Salary Survey Extra: PMP is the Big Kahuna of project management
The idea of an MVP, or most valuable player, is long-lived in team sports. The people (usually sportswriters) who determine the MVP of a given professional sport, frequently …
Read ArticleEmbrace success with these habits of highly effective project managers
Effective project management is critical to business growth. Completing a project within agreed timelines, on budget, and to the client’s specified standards requires mature and astute …
Read ArticleSecurity first: An overview of CompTIA CASP and SMSP certification
When it comes to IT-related certifications that are a mouthful, CompTIA wins at both ends of the spectrum. On one end, they have what is commonly known merely as “A+,” …
Read ArticleSalary Survey Extra: Certification Information Dissemination
When describing his home planet of Tatooine in Star Wars, Luke Skywalker sardonically tells C-3PO, “Well, if there’s a bright center to the universe, you’re on the planet that it’s farthest from.” …
Read ArticleYe olde cyrtification: Don’t be too attached to your outdated credentials
I think that it was five-star World War II general Douglas MacArthur who said: “Old certifications never die — they simply fade away.” At any rate, somebody said something …
Read ArticleSeven credentials for IT Project Managers at all levels
The Project Management Institute (PMI) defines a project as “a temporary endeavor undertaken to create a unique product, service, or result.” How many projects do you manage …
Read ArticleSalary Survey Extra: Project management and the experience curve
Feel free to file our next Salary Survey PLUS revelation next to “Bear (Does Number Two) in the Woods” in the Not-So-Astonishing Disclosures file. …
Read ArticleCompTIA Partner Summit offers exchange of ideas
At the end of July, a mix of teachers and training industry professionals will converge on the four-star Caribe Royal hotel and convention center in sunny Orlando, Fla., just down the street …
Read ArticleAre accessibility and exam security mutually exclusive aims?
Although certification exam security is a primary concern in credentialing, assessments must also be accessible to individuals with disabilities and non-native English …
Read ArticleSalary Survey Extra: Hiring impact of project management certification
There’s a famous (and possibly apocryphal) story about Walt Disney that illustrates a simple point about hiring and employee management. The story goes …
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