uCertify.com is a website dedicated to assisting you in preparing for taking certification tests. When you first login, you are met with nearly every possible professional technical exam. Some examples are Microsoft, Oracle, CompTIA, IIBA, Cisco, Adobe, and PMI. We all are already geared to studying for exams from our built-in 12 years of schooling,
The Project Management Institute (PMI) will be updating its guide and test late March 2018. PMI will be adding several sections to its guide (PMBoK) and thus the exam. I once believed if you are a seasoned PM and familar with project management concepts and metholody such as Critial Path, Crashing the Schedule, Time and
With MS applications existing in the Cloud, your organization has an agile opportunity to prove the application’s viability in your environment. The one thing you will not be able to save on in this approach is the time to go through the exercise of thoroughly vetting the application. You NEED to take the time to
A key approach in a Microsoft Dynamics implementation is to train your users on the ERP or CRM applications before requirements gathering and implementation. This approach allows for streamlining requirements; walking through a ready-made application with your own data eliminates numerous conversations so you can spend time on what gaps really need to be addressed
When you are planning to migrate users from one email platform to another, prepare for at least 3 types of migration users: 1) Self-migration – track, check back individually and weekly to confirm success, Skype/walk through users having difficulty 2) Enterprise migration tool – ensure users confirm results for each file type to avoid issues
A blurb about optimal performance. One must agree a rested, fresh, alert mind is preferable to a reeling, scattered, distracted one. As must as i detest the phase, “self care” is a requirement for our demanding, fast paced world of technology implementations. Things I make myself do to stay in top form: Before I start
Schedules can be challenging in general, let alone when working globally. For instance some European groups take 4 weeks of vacation off. For a SME whose input is critical to your project, that could be a significant impact. While you cannot ask for an itinerary and hotel numbers, you can review the schedule with those
When you are going 1,000 miles per hour, you tend to push formalities aside and your essentials list gets smaller and smaller. One item you absolutely cannot miss doing is recapping every single project meeting. Here is how to do it quickly: For Microsoft Outlook, go to your calendar and right-click on your meeting invite, and
Your main developer quit, your QA tester is going on maternity leave, and the boss is planning to have your project all done when they get back from vacation. What do you do right now? What is critical and what can wait? How can you be successful when so many things are going wrong. And
Accounting resources at month-end Expedited contract review during an acquisition Stakeholder change of mind moving a deadline up 3 months Key developer, main business sponsor, funding pulled after 3 months of requirements refining I have experienced all of the about while managing projects. I allow about 5 minutes to let the shock wear off and