PMP Certification–DONE!

4 hours and 200 story problems later, the exam is officially in the “passed” tense : ) What a grueling exam!! I used every minute of my 4 hours and was sure at the the half way mark there was no way to finish it all. Walking in, they make you empty all pockets and […]

PMP Journey: Test Date Set 1/3/13

The 200 question (story problem-multiple choice), 4 hour exam date is set. I know, if I post this, I have to post how I do. Little risky but pass or fail, it’s all part of the journey. Next post is 1/4/12. Merry Christmas and Happy 2013 to all!

PMP Journey: New Horizons, Hours Log and Class Credit

Okay, while the test is rumored to be one of the hardest among certifications, there are a few details before that including: 1. Logging 4500+ hours (6200 in my case) under the 5 Process Groups and spanning 9 Knowledge Areas: Sounds simple, right? But it is a crazy process to allocate years worth of […]

PMP Journey: The Process Begins

What is a PMP? Officially, it stands for Project Management Professional and is the worldwide certification offered by PMI, the Project Management institute. Requiring over 4500 hours of project management, 35 hours of class and a four hour, 200 questions (story problem style)…and a LOT of caffeine (that last part varies with users). I’ve completed […]

Catalyst Sponsorship Part of Conference Strategy

CS2: RELAX Over 17 conferences had an established presence for the curriculum, including the Catalyst Conference in Atlanta that year (amazing conference!) with the booth standing out among other entries and the Glassfire screens drawing the attention they were intended to. It represented significant market penetration for the launch and delivered a significant database of […]

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Do.

Looking for posts on the discipline of doing? Look for this image. Here’s the overview of these posts: Using what you know. Moving. The beauty and size of a mountain can be inspiring but it can also be paralyzing. I often discuss a riddle with my children that involves five frogs, perhaps you are familiar […]

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Relax.

Looking for posts on the discipline of relaxing? Look for this image. Here’s the overview of these posts: Know what just happened. Relish. Why? Succeed or fail, you have earned at least a few minutes at the calmer waters where you no longer wonder if the effort would have value. You no longer wonder if […]

The desperation of doing…

It’s uncomfortable, isn’t it? You’re into a project, even a well planned one, and there are new ideas flying though your head. Worse yet, there are new ideas flying through your team’s head and they all sound good on some level. Do you stick to plan? Do you risk the budget overage? What if the people you presented to hate the new idea? What if they love it and blows the budget AND the time line? Wouldn’t it be better if they all shut up?

Passion and Discipline, Secrets to life?

Passion and discipline. I have come to believe that most if not all of life boils down to balancing the two.

I know, passion is the loud one, right? Drawing attention, ignoring the naysayers hopeful and energetic. So attractive, free and easy to love. But the dark side of passion is that it will work to control you, to seduce you into thinking it is worth sacrificing all else to feed it–all the while projecting a self efficating persona that lives in the ever isolating valley of “this is just who I am.”

Taking the creative route.

One of my co-workers walked by today and suggested we liven things up a bit by playing duck-duck-goose in our cubicle city. You remember that game, right? You sit in a circle and the person who is “it” walks around tapping each head or shoulder with a “duck, duck, duck…” eventually getting to the chosen […]