Is your re-certification cycle coming to an end for your PMI certificate? Do you need to quickly get your PDU total up to the minimum so you can stay certified? You’re in the right place! Read on for tips for how to earn PDUs fast. PDUs are the Professional Development Units you need to ... READ the POST
Book review: Critical Chain
Critical Chain by Eliyahu M. Goldratt is a business novel that talks about creative ways to improve project delivery through managing dependencies. Written in 1997, it is now a classic text, but it still comes across as timely and challenging. To be honest, I wasn’t keen to read Critical Chain. ... READ the POST
15 Easy Ways to Earn PDUs in 2020
Do you need to earn PDUs to maintain your PMI certification? You’re in the right place! In this article we’ll cover what you need to know about the different categories of PDUs and how many you need to get, plus some simple and free ways to earn PDUs in 2020. There are also some further ... READ the POST
PMP Exam Changes: Why you should consider taking the exam now
The PMP® exam is changing on 2 January 2021, so here's your Public Service Announcement: If you want to certify as a PMP before the exam changes, you've just about got time. I believe it takes 8-12 weeks to comfortably prep for the exam so if you are committed and prepared to put the effort ... READ the POST
Managing Up: How to Manage Your Boss
One of the questions I'm often asked is: "How do I get taken seriously at work?" And over my career I have asked myself that question as well. One way to build credibility in the workplace was explained by Dr Lynda Bourne at a presentation she gave at the PMI Global Congress EMEA in ... READ the POST
Seven Stupid Mistakes Managers Make (and What to Do Instead)
This is a guest post on stupid management mistakes by Darryl Rosen, author of Table for Three? Bringing Your Smart Phone to Lunch and 50 Dumb Mistakes Smart Managers Don’t Make! You're a manager and you glance down at an incoming text while an employee is talking to you. DUMB! Or you bark "Just ... READ the POST
NLP for Project Managers
This is a guest post by Peter Parkes, author of NLP for Project Managers. I recently found myself walking away from a project and used an NLP technique to help identify the root cause of my decision. At the same time I identified some lessons for leadership styles for project ... READ the POST
5 Types of Project Meetings
In Collaboration Explained: Facilitation Skills for Software Project Leaders there’s a whole section on different types of meetings, what they are for and how they work. I read it and thought, ‘Everyone knows how to run a meeting, surely?’ Having said that, I’m spending a lot of time in and ... READ the POST
5 Ways to boost your team’s creativity
Creativity is the cornerstone of innovation. Thinking creatively is what takes your work from average to outstanding. Creativity fixes problems. It looks out for risks. It delivers better products and services, supporting the creation of better solutions for customers and businesses. And it makes ... READ the POST
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