by Brian Crawford | Jan 31, 2012 | PMP Certification, Project Management
The other day a lady serving as a technical lead at a software company approached me to ask a few questions about PMP certification. Her company had volunteered to sponsor her to undergo the lengthy process of preparing for and taking the PMP examination on the road...
by Brian Crawford | Jan 10, 2012 | Agile Development, Project Management
The Manifesto for Agile Software Development was created by a group of like-minded developers at a Utah ski lodge in February of 2001. Calling themselves the Agile Alliance, the manifesto these developers put together summarized the core tenets of the Agile...
by Brian Crawford | Sep 16, 2011 | PMI, PMP Certification, Project Management
I have some good news and some bad news. The bad news is this: unless you’re one of the elite rich, you’re probably going to have to work for a living. The good news is, if you’re a PMP certified project manager working in the field of project...
by Brian Crawford | Aug 26, 2011 | PMI, PMP Certification, Project Management
As a PMP (Project Management Professional) certified project manager, I frequently get asked a question that all PMPs have asked themselves at some point during their careers… is it worth getting PMP certified? Going through the process of taking the dreaded PMP...
by Brian Crawford | Jul 23, 2011 | Project Management
I’ve been managing complicated international projects lately, with team members spread out in different locations in Europe, North America and Asia. This has meant lots of online meetings, a great deal of extra communication, and plenty of oversight. There is...
by Brian Crawford | Jul 15, 2011 | Project Management, Software, Technology
I don’t know about you, but I get a lot of email. It’s not unusual for me to come back to my computer after a few hours away and have fifty new messages in my inbox, much of it important (though much of it not). And the messages can concern a variety of...
