Free ConfCall 2/4"Project Time Management, PMBOK v4: Part 1” (PM Exam Study)

What: FREE PMP Exam Study Group conference call

Topic: "Project Time Management, PMBOK v4: Part 1”

Who: Presenter is Dana Safford, Complex Problem Manager, PMP, MCSE, Global Solutions Engineering, Hewlett Packard Company

Hosted by: Dana Safford, Complex Problem Manager, PMP

When: Thursday, February 4, 2010 at 9 PM (Eastern US) (GMT-5)

Where: Conference Dial-in: (712) 432-0175, Access Code: 767 616# (Notice the number has changed)

"Project Time Management, PMBOK v4: Part 1”

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Presentation:
Prior to the call, the presentation will appear on the PM Lessons Learned group in Yahoo Groups (note: it may not be posted until just before the call). The directions to obtain the presentation are at PMlessonsLearned.com - on the left hand side of the webpage follow the link titled "Files and Presentations" to see directions for obtaining the presentation.

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Abstract of the presentation:
The PMP examination is now based on version 4 of the Guide To the Product Management Book of Knowledge (PMBoK). This month’s PMP Study call focuses on the Project Time Management knowledge area as laid out in Version 4. There are changes in this area. Dana Safford, PMP, will provide insight and practical examples of everything you need to know to building your critical knowledge mass and pass the PMP exam on the first attempt.

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About the Conference Call:
Conference call participation is free and questions are encouraged. Long distance charges may apply depending on your carrier - some cell phone companies allow free long distance after certain times in the evenings.

Conference Dial-in: (712) 432-0175, Access Code: 767 616# (Notice the number has changed)

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PMLL Episode 0089 Are you addicted to a paycheck & other considerations for your 2010 Job Search (PMJOBSHOP)

Notes and Podcast info from the PMlessonLearned.com Conference Call:
Topic: Are you addicted to a paycheck & other considerations for your 2010 Job Search (PMJobShop)
PMlessonsLearned.com founder and PM Best Practices host: Henry Will, PMP
PMlessonsLearned.com PMJobShop host: Scott Percival
Presenter: Maggie DaRonco and Kim Shand from Vega Consulting

Date of Conference Call: 14Jan2010
Podcast Number: 0089

MP3 / Podcast: MP3 or Listen on Internet Archive or Listen on OurMedia or subscribe to our podcast on itunes.

If you're studying for the PMP Exam, you may want to listen to the MP3s of past PMP Exam Study Group conference calls. They're located in our Archive (see the link on our website).

PRESENTATION:
Maggie DaRonco and Kim Shand from Vega Consulting bring a unique perspective on the job search. Join us tonight for our first call of the New Year as Maggie and Kim answer the question "Are you addicted to a paycheck & other considerations for you 2010 job search?"


PRESENTERS BIO:
Vega Consulting Solutions (www.vegaconsulting.com) was named for a triangle of stars that, to us, symbolizes the equality and interdependence of our clients, our company, and our consultants. At the same time this triangle represents the working relationship between recruiters, sales and consultants.

Our industry, more than many, requires the ability to think like an entrepreneur and still be effective in a team. Vega embodies an entrepreneurial spirit while maintaining the team based culture that has been fundamental to our success.

We have refined an appropriate blend of people, experience, infrastructure, and quality to help support the growth of our team members without suffocating them under layers of management, rules, and restrictions. Our priorities are simple and universal for every employee: personal growth; professional development; and financial security. Many consulting companies claim to be "full service" providers to their clients. But how many companies strive to be a full service solution for their employees? Vega Consulting Solutions can help you meet these varied, and critical, business needs.

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Please join us for a future conference call (they're all free and open to all). We currently have several calls a month. See our calendar of future calls via the link on our website.

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Join the Yahoo Group here: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/pmjobshop

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Join our Yahoo group for details, reminders of the calls, and information to help you in your PM Career. Visit the website for details.

