LinkedIn (yawn) to the new PMBOK?
Taking advantage of the social networks that we PMs have started to form on LinkedIn, I did some polling in early 2009 to gauge the interest level (see post below) in the brand-spanking-new PMBOK(R) Guide.
Using a completely non-scientific scale that I made up in 17.4 seconds, and asking the question on the larger LinkedIn Groups [...]
How and Why I Passed the PMP Exam
I passed the PMP Exam recently, and wanted to share my experience in general. For those opposed to the PMP exam, please read before commenting, you may be surprised at my take on it.
In general:
Many questions involved picking the best of several correct answers
The technique of eliminating 2 answers first didn’t work in some cases: [...]
PMP vs. GID
Project management continues to shift its focus; it is no longer just an execution model, it is also a strategic business model. Out of the organizations that already appreciate the value of project managment in completing tasks, many have also begun to realize project managment’s critical contribution, from delivering completed projects to being strategic owners [...]
PMP Experience Log Template
I’m getting ready to take the PMP exam in a little while, and so I’ve recently gone through the exercise of documenting all of my PM experience to meet the requirements for the PMP application. There are several helpful websites and templates that I found. I looked at a few of them, and ended up [...]
