PPM Global Services – a leading provider of guaranteed PMP Certification training - is offering their final 2017 PMP Boot Camp based on the 5th Edition of the PMBOK. The training is set for November 6-8 – no travel is required. It's all online!

Note: Respond and signup ASAP – there are only a couple of spots left.

Duration: 3 Days
Location: Online (Live Instructor + Virtual Classroom)
Register Here: 3-Day PMP Boot Camp (5th Edition) - (November 6-8)

Course Quick Facts:

• Course duration is 3 days (9:00 am - 6:00 pm Eastern, U.S.)
• PMP Pass Guarantee
• Led by a live, U.S. based instructor
• Virtual classroom environment via GoToMeeting
• PMP training materials shipped to students prior to class (Andy Crowe, PMP Exam Prep Kit - Included with price of class)
• Interactive and hands-on
• 200 Question Practice Exam
• Access to additional online training upon completion of class
• Provides 35 education hours required by PMI for PMP exam application
• Certificate of completion awarded to student upon course completion
• Travel is not required

November: 3-Day PMP Boot Camp (5th Edition) - (November 6-8).

As a reminder, the PMP Exam is changing the first quarter of 2018. Anyone taking the exam prior to Q1, 2018 will receive the current version of the exam that references the PMBOK Guide® – Fifth Edition. PMI has not disclosed what changes will be made to the PMP exam in 2018, so there is a good chance that the test will get harder. Anyone who is considering taking the PMP exam should take the test this year (2017) before the PMP exam changes. There is risk in waiting. There is always risk in waiting

PPM Global are authorized training providers of Andy Crowe's Velocity curriculum, "The PMP Exam: How to Pass On Your First Try," 5th Edition. This curriculum is one of the most highly regarded in the industry and has proven successful on the PMP Exam, Fifth Edition.

Don't miss it - their final PMP Boot Camp (for PMBOK 5th Edition) is November 6-8. Sign up now! There are a few spaces left.

​The undisputed number 1 project management certification is the PMP from the Project Management Institute. Becoming a Project Management Professional is the most well-respected form of education within the discipline and with that, it is quite a demanding certification to earn. The PMP exam will be changing in Q1 of 2018. So now is the perfect time to get ahead of the change and become PMP certified! This article will give a brief overview of the certification and touch on the other options before going on to break down the PMP certification and provide resources to help you acquire it...

Ready to train and get PMP certified? You made that New Year's Resolution or it's on your Bucket List or whatever... but they're nearing the end of 2017 and your chances to actually get it done this year like your promised yourself (or your employer) are dwindling. Plus, you may be getting smarter and more experienced... but not younger! So now is the time to do it.

You can get there fast with Cheetah Learnings' guaranteed PMP certification training. It is four days of training that ends with a fifth day of you taking - and passing - the PMP exam... guaranteed. Yes, guaranteed!

You can go through the route of the classroom setting if you need that classroom structure. There are many locations to choose from in October, November and December. Or you can get setup with the Virtual PMP prep training from home – both end with certification on Day Five. A 3rd option has you registering for the exam about a month out and then taking the online prep program during that four week period ending – you guessed it – with certification. Guaranteed!

Why Cheetah Learning is right for you... and well... everyone...

Without Cheetah Learning, most people spend over six months preparing for the PMP and CAPM certification exams and 40% of them fail.With Cheetah Learning, people spend four days in their intensive accelerated learning program and take the PMP exam on the 5th day. 97% of Cheetah students are successful with passing the exam. Cheetah Learning guarantees their students pass when they follow their program.

Cheetah Exam Prep works. Their students take the actual PMP exam on the fifth day after four days in their program. They do not have to do any additional studying – either before or after their course. No other program offers this approach even though they may claim that they are “like” Cheetah and offer comparisons. Read the fine print – some require that you spend 35 hours studying before you come to class, some recommend you spend 40 hours after class.Many Cheetah Learning alumni are now leaders in their respective industries, as they also learn in the four day program how to learn and adapt quickly to very fast changing situations (just like a “cheetah”). It is learning that sticks with them for life and is transferrable to a wide variety of situations. It is an intensive week-long experience that enables people to positively transform themselves into peak performers for long-term, sustainable success.