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Free ConfCall 1/21 "Project Manager, Project Leader"(PMBestPractices)

What: FREE PM Lessons Learned Conference Call (PM Best Practices)

Topic: "Project Manager, Project Leader”

Hosted and presented by: Henry Will, PMP; Founder and Leader of PMlessonsLearned.com

When: Thursday, Jan. 21, 2010 at 9pm Eastern time

Where: Conference Dial-in: (712) 432-0175 Access Code: 767 616# (NOTE: NEW PHONE NUMBER)

"Project Manager, Project Leader”

Presentation: Prior to the call, the presentation will appear on the PM Lessons Learned group in Yahoo Groups (note: it may not be posted until just before the call). The directions to obtain the presentation are at PMlessonsLearned.com - on the left hand side of the webpage follow the link titled "Files and Presentations" to see directions for obtaining the presentation.

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Abstract of the presentation:
In this presentation we explore the importance of Project Managers also being Project Leaders.

What does it mean to be a leader?
How does a Project Manager become a Project Leader?
What is the value of becoming a leader?

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About the Conference Call:
Conference call participation is free and questions are encouraged. Long distance charges may apply depending on your carrier - some cell phone companies allow free long distance after certain times in the evenings.

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Conference Dial-in: (712) 432-0175 Access Code: 767 616

PMlessonsLearned.com: Project Managers helping Project Managers to make a difference!

Free ConfCall 01/14"Are you addicted to a paycheck & other considerations for you 2010 job search? (PMJobShop)

What: FREE PM Job Shop Conference Call
Topic: "Are you addicted to a paycheck & other considerations for you 2010 job search?"
PMlessonsLearned.com PMJobShop host: Scott Percival
When: Thursday January 14, 2010 at 9pm Eastern time
Where: Conference Dial-in: (712) 432-0175 Access Code: 767 616#Notice the number has changed

Presentation: None available for this call

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Abstract of the presentation:
Maggie DaRonco and Kim Shand from Vega Consulting bring a unique perspective on the job search. Join us tonight for our first call of the New Year as Maggie and Kim answer the question "Are you addicted to a paycheck & other considerations for you 2010 job search?"

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About our presenter Vega Consulting:
Vega Consulting Solutions was named for a triangle of stars that, to us, symbolizes the equality and interdependence of our clients, our company, and our consultants. At the same time this triangle represents the working relationship between recruiters, sales and consultants.

Our industry, more than many, requires the ability to think like an entrepreneur and still be effective in a team. Vega embodies an entrepreneurial spirit while maintaining the team based culture that has been fundamental to our success.

We have refined an appropriate blend of people, experience, infrastructure, and quality to help support the growth of our team members without suffocating them under layers of management, rules, and restrictions. Our priorities are simple and universal for every employee: personal growth; professional development; and financial security. Many consulting companies claim to be "full service" providers to their clients. But how many companies strive to be a full service solution for their employees? Vega Consulting Solutions can help you meet these varied, and critical, business needs.

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About the Conference Call:
Conference call participation is free and questions are encouraged. Long distance charges may apply depending on your carrier - some cell phone companies allow free long distance after certain times in the evenings.

Conference Dial-in: (712) 432-0175 Access Code: 767 616#

PMlessonsLearned.com: Project Managers helping Project Managers to make a difference!

Weekly PMP Exam Study Group

The goal of this group is similar to the Monthly PMP Exam Study Prep group, to empower people studying for the PMI PMP Exam (Project Management Institute's Project Management Professional certification examination).

However it is designed to be more interactive and members are expected to be much more involved. Unlike the monthly call, the weekly calls are presented by various members of the group and are not recorded.

This group was started to allow each member to complete the study of all materials which may appear on the PMP Certification Exam in a much shorter timespan than it would take via the Monthly group.

Membership to this group is by invitation only. If you are interested in joining this group please send a request to:




The Host of this sub-group is David Radkovich, PMP EVP

This group holds weekly conference calls each Tuesday evening at 9 a.m. Eastern US time.

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HAPPY NEW YEAR! PMLL 2009 Review!

HAPPY 2010 too all our PMlessonsLearned.com followers and members!

2009 has been a busy and productive year for everyone involved at PM Lessons Learned, and during this holiday time it’s important that we take a moment to thank all of our volunteers and participants that contributed to that success. The following information is all about the many services that our 100% volunteer organization makes available to all at no cost. Thank you to all of our volunteers who have made this possible!

