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PM Prepcast: First Impressions before Reviewing

I’m preparing to review Cornelius Fichtner’s PMP exam preparation package called “PM PrepCast.” Cornelius runs the web site, http://www.project-management-podcast.com/. I’ll be writing soon about my impressions and how I’d such a package fitting in one’s PMP exam prep, comparing it to my classroom prep experience, and musing about its use for the environment that I [...]

Riff on Integrity, Ethics, and Communication

OK, I promised you another story on self-interest. Here you go.

Ethics — c’mon, keep reading

Let’s start with discussion ethics and those pesky ethics statements. Some whine about it, and I’ll concede that ethics statements are usually way over-though and over-stated, and even if you agree with them, you still often end up rolling your eyes [...]

PMP – To Certify or Not To Certify

I see others in the #pmot community on Twitter also talking / asking about the benefits of PMP certification (see PMI.org for more info on the PMP). Threads are taking both the career angle and the project success angle. Both are interesting and valid threads.

Recently I had a follow project manager in my organization ask [...]

Is Certification Relevant in Cottage PM?

New project managers, or project managers who’ve just discovered the possibility, sometimes wonder whether they should get certified. The answer is a matter of opinion. Here’s mine.

Why Certify?

I believe that there are 2 primary reasons to explore the question of certification: personal gain and professional gain.Your own reasons are likely a mix and balance of [...]

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