Don't wait any longer

Check it out and sign up now. You won't regret it – no one ever does. It's just one more thing that says, “I'm good at what I do, I care about my profession, and I'm going to be the best that I can be.” Period. And Cheetah Learning will get you there... fast.

The Cheetah site lists dozens of class and training options available between now and mid-January 2018 and you go can the classroom route, the virtual route or the fully online route. Your choice...but always available, always guaranteed, and always the best.

The events and outcome surrounding the Route 91 Harvest Country Music Festival here in Las Vegas Sunday night and Monday morning were horrific to say the least.  Las Vegas ranks #1 in many things and while I assumed a terrorist attack would happen here at some point, this isn't what I figured it would be (not even sure if it was a terrorist attack...so far it doesn't look like it). Or how it would feel.  For me, it's as bad or worse right now as 9/11 was probably because it all happened 30 minutes from my backyard.  Probably because my wife and I strongly considered attending.  Probably because one of my sons had tickets but didn't go.  Probably because another one of my sons had a friend who was shot at this event.

This is crazy stuff.  I'm still numb from this.  We may not personally know someone affected by this event, but almost all of us know someone who knows someone... This type of potential outcome is exactly why I skipped CES this year...had a weird feeling and I have too many kids that need me to be caught up in something like this.  The numbers: 59 dead, 527 injured, 800 lbs of weapons, 1100 feet away... these are things that won't be forgotten.  It isn't about gun violence - you can argue gun safety and the NRA and background checks and what if all you want, but it's too soon and I'm not going to get involved.  To me it's more about mental illness than anything else.  Get to the root cause... and it's not likely to be weapons..it's people, values, mental health, etc.

Risk.  We take risks when we go to something like this.  What do we do about the risk - what should we do? Well, we should plan with whoever we are with how we will respond if things go south.  Point to a spot that you will all run to and meet up if shots are fired or knives are used or an explosion happens.  Crawling on the ground may be your response of choice... probably not your best option, but that may depend on the situation.

Risk on projects is the same way, though with a much smaller true price than human life in an event like this.  But planning for risk, risk avoidance, and risk mitigation.  And if it seems too costly.... don't go.  Don't take on the risk.  Don't attend the event.  Don't take on the project.

Much like hackers are a step ahead of us... always.  Everything can be hacked so the best thing we can do is plan the best we can and react well if it happens.  Unfortunately, the same now holds true to something like this.  It won't stop me...us...from attending something like this in the future, but we will feel less safe every time from now on.  And we will plan... at least a little.

Microsoft SharePoint is the perfect solution for collaborative project management. Native SharePoint sites can be configured to provide a centralized workspace to manage a project.
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All team members need is access to a web browser to be connected to their work and to their peers in SharePoint. No more worrying about what’s on the project plan or who has the latest versions of a document… it is all housed in one central project site!

Check out  this feature every week for interesting concepts being shared in project management.  This week we focus on some cybersecurity topics, how EWMS help you avoid silo mentality, how to run a perfect project meeting, and some flags that your project may be in trouble...plus more.  Stop back every week for this feature...

Project management doesn't really change that much.
New project management software comes out from new or existing providers and the Project Management Institute (PMI) revises the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK) every so often.
And new PM consulting services and resources and training organizations are formed. But for the most part, project management as a profession stays rather static. PM best practices are logical best steps to reporting on, effectively and successfully leading and efficiently deploying projects and end solutions. They may differ a bit from project manager to project manager and from organization to organization, but they are what they are...logical best steps to PM success...

​You can certainly wing it if you want to. It’s not recommended to manage your complex project engagements without the use of a solid project management software tool. That means we spend lots of money on several site licenses and start training, reading and the long learning curve to productive PM engagements and efficient management of project tasks and delivered projects, right?  Not so fast...

I​n an increasingly competitive business environment, more organizations are turning to project portfolio management (PPM) to meet strategic goals and objectives. Providing organizations with a system to implement the right projects at the right time, effective PPM improves decision-making, optimizes resource management, and delivers better business value. Maintaining a healthy portfolio requires organizations to align the portfolio with strategy and to select suitable metrics to track progress. It’s also important to periodically review the overall status of the portfolio against agreed goals and external business factors to identify any changes. Let’s take a look at each of these components...

Ready for some top info being presented on Project Management topics this week?  Read and watch top content here...

This Week in Project Management 9.22.2017

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