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Tuesday after supper, I took a walk with my wife along the roads near our home in the north Georgia mountains.  As we got to the road right behind our home, I stopped to study the muddy tracks seen in the accompanying photo.  Fresh bear tracks! It had …

I highly recommend this marvelous movie: The King’s Speech.  Winner of 4 Academy Awards and based on a true story, The King’s Speech will entertain and inspire you.  As a bonus, this movie reveals an effective preparation strategy.  Lionel Logue served…

Today, we received very significant news from the Project Management Institute.  PMI released the initial list of reference materials that candidates may find helpful when preparing for the Agile exam.  Currently, 10 publications are cited; this list w…

Remember that song “The Morning After,” also known as “The Song from The Poseidon Adventure?”  I think Maureen McGovern made that song a hit.  Well, I believe this morning is “the morning after.”  The morning after t…

To earn a PMI Certification, you must pass a standardized, multiple-choice exam.  That rule applies to the PMP®®, CAPM®®, PgMP®, PMI-SP®, PMI-RMP®, and Agile certification.  The more familiar you are with how multiple-choice exams work, the more likely…

Urgency versus importance? Well, what does Caller ID say?
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I imagine our office space is a lot like yours.  We (Velociteach) occupy a portion of a 4-story office building in suburban Atlanta.  We share common amenities with other tenants, such as a parking lot, nice landscaping, elevators, vending machines…and…

This is for anyone who has ever been confused about terms like living your “purpose”, “mission” or “passion.” This is also for anyone who has ever finished David Deida’s Way of the Superior Man with more questions than answers. One of my clients recent…

Knowing what you know puts points in the bank on the PMP Exam. “And that’s the name of THAT tune!”
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Spring break means “no school” and a great time to visit the in-laws in sunny Florida!  As I was inspecting the lush, green landscape in my father-n-law’s backyard, I asked him about one particularly eye-catching bush.  It’s covered in blooms with vari…

Spring break means “no school” and a great time to visit the in-laws in sunny Florida!  As I was inspecting the lush, green landscape in my father-n-law’s backyard, I asked him about one particularly eye-catching bush.  It’s covered in blooms with vari…

UPDATED 9/25/2014 – When it comes to the PMP Exam, one of the most common questions out there is “when do I take the exam?” And while there is no “one size fits all” answer, I can give you some guidelines. While there are many factors that might …

When narrowing down the possibly correct PMP Exam® answers, leverage your overall knowledge of Expert Judgment to improve your educated guessing on vague questions.
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I counted up all of the inputs, tools/techniques, and outputs (ITTOs) associated with the 42 processes of project management, according to the ANSI standard of project management – PMI’s Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge, 4t…

Don’t make your project team members ask you if your message was intended for them.
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When Chuck Yeager famously broke through the sound barrier in the Bell X-1, the controls became mushy and unresponsive, but instead of retreating, Yeager did something amazing. He gave the flying “bullet with wings” even more throttle and powered throu…

Keep your project team updated with automatic notification tools.
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