During 2009 we have:

• Conducted 2 All Member conference calls
• Conducted 13 PMP Exam Study Group conference calls
• Conducted 10 PM Job Shop conference calls
• Conducted 12 PM Best Practices conference calls
• Conducted many weekly PMP Exam Virtual Study Group conference calls
• Posted 37 podcasts on the PMLessonslearned.com website
• Reached 76,465 total podcast downloads
• Reached people in at least 18 different countries
• Connected with as many as 398 simultaneous RSS subscribers
• Increased our PM Lessons Learned yahoo group members to 1,613
• Increased our PM Lessons Learned LinkedIn.com group members to a total of 582
• Increased our PMJobShop LinkedIn.com group members to a total of 147

And a special thanks to those volunteers listed below:

Podcast Editors (# of podcasts)
Carolyn Collins (2)
Jonathan (10)
Marian Collins-Steding (7)
Satya Malyala (9)
Venkat R, Chavakula (11)

Podcast QA (# of podcasts)
Steve Rabbe (34)
Henry Will, PMP (3)

Website Posts (# postings)
Bart A. Zoni (14)
Henry Will, PMP (34)

Podcasts Posts to website (# postings)
Henry Will, PMP (37)

Conference Call/Podcast Host (# of podcasts hosted)
Dana Safford, PMP (10)
David Radkovich, PMP (3)
Richard Kroh (1)
Scott Percival (9)
Henry Will, PMP (14)

Virtual Study Group Hosts
David Radkovich, PMP
Joe D.

Podcast Write-ups (# of write-ups)
Lynn Moore (21)

Volunteer Coordinator
Richard Kroh

Stats (Podcast download count)
Magesh Puvananthiran

Presenters (all volunteered their time)
David Radkovich, PMP; Dana Safford, PMP; Scott Percival; Marilyn Ginsberg-Finner; Tom Mattus; Frank Saladis, PMP; Rod Colón; Kevin J.J. Aguanno, PMP; Stephen J Connelly; Cynthia Clark; Frank Saladis, PMP; Jon Hadley; Joseph A. Lukas, PMP, PE, CCE; Charlene Watler; Kevin Aguanno, PMP, MAPM; Kim Shand; Maggie DaRonco; Dr. Sally Wright; Drenda Theriault, PMP; Martin Czebotar; Henry Will, PMP

Thanks again to everyone for making PMLessons Learned a success in 2009!

But since PMLessons Learned is a volunteer run group, we are always looking for volunteers to help share in the workload each week. We are currently seeking:
1. Podcast editors - you just need a PC and to load some open source ("free") software we use. We give you full directions on how to do this.
2. Webmaster backup - a person to act as a backup webmaster for when people are on vacation
3. Speaker contact and scheduling - we could use someone to locate great speakers, contact them to speak, and keep the schedule updated.
4. Volunteer PMs for our "PMLL Volunteer Corps" – This is a new initiative to establish a group of PMs that would do volunteer work for non-profits. We are hoping to use this model to accomplish a few main goals: provide volunteer PM services to non-profits, provide opportunities PMs to give-back, Provide opportunities for new PMs to gain PM experience (and to be mentored), and provide opportunities for seasoned PMs to provide mentoring to new PMs. We need volunteers willing to commit an agreed (you decide) number of hours per week and an agreed (you decide) length of time toward one or more of the following:
a. Volunteers to initiate and coordinate the program
b. Experienced PMs willing to actively mentor new PMs
c. New PM’s willing to manage or co-manage the projects while being mentored by a seasoned PM
d. Experienced PMs desiring to manage a project with or without mentoring
e. Volunteers to find non-profits needing PM help and to define the projects

Volunteering with PMLessonsLearned is a great way to give back to others while increasing you personal skill set around project management, if you would like to volunteer please use the contact us link on our website (PMlessonsLearned.com) or reply to one of our yahoo group emails. If we don’t get back to you, then maybe emails are blocked, so please contact us on our next conference call.

Happy New Year!