Entries by vwrona

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Earning PDUs to Maintain
Your PMP Certification

by Vicki Wrona, PMP You’ve passed the PMP® Exam and are now certified. Congratulations! Now what? Well, you have to maintain your certification. There are a number of ways to do that. This paper outlines your options to allow you to maintain your PMP® certification and stay current in project management as painlessly as possible. Read […]

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Did That Process Change Work?
Four Steps to Better Processes, Step 4

by Alan S. Koch, Certified ITIL Expert, PMP, CSM, CTM In the last three posts, we defined the problem of process change and worked through several steps necessary to make modifications and ensure the change sticks. So far, we have listed: Define your process goals Identify informative metrics Establish a baseline The final step is […]

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Paper vs. Electronic: Using the Brain’s
Preference to Work for You

By Vicki Wrona, PMP As I was flipping through a Scientific American magazine (yes, the paper version), I was intrigued by an article titled Why the Brain Prefers Paper1 exploring the results of studies on how the brain processes information on paper vs. electronically. The question becomes, how do we use this information to work […]

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Global Project Management:
Avoiding Last Minute Surprises

by Lana Boiko, PMP It is a very special thrill to manage complex global initiatives and projects. Doing so gives you a sense of excitement, novelty, pride and accomplishment. It raises your awareness of all of those important global differences: time zones, stakeholders’ availability and engagement, local hierarchies, speed of execution, communications styles and about […]

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Did That Process Change Work?
Four Steps to Better Processes, Step 3

by Alan S. Koch, Certified ITIL Expert, PMP, CSM, CTM In the last two posts, we tackled the issue of process change and the steps necessary to make modifications and ensure they stick. So far we have listed: Define your process goals Identify informative metrics Once the metrics have been defined, we have targets at […]

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At This Time of Thanksgiving –
Thank You!

by Vicki Wrona, President It is that time of year again when we reflect on the past year. We are proud of many accomplishments this year, from launching our newly designed website and LinkedIn business site to our new and improved PMP® exam preparation materials to expanding work with our existing client base to getting to […]