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It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s Superman
Agile, Project Management, Watermark Learning

It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s Superman?

Not exactly.  It’s an agile project manager. They may not be superhuman, but they are super popular right now. Anything agile is hot, and although not the right fit for every project or every organization, its popularity is not likely to wane anytime soon. PMI is introducing an agile certification in the third quarter of 2011, and there’s an opportunity

Toss Negativity into the Trash with Ritual Cleansing
Facilitation, Project Management, Stakeholders, Watermark Learning

Toss Negativity into the Trash with Ritual Cleansing

Do you remember the last time something bothered you so much that you couldn’t get it out of your head?  A troublesome thought can consume you and preclude you from thinking of anything else.  It becomes paralyzing. One way to resolve persistent, negative thoughts is to do something to symbolize the elimination of the source

Influencing takes Patience, Planning, and Perspective
Influencing and Consulting, Project Management, Watermark Learning

Influencing takes Patience, Planning, and Perspective

The ability to influence without authority is a skill coveted by any project manager. Even if a project manager has complete authority over project team members (which is seldom the case), there are still other stakeholders over whom they have no control and who need to make decisions, review or approve deliverables, or provide resources

Critical Path Method - Valuable Techniques in Practice
Estimating and Planning, Project Management, Watermark Learning

Critical Path Method – Valuable Techniques in Practice

The  Minnesota Department of Transportation, Mn/DOT, recently completed the biggest project in its history: 3 ½ years and $288 million. And get this: It finished weeks early and was completed within 2% of original contract value.   I visited the project manager, Steve Barrett, a couple of months ago and he showed me around the project

No Better Time Than Now to Pursue That PMP Certification
Project Management, Project Management Professional (PMP)®, Watermark Learning

No Better Time Than Now to Pursue That PMP Certification

I recently learned about a new twist on an old game: Corporate BS Bingo.   Everyone creates their own bingo card with their most irritating corporate-speak terms.  You know, those corporate terms that get so overused that they devolve into meaninglessness.  Throughout the course of a meeting or maybe the course of a week, players put

What is the value of the PMP
Project Management, Project Management Professional (PMP)®

What is the value of the PMP?

What is the value of PMP certification?  I was discussing this topic with a colleague recently and found myself being somewhat defensive.  Obviously, as an instructor for PMP certification, I have a significant bias toward investing in Project Management certification.  So I’ve been challenging myself to ask what difference does it really make? One opportunity that