Four Steps for Passing the PMP Exam

May 29, 2018 Dan Stober Cisco, Cloudera, Featured, Professional Development, Project Management, Routing & Switching, Technology, Training in Business

If you have been a professional project manager for a number of years, then it is highly likely that you have considered earning your PMP credential. And why wouldn’t you? It is well known that the PMP certificate is not only a demonstration of your mastery of project management concepts, but it also shows that you have the dedication to take on a rigorous course of study. For some the task can seem daunting, but it doesn’t have to be. The key to successfully navigating the exam process is to approach it like a project, which you already know how to do!

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Four Steps for Passing the PMP Exam

November 10, 2015 Dan Stober Cisco, Cloudera, Featured, Professional Development, Project Management, project management training, Routing & Switching, Technology, Training in Business

So Many Projects, So Little Coordination: The Value of a PMO

October 8, 2015 Dan Stober Cisco, Cloudera, Featured, Professional Development, Project Management, project management training, Routing & Switching, Technology, Training in Business

I talked with a project manager the other day who told me that she had more than 100 active projects that she was responsible for planning, monitoring and controlling. Interestingly, she had absolutely zero input during the initiating phase. Across her organization, people were submitting projects without regard to capacity, budget, resources, or any real review process. The projects she ends up with have been approved by a functional manager who has no visibility into organizational work capacity.

PMP Exam Changes on the Way in 2016

August 10, 2015 Dan Stober Cisco, Cloudera, Featured, Professional Development, Project Management, Routing & Switching, Technology, Training in Business

You may have heard that the PMP exam is changing, and if you did, you heard correctly. “What is the big deal?” you ask. Well, 25 percent of the exam is changing, beginning on November 2nd, 2015, and the changes will be centered around eight new tasks and topic areas. The first question that you may have is, “Why?”

How Well Are You Using Your Project Managers and Business Analysts?

June 29, 2015 Dan Stober Cisco, Cloudera, Featured, Professional Development, Project Management, Routing & Switching, Technology, Training in Business

How well does your organization leverage institutional business analysis (BA) and project management (PM) experience within IT projects? From an enterprise perspective, most organizations recognize that there is a disconnect between knowledge of processes and the effective application of that knowledge. It has been talked about and written about for years within the PM and BA communities. So how can organizations bridge the gap between institutional knowledge and project results? The answer is to synchronize IT, project management and business analysis competencies so that those skills translate into capabilities.