Alan Zucker

PMP Certification Exam Prep & Training – Velociteach https://www.velociteach.com/ by Alan Zucker “You are not in the room for the conversations that impact your career.” Farley Price I was having dinner with an old friend and colleague.  We were talking about the arc of our careers and the events that brought us to this point.  Farley remarked tha…

PMP Certification Exam Prep & Training – Velociteach https://www.velociteach.com/ by Alan Zucker Kanban is a versatile and powerful tool to help you manage your work.  It can be used to track personal projects, complex operations and large programs; for example, it can be used to: Efficiently manage the flow of inventory in a factory, Help student…

PMP Certification Exam Prep & Training – Velociteach https://www.velociteach.com/ by Alan Zucker   “All good lessons come at a cost.  Try to learn them inexpensively.”  Howard Zucker When I made a mistake as a child, my father would remind me that all lessons come at a cost.  The goal was to learn them cheaply.  I did not always follow this m…

PMP Certification Exam Prep & Training – Velociteach https://www.velociteach.com/ by Alan Zucker Remember the last time you joined a new team or organization. What was it like? Was it awkward? Did you make decisions easily? Were expectations clear? Did the team gel immediately? You probably answered “No” to these questions. High-performing teams d…

PMP Certification Exam Prep & Training – Velociteach https://www.velociteach.com/ by Alan Zucker Well facilitated brainstorming sessions are amazing. A creative, sharing atmosphere is built. Numerous ideas are generated. Participants feel productive, valued, and are enthusiastic. By contrast, poorly run meetings are horrible. Little is accomplishe…

PMP Certification Exam Prep & Training – Velociteach https://www.velociteach.com/ by Alan Zucker I believe each of us has our own, undiscovered inspirational story. We have not recognized our own accomplishments. We have not verbalized our achievements into a personal narrative. Or, we may be uncomfortable talking about ourselves. We consider hero…

PMP Certification Exam Prep & Training – Velociteach https://www.velociteach.com/ by Alan Zucker Ben Franklin was a an American founding father, inventor, diplomat, and philosopher. He also wrote Poor Richard’s Almanac which contained information for farmers and timeless adages. When it comes to project management, two quotes come to mind: “An oun…

PMP Certification Exam Prep & Training – Velociteach https://www.velociteach.com/ by Alan Zucker Recently, my wife and I took a trip.  We were at the airport.  Our flight was delayed.  She was sitting with her back to the window and checking the flight’s status on her iPhone.  She said that we should start boarding in 5 minutes.  I looked out the …

PMP Certification Exam Prep & Training – Velociteach https://www.velociteach.com/ by Alan Zucker Many organizations struggle with project portfolio management (PPM).  On the face of it, portfolio management should be easy.  We want to align our fiunding decisions to the organization’s strategic objectives.  Since budgets are limited, this becomes …

PMP Certification Exam Prep & Training – Velociteach https://www.velociteach.com/ by Alan Zucker I spent most of my career in management, leading teams in fast-paced, ever-changing companies.  I have a lot of experience with organizational change. I led teams through reorganizations.  I have also been reorganized. Change is often necessary.   Toda…

PMP Certification Exam Prep & Training – Velociteach https://www.velociteach.com/ by Alan Zucker   Go to Boston.  In the Beacon Hill neighborhood, you will find the Paramount Restaurant.  The Paramount is both a great eating experience and a fine example of Lean production.  The restaurant was opened in 1937.  Its unusual service policy that is pr…

PMP Certification Exam Prep & Training – Velociteach https://www.velociteach.com/ by Alan Zucker A big thank you to one of our very own Velociteach Instructors, Alan Zucker, for creating the content for this blog. You can subscribe to his blog and see the sources of this content by following this link: http://pmessentials.us/blog/ Organizations st…

PMP Certification Exam Prep & Training – Velociteach https://www.velociteach.com/ by Alan Zucker A big thank you to one of our very own Velociteach Instructors, Alan Zucker, for creating the content for this blog. You can subscribe to his blog and see the sources of this content by following this link: http://pmessentials.us/blog/ Project manageme…

PMP Certification Exam Prep & Training – Velociteach https://www.velociteach.com/ by Alan Zucker A big thank you to one of our very own Velociteach Instructors, Alan Zucker, for creating the content for this blog. You can subscribe to his blog and see the sources of this content by following this link: http://pmessentials.us/blog/   Many of u…

PMP Certification Exam Prep & Training – Velociteach https://www.velociteach.com/ by Alan Zucker A big thank you to one of our very own Velociteach Instructors, Alan Zucker, for creating the content for this blog. You can subscribe to his blog and see the sources of this content by following this link: http://pmessentials.us/blog/ Agile is an effe…

PMP Certification Exam Prep & Training – Velociteach https://www.velociteach.com/ by Alan Zucker A big thank you to one of our very own Velociteach Instructors, Alan Zucker, for creating the content for this blog. You can subscribe to his blog and see the sources of this content by following this link: http://pmessentials.us/blog/ Effective commun…

PMP Certification Exam Prep & Training – Velociteach https://www.velociteach.com/ by Alan Zucker A big thank you to one of our very own Velociteach Instructors, Alan Zucker, for creating the content for this blog. You can subscribe to his blog and see the sources of this content by following this link: http://pmessentials.us/blog/   Stakeholder Ma…