EVM 2: Schedule Analysis

Performing Schedule Analysis is the next part of the EVM we’ll cover with a brief overview using our indy film example. Schedule analysis is comparing the amount of work completed vs. the amount of work which should have been done. It includes calculating the Schedule Performance Index (SPI) and the Schedule Variance (SV). From EVM […]

Earned Value Management (EVM) 1: What is it?

Earned Value Rules or (EV) is a technique (sometimes referred to as fixed formula progress reporting) that creates a consistent status report for project activities. It starts in the planning process where the split is defined, which could be as simple as saying that when the project activity begins, it is considered 25% complete and […]

Winning With Offshore (and other team members!)

PMI hosts luncheons each month and today there was one on Winning With Offshore, presented by Neal Reizer, VP of Product Development, Patient Logic (blog: nealreizer.blogspot.com). Having no current offshore development partners, I thought it might be a bit off topic for me but I was pleasantly surprised. I think his sage advise could be […]

LINKEDIn Top 5%

So not long ago I was told I was in the top 5% of the profile views for 2012. I wondered if this was good? Any thoughts?

Homer Hickam — Nashville Signing 1/26 at 1pm

Friend and author, Homer Hickam will be having a 1pm signing at the Cool Springs Barnes & Noble on January 26, 2013. He is so amazing on many levels, personally, as a scientist and as an author. It is a great opportunity to meet with him and speak with him And if you are lucky, […]

Family Hermitage visit…and

As the 7th President of the U.S. from 1829-1837, his estate in Hermitage, TN is one of the most intact of any president. Had a wonderful visit with the family this past week, but despite all there was to see, my son still found a piece of wood shaped like a gun and took out […]

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!

Successful Consumer Survey

CS 1: RELAX Time to review the results. The Thomas Nelson survey came in at 28 questions and was the largest done by ePrize at the time, challenging their entire team and requiring their programmers to create some new ways to do things. The first run garnered over 5000 surveys (when the video was made) […]

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 […]