ITIL?: A Project Manager?s Perspective
If you are a Project Manager working in an IT environment, you may have heard the acronym ITIL? (IT Infrastructure Library, a set of books similar in nature to PMI?s PMBOK Guide) or ITSM (IT Service...
View ArticleCCC/CCE Certification – What’s the Value?
With all the different certifications in the project management arena, one can get overwhelmed trying to make the best decision. After all, there is a significant investment of time and cost involved...
View ArticleHow To Think Critically About PMP Training Providers
PMP: Suitable For Me? Hi Josh, I have Diploma with 6 years of experience. In all these 6 years, I was working as a Project Participant in project and not LEADING the project. My local PMP education...
View ArticleRolling Wave Planning and Progressive Elaboration
Hi Josh, I am reviewing the PM PrepCast for the second time. I am scheduled to take the exam [soon]. Right now I have an issue discerning the difference between Rolling Wave Planning and Progressive...
View ArticleYou Have To Start Somewhere
I get it. Trust me, I’ve been there. And for certain new adventures I’m starting, I’m there now with you. Starting something new is daunting. Maybe you feel overwhelmed because you don’t have...
View ArticleDo I Have To Spent $2000 To Get PMP Certified?
Survey says…. No. Make sure you are fully informed before spending money on PMP training of any kind. Knowledge is power, and there are tons of free resources out there for you to learn how deep the...
View ArticlePMP Boot Camp Training – Why Not?
I am learning American Sign Language (ASL) right now. My ASL II course final was last night. It was difficult, but I think I did OK. You may not know this, but ASL is it’s own language. With learning...
View ArticlePMP Eligibility Requirements Changed on April 17, 2012
There has been a change made to the PMP Handbook. ?The handbook was last updated on April 17, 2012. Dr. Paul Giammalvo alerted me to the change. I still have a communication from PMI I’m expecting back...
View ArticleBrainBOK PMP Study Tool Review
I don’t do a whole lot of reviews for new training products or books to help with PMP preparation any longer. You probably already know that I used the PM PrepCast to help me study when I took the PMP...
View ArticleThe Best PMP Certification Training Is On Sale
You might already know this. But I’ll say it again anyway. The PM Prepcast is the best PMP certification training out there. I bought it for my own PMP training. I studied every day because it was...
View Article10 Features of a Great PMP Exam Simulator
If you have already put in the time to study for your PMP Exam and it’s getting closer to the exam date, a PMP Simulator or set of practice exams may be in order. This comes late in my recommended...
View ArticleThe Best Agile Certification Training
A quick confession I ?grew up? in a waterfall world. All of my early projects used a waterfall methodology. Another way to describe this could be a step or stair step approach. We stepped through the...
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