Early “Heads-Up”– PMBOK V6 scheduled for release in 3rd Quarter 2017!
Per this announcement from PMI PMBOK V6 will introduce some Major Changes: 1) Talent Management Triangle – there will be strong emphasis throughout on this new triangle. See my book, The PM Answer...
View ArticlePM Events in NYC – July & August 2016 (Plus “Broadway Barks!”)
Broadway Barks 2016! First, a great non-PM annual summer event in NYC – hosted by Bernadette Peters & Gloria Estefan, plus stars of many current Broadway shows! Bernadette Peters, Co-Host! (Photo...
View ArticleMy Fall 2016 Classes at NYU (2 New Courses: Critical Path & EVM)
This Fall, I will be offering two new one-day intensives at NYU SPS to help PMs increase their skill-set and beef up their studying toward the PMP exam: Critical Path Method (Saturday, Nov 12 –...
View ArticleThe NON-Firehose Approach To PMP Prep
Many PMP Prep courses are referred to as the firehose approach: overwhelming amounts of info blasted at the students (NOT to learn it all initially, but just to be ‘exposed’ to it). But that approach...
View ArticleAugust / September – PM Events In NYC
1) NYC Scrum – August Meet-Up (FREE!) Topic: “Highlights From Agile 2016” Speaker: Dana Pylayeva Day/Date/Time: Thursday, August 18, 6:00 PM Location: Havas Worldwide (200 Hudson St., just south of...
View ArticleUpcoming PM Events In NYC: September
August / September – PM Events In NYC 1) Agile Day 2016 (Annual Event!) Topic: Full Day of Education / Multiple Presentations + Networking Day/Date/Time: Thursday, September 15, 2016 9:00 – 7:00...
View ArticleCalifornia Sunset + Double Rainbow (Sunset Cliffs – Photos From The PMI...
One of the best PMI Congresses ever in beautiful San Diego, California! Two of my NYU students attended also: Leizel Vergara and Julimar Batac, and It was great sharing some of the sessions with them,...
View ArticleAutumn colors coming to NYU: My Fall & Spring courses
Autumn Colors coming to NYU (Washington Square Park) October 14, 2016 (JF) FALL 2016 (Registration Links Below) Persuasive Presentations For PMs: Thursday evenings, Nov. 3 – Dec. 15 Earned Value...
View ArticlePMINYC Winter Holiday Meeting + Events for PMs in November
1) PMI NYC: Annual Holiday Meeting/Party (Dec. 7) Marshall Tarley Topic: Creating The Process-Innovation Centered Organization Speaker: Marshall Tarley Day/Date/Time: Monday, Dec. 7, 5:30 – 8:30 PM...
View ArticleBook Recommendation: “The Bounce Back” by Sherri Thomas
My favorite presentation at the PMI North American Global Congress 2016 in San Diego was by Sherri Thomas, PMP: Career Coach/International Speaker/Best-selling author, about her book: The Bounce...
View ArticleBook Reco: “Collaboration Tools For Project Managers” by Elizabeth Harrin,...
I highly recommend Elizabeth Harrin’s leading-edge new book, Collaboration Tools For Project Managers: How To Choose, Get Started, And Collaborate With Technology. It’s an expert analysis of how PM...
View ArticleMakes a great Stocking-stuffer! (31 out of 31 Five-Star Amazon Reviews for my...
“Buy my Dad’s book!” ~Mavis So far my book, The Project Management Answer Book, 2nd Edition has gotten 31/31 Five-Star Amazon Reviews. The reviewers cite how the book helped them pass their CAPM and...
View ArticleRAFFLE: Free signed copy of ~The PM Answer Book~ (Dec. 3, 2016)
The Project Management Paradise Podcast series is holding a Raffle for a free signed copy of my PMP Book: The Project Management Answer Book. To enter, just fill in your First Name & Email...
View ArticleNew Podcast: ‘PM Ethics & More’ (Episode #24 for The Project Management...
A Big Thanks to Johnny Beirne, host of The Project Management Paradise podcast series (based in Carrick-On-Shannon, County Leitrin, Ireland) for my interview: Episode #24: Project Management Ethics...
View ArticleDecember Discount on the PMP Exam Simulator: $12.50 off!
PMP Expert Cornelius Fichtner, Founder & President of OSP International Cornelius Fichtner’s OSP International company provides the industry-leading Test Simulator product for PMP Exam Prep: The...
View ArticleFor Volume Discounts on my book: The PM Answer Book
Call publisher, Management Concepts Press, at 800-506-4450 to order at Volume Discount rates below: 10 – 25 copies, 10% Discount 26 – 49 copies, 15% Discount 50 – 99 copies, 20% Discount 100 – 199-...
View ArticleFree PMP Stuff! End-of-year set of my most helpful recent Articles / Podcasts...
Happy Holidays & Happy New Year to my students, friends & followers! Here are all my most helpful recent Articles/Podcasts/Blogs I’ve created to help PMP Candidates: PODCASTS: Got Project...
View ArticleErrata Sheet for The Project Management Answer Book, 2nd Ed.
Hi to my readers, I wanted to provide two corrections for my book: “The Project Management Answer Book” <2nd Edition>. If readers find any more, they can email me at Jeff@Jeff-Furman.com, and I...
View ArticleComing Soon: Annual Events For Project Managers in NYC in 2017!
These are some of the best annual events that I have attended and recommend highly. See below for: Info / Reg Links, Early Bird Discount Dates, and Hashtags (to follow the events before, during &...
View ArticleMovie Reco: “Fort Bliss”– Great story about a female medic and her young son
As a civilian who often teaches for the U.S. Army (on-post at Fort Bliss, Fort Hood, Fort Campbell & Fort Gordon), the most rewarding part for me has been the feeling of ‘giving back’ a little bit...
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