PMPC and CAPM courseware. We plan be ready in time for course delivery targeting the PMBOK (5th edition) by May. Ed helped me to break into … Continue Reading

Decision Trees: A Common PMP Risk Analysis Tool

With the release of the Project Management Body of Knowledge (5th Edition), several knowledge areas are expanding.  PMBOK (4th Edition) expanded the Risk Management Knowledge area by acknowledging the value of both insurable and business related risk.  Business related risk … Continue Reading

PMI Global Congress 2012 excerpts – How to be a Leader

This is part 2 of the PMI Global Congress 2012 in Vancouver, BC. For part 1, see PMI Global Congress 2012 – First Report. The focus for the week is Change The congress kicked off with a keynote from Marcus … Continue Reading

PMI Global Congress 2012 – First Report. The focus for the week is Change

Deep breath in – Deep breath out. This is part 1 of the PMI Global Co   ngress 2012 in Vancouver, BC. For part 2, see How to be a Leader. The pace of the deliverables for the PMI Global Congress 2012 … Continue Reading

PMP – Beyond Self Actualization: Leading Change – Part 2

In part one of this article, I discussed the traditional theories of human and work motivation as provided by Taylor, Maslow, McGregor, Herzberg, and Ouchi. Project management is about affecting positive change within the parameters of constrained time, cost, and … Continue Reading

PMP – Beyond Self Actualization: Leading Change – Part 1

After recently having the privilege to serve as the keynote speaker at a recent series of Project Management Institute dinner meetings, I was asked to share and expound on some of the key elements from my presentation. Project Management Professionals® … Continue Reading

Beyond your Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification

You just spent the required 35 hours in a classroom and 4 grueling hours taking (and passing) the Project Management Institute’s Project Management Professional Credential exam. Now what? Read the PMI logo guidelines and determine how and where you may use … Continue Reading

The Value of Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification

Life is change. Project managers are proactive about change, and therefore about life. A recent Project Management Institute (PMI) survey suggests that 20 million people globally are directly involved in project management work. An additional 1.2 million jobs will be … Continue Reading