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Project Seminars, Inc. Newsletter
Issue: 716
April 2008
Letter from Joseph Phillips
Executing the project plans
Project execution is all about getting things done. We can plan, make plans, revise plans, and plan to plan, but until we take action, until we execute, nothing gets done. I'm happy to report that I've been executing my plans over the past month.
My business has been growing and I've been teaching around the country quite a bit lately. Over the last month I delivered a PMP Boot in New York City, a Life Long Project seminar in Orlando, Florida, and a project management seminar in Columbus, Ohio. This month I'm finishing a writing project, starting a new writing project, and teaching a few seminars here in Indiana and in Ohio.
Looking ahead to May I'll be teaching a new presentation: a one-day PMP Cram Session at Ball State University Indianapolis. This one-day seminar is ideal if you need that final push of effort before passing your exam. May also has me in Houston, Arkansas, and Sweet Home Chicago.
My final public PMP Boot Camp before next fall is June 2-5 at Ball State University Indianapolis. If you want to enjoy your summer and put your PMP exam worries behind you, take four days and enroll in this seminar. We're offering a ten percent discount if you register two or more participants. You can find all the seminar details here.
As always, feel free to email me with any questions about my seminars.
Contact me today to schedule a seminar for your organization. All my best,
Joseph Phillips, PMP, Project+
Director of Education
Life Long Project Continues
Lessons from the road
On April 1 I had the honor of sharing my Life Long Project presentation at the Central Florida Project Management Institute Chapter in Orlando. Each time I deliver this presentation I can sense an incredible energy in the room - and April 1 was no exception. There were just over 100 people present that Tuesday evening and I was so humbled, thrilled, and honored to have been invited to share my mission.
I also recently visited with a chef in New York City and learned about his restaurant and love, City Hall. It was an honor to talk about life, business, and food with this chef. You can read about my lessons from the road in my latest blog entries. Read the rest of this article here.
Visit the Project Management Hut
A good web resource for project managers
Project Seminars, Inc. is happy to share a new project management resource for you. We've become friends with the fine people at The Project Management Hut. Their website offers a bounty of project management articles, software reviews, news, job leads, and more. Stop by and check out their free project management resources today. Visit the PM Hut here.
PMP Boot Camp: June 2-5
Indianapolis, Indiana
From Ball State University: The Ball State Indianapolis Center, in partnership with local project management expert Joseph Phillips, is offering Project Management Professional (PMP) seminar opportunities for summer 2008. These seminars are open to individuals in the Greater Indianapolis community, especially those preparing to take the Project Management Institute PMP certification exam.
Phillips will hold a 4-day PMP Boot Camp seminar at the Ball State Indianapolis Center from June 2 to June 5 with the cost of $2,495 per person. PMP Boot Camp seminars are for candidates seeking to begin preparation for the PMP certification exam. Read the rest of this article here.
$100 Reward!
Complete a survey win a $100 Amazon gift certificate
Last month we launched our new monthly survey on project management training. Lisa Baus of Driscoll Children's Hospital in Texas was the lucky winner of one of Joseph Phillips' project management books.
This month's survey is on happiness and satisfaction. Are you happy with your job, your role as a project manager, with your life? This month's reward is a $100 gift certificate to Amazon.com. We'll randomly draw a number to determine this month's winner. It's no cost to participate and your results are confidential. You can complete the survey here.
GoCertify Interview with Joseph Phillips
Project management certification interview
Project management is a skill set that has stood the test of time and continues to be in strong demand and worth a good paycheck, thus the popularity of the Project Management Institute's (PMI) Project Management Professional certification. The PMP certification and its associate designation, Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM) are not actually specific to IT but rather cover project management as a discipline that can apply to just about any professional field. According to PayScale.com, the median salary for a Project Management Professional certification holder is $87,464 a year.
Join me for a public workshop! Here's our current public course offerings:
PMP Boot Camp
April 21-24
Register: 877.729.1200
QSI, Inc. Columbus, Ohio
PMP Cram Session
May 1
Register: 317.822.6167
Ball State Indianapolis Center
PMP Boot Camp
June 2,3,4,5
Register: 317.822.6167
Ball State Indianapolis Center
PMP Cram Session
June 6
Register: 317.822.6167
Ball State Indianapolis Center
PM Fundamentals
August 20,21,22
Register: 317.822.6167
Ball State Indianapolis Center
PMP Boot Camp
September 29 - October 2
Register: 317.822.6167
Ball State Indianapolis Center
PMP Cram Session
October 3
Register: 317.822.6167
Ball State Indianapolis Center
Managing the Scope
November 21
Register: 317.822.6167
Ball State Indianapolis Center
IT Project Management
December 10-12
Register: 317.822.6167
Ball State Indianapolis Center
Save $200
Register for the PMP Cram Sessionand the PMP Boot Camp the week of June 2-6, 2008 and save $200. You'll get both seminars for $2799. You can also save an additional ten percent when you regsiter two or more participants from the same organization. Seminar details are here.
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