Mastering Task Management to Bolster Project Management Project managers manage..projects! Or, do they? Actually, I put forth that, at the end of the day, all project managers do is manage tasks. In fact, in a final analysis, all any manager does ultimately is manage tasks. This premise is based on the idea that, again in the final analysis, all that matters is action, and action comes in the form of performing tasks.Keywords:
John Reiling, project management, task management, knowledge economy, time management On Certifications: How Many Does One Really Need? Undoubtedly there are some frustrations and challenges with certifications today, as there are processes, procedures, and rules to consider. However, I think that is only 'one side of the coin'. Yes, you have to work hard to get certified, and you need to make the effort to remain certified. You also need to five careful consideration and identify which certification(s) make the most sense for your career.Keywords:
John Reiling, professional certification, PMP certification, CAPM certification, ITIL certification, ABAP certification, Business Analysis certification, Program Management certification, project management certification, Six Sigma certification Playfulness and How It Benefits PMPs Today's world is full of pressure, and this is no less true for Project Managers than professionals in any other area. There is always a serious problem, a fire to put out, schedule pressure, constraints, stakeholder challenges, and more that can keep us in a pretty serious state. One of the best anecdotes for this pressures is free! We need to laugh and play!Keywords:
John Reiling, Project Management, Program Management, professional certification, PMP Project Management Training: So Many Options! Project management training comes in many types, sizes, and flavors. Project Management is very popular topic at the organizational as well as professional level today, and thus project management training has become ubiquitous to support both the organizations and individual professionals. Choosing the right project management training among the plethora of options has thus become a challenge - and project - unto itself!Keywords:
John Reiling, Project Management Training The Ups and Downs of Strategies for Earning PDUs Many of us PMPs struggle with just how to earn our required 60 PMP PDUs (Professional Development Units) every 3 years. I will not repeat the strategies for personal PDU management as listed in prior articles by me - see Earning PDUs and Maintaining PMP PgMP Status Is Easy and 6 Things to Consider in Your PDU Planning - and others, but I will talk a bit about aligning your current career strategy with your PMP PDU strategy.Keywords:
John Reiling, pmp pdu, pmi pdu, pdu management, pmp pdus CPE Online: Planning and Personalizing Choices Accountants in the US are required to fulfill roughly 40 hours (depending on the state) of Continuing Professional Education (CPE) each year. Each professional's approach to CPE Online will depend upon professional goals and aspirations - but also upon personal learning style and preferences. This article discusses approaches to developing a personalized training strategy and explores a method to garner the greatest return from training.Keywords:
J Reiling, CPE Online
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