by Brian Crawford | Jan 5, 2015 | Project Management
A friend of mine works as a web developer at a local company. He is technically adept, and a go-to guy to solve technical problems faced by the company. Lately, he has been having some frustrations with some of the project managers on his team. He mentioned that the...
by Brian Crawford | Apr 12, 2014 | PMI, PMP Certification, Project Management
Having written about the pros and cons of PMP certification, I get asked a lot of questions about whether or not the PMP is right for specific individuals. Often, a person will ask me some variation of the following question: “I’m a specialist in...
by Brian Crawford | Mar 29, 2014 | PMI, PMP Certification, Project Management
One of the most popular posts found on this blog is my post about how to file your work experience when applying to take the PMP examination. In order to apply to become a PMP certified project manager, you need to have earned a certain amount of professional work...
by Brian Crawford | Feb 26, 2014 | International Business, Language and Culture
St. Patrick’s Day is a fun holiday for me and many others; for me, part of the reason I like the day is because I finally get to wear my ridiculously green Guinness polo shirt that I bought the last time I visited the Guinness Storehouse in Dublin. It’s...
by Brian Crawford | Feb 3, 2014 | PMI, PMP Certification, Project Management
Plenty of project professionals from around the world are interested in becoming PMP certified. There are many good reasons that someone might choose to put themselves through the extensive time and effort involved with becoming a PMP-certified project manager. Maybe...
by Brian Crawford | Sep 12, 2013 | Project Management
It should come as no surprise to anybody that one of a project manager’s most important tasks is planning other peoples’ work. To successfully manage a project, a project manager must achieve a thorough understanding of the entirety of work that needs to be completed...
by Brian Crawford | Aug 4, 2013 | PMI, PMP Certification, Project Management
When people think about project management tools, the tool that most frequently springs to mind is the project schedule, usually created using Microsoft Project. The project schedule normally comprises a colorful Gantt chart showing a visual representation of project...
by Brian Crawford | Mar 9, 2013 | CAPM Certification, PMI, Project Management
I frequently get asked questions about whether or not PMP certification is worth getting… I answer those questions on my post about the pros and cons of PMP certification. I’ve been a PMP certified project manager for a number of years now, and I have...
by Brian Crawford | Feb 24, 2013 | Productivity
The other day I read a chapter of the book The Social Construction of Reality, a noted work on the sociology of knowledge by Peter L. Berger and Thomas Luckmann. The chapter I read, “Society as Objective Reality”, discussed what might happen if two...
by Brian Crawford | Feb 8, 2013 | PMI, PMP Certification, Project Management
Lately I’ve been getting a lot of questions on my post about whether or not it’s worth getting PMP certified. The most common questions I receive are about whether or not someone has enough project management work experience to apply to take the exam....
