My Fall 2016 Classes at NYU (2 New Courses: Critical Path & EVM)
This Fall, I will be offering two new one-day intensives at NYU SPS to help PMs increase their skill-set and beef up their studying toward the PMP exam: Critical Path Method (Saturday, Nov 12 –...
View ArticleUpcoming PM Events In NYC: September
August / September – PM Events In NYC 1) Agile Day 2016 (Annual Event!) Topic: Full Day of Education / Multiple Presentations + Networking Day/Date/Time: Thursday, September 15, 2016 9:00 – 7:00...
View ArticleEvents in NYC for PMs – October 2016
1) NYC Scrum – October Meet-Up (FREE!) Annual Retrospective and Pro-spective Presenter: Mary Pratt, CSM/CSPO Day/Date/Time: Thursday, October 20, 6:00 PM Location: Havas Worldwide (200 Hudson St.,...
View ArticleAutumn colors coming to NYU: My Fall & Spring courses
Autumn Colors coming to NYU (Washington Square Park) October 14, 2016 (JF) FALL 2016 (Registration Links Below) Persuasive Presentations For PMs: Thursday evenings, Nov. 3 – Dec. 15 Earned Value...
View ArticlePMINYC Winter Holiday Meeting + Events for PMs in November
1) PMI NYC: Annual Holiday Meeting/Party (Dec. 7) Marshall Tarley Topic: Creating The Process-Innovation Centered Organization Speaker: Marshall Tarley Day/Date/Time: Monday, Dec. 7, 5:30 – 8:30 PM...
View ArticleBook Recommendation: “The Bounce Back” by Sherri Thomas
My favorite presentation at the PMI North American Global Congress 2016 in San Diego was by Sherri Thomas, PMP: Career Coach/International Speaker/Best-selling author, about her book: The Bounce...
View ArticleMakes a great Stocking-stuffer! (31 out of 31 Five-Star Amazon Reviews for my...
“Buy my Dad’s book!” ~Mavis So far my book, The Project Management Answer Book, 2nd Edition has gotten 31/31 Five-Star Amazon Reviews. The reviewers cite how the book helped them pass their CAPM and...
View ArticleNew Podcast: ‘PM Ethics & More’ (Episode #24 for The Project Management...
A Big Thanks to Johnny Beirne, host of The Project Management Paradise podcast series (based in Carrick-On-Shannon, County Leitrin, Ireland) for my interview: Episode #24: Project Management Ethics...
View ArticleOutstanding Presentation on Sustainability last nite: Laurent Claquin (ISSP NYC)
Laurent Claquin, President,Kering Americas A large group of sustainability-minded professionals and students was treated to an extremely well-received seminar last night by Laurent Claquin, President...
View ArticleExclusive Discount on the PMP Exam Simulator: $10 off through May 31 (coupon...
Key to passing the PMP Exam is getting very good at answering practice questions. And for the month of May, I am offering a discount on the best test tool I know of: The PMP Exam Simulator (the one I...
View ArticleI will be giving a Free Presentation: “PMP EXAM INFO SESSION” on behalf of...
I will be giving a Presentation: “PMP Exam Info Session” on behalf of PMI NYC at Fordham University, Lincoln Center Campus. Day/Date/Time: Tuesday, August 22, 6:00 – 7:30 Location:...
View ArticleUpcoming Events for PMs in NYC in October!
1. “Waste Not” ISSP Greater NYC Chapter, Sustainability in Focus Artist: “Paul Bulteel: Waste Not” Day/Date/Time: Wednesday October 18th, 6:30pm – 8:30 PM Location: Anastasia Photo, 143 Ludlow Street,...
View ArticleHello, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia! FB ‘LIKES’ for my book from 51st country!
Reaching international readers is very special to me because my parents both emigrated to the US from Poland (neither one speaking any English when they first came over). I wrote The Project...
View ArticleGet a Jump-Start on Agile from my book: The Project Management Answer Book...
Agile is NOT currently on the PMP test… But starting on March 26, 2018, PMP test-takers will be facing both Waterfall (a.k.a., the Predictive Approach) and Agile Approach questions. And the new PMP...
View ArticleUpcoming Events For PMs in NYC: November-December 2017
1. PMI NYC Chapter Meeting – Nov 15 Sarah Schütte Chapter Meeting: Schedule Risk from the International Perspective: The 3 T’s of Technology, Tools & Time Day/Date/Time: Nov. 15, 5:30 – 8:00 PM...
View ArticleHoliday Season Events… for PMs in NYC!
1) ISSP Greater NYC – Holiday Reception Day/Date/Time: Monday, December 18, 5:30 – 8:00 Location: PS Kitchen, 246 West 48th Street (Corner, 48th Street and 8th Avenue) Info/Reg Link 2) PMI NYC Annual...
View ArticlePodcast Reco: How The New PMBOK V6 Will Affect The PMP Exam (Cornelius...
Cornelius Fichtner w. Simona Fallovillita The PMP Exam is changing March 26, 2018. Key to the change is the new PMBOK V6, but even more key is PMI’s ECO (Exam Content Outline). This is a MUST LISTEN!...
View ArticleWhat’s the highest possible score on the PMP Exam?
A perfect score from one of my recent students (no name shown) When you take your PMP exam, you will receive a score-sheet (as above) with 5 grades: 1 for each of the 5 PMI Domains. The 4 possible...
View ArticleWhile my book is temporarily sold-out on Amazon, you can buy it (1) from the...
The Paperback edition of my book, The Project Management Answer Book, 2nd Edition, is temporarily sold-out on Amazon. Here are a few ways to get a quick copy: 1. Kindle Edition – You can get the...
View ArticleWhat do Masters And Johnson and The Tuckman Model Have In Common?
Masters Of Sex: Michael Sheen (Masters) and Lizzy Caplan (Johnson) Part of the drama of the HBO hit series “Masters of Sex” was in Dr. William Masters initially taking all the credit for the...
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