Blogs: Business Analysis
Needs vs Wants in Project Management – Luxury Maybach or a Golf Cart?
This post if from our Project Management Professional (PMP®) Certification Video Training PMBOK® 6th Edition certification course, start training today! All projects arise out of needs. Let’s make that really clear, it’s all about the needs, not wants. I have children. They’re now young adults, but I remember when they were little. They were constantly telling … Continue reading Needs vs Wants in Project Management – Luxury Maybach or a Golf Cart?
Stakeholder Relationships and Stakeholder Engagement in Project Management
This post if from our Project Management Professional (PMP®) Certification Video Training PMBOK® 6th Edition certification course, start training today! As we look into stakeholder relationship and stakeholder engagement, here’s some shifts in mindset. A Project Manager is more of a leader than just a manager of tasks. The goal of stakeholder relationship and the management … Continue reading Stakeholder Relationships and Stakeholder Engagement in Project Management
Adaptive Agile Lifecycle Stage in Project Management
This post if from our Project Management Professional (PMP®) Certification Video Training PMBOK® 6th Edition certification course, start training today! Adaptive Project Lifecycle exists within 5 stages. Constant Change Urgency Need to Learn Small Team Ability Deliver in Small Increments Adaptive / Agile: When we work in adaptive, there’s a sense of urgency, we’ve got to … Continue reading Adaptive Agile Lifecycle Stage in Project Management
Understanding Decision Tables in Business Analysis
This post if from our PMI-PBA Business Analysis Certification course. Start training today! Decision Tables are a form of rule models for Business Analysis and are in important part of analysis solicitation in PMI-PBA Certification. They are the way we represent requirements or information gathered. A Decision Table is the same concept as the Decision … Continue reading Understanding Decision Tables in Business Analysis
Decision Trees in Business Analysis PMI-PBA (Fast Food vs Fine Dining?)
This post if from our PMI-PBA Business Analysis Certification course. Start training today! This is a simplified nautical explanation of Decision Trees to help represent some of the features that PMI and/or IIBA reference when they’re taking about decision trees. We’ll go a little further into this. The concept is that you’re going to … Continue reading Decision Trees in Business Analysis PMI-PBA (Fast Food vs Fine Dining?)
Go/No-Go Decisions in Business Analysis and Project Management
This post if from our PMI-PBA Business Analysis Certification course. Start training today! Go/No-Go decisions is an important consideration for a Business Analysts. It can happen in any project life cycle, but more likely, it’s going to happen in a project life cycle that’s predictive, or one where there are incremental phases or stages. We’re … Continue reading Go/No-Go Decisions in Business Analysis and Project Management
Kanban Tracking Sheets for Business Analysis
One of my business analysis students asked for a recommendation for “tracking and quick reference for the team to understand what sprints we’ve deployed, what sprint where currently on and what are upcoming for all our environments”. The description matches a typical Kanban approach. So we did a quick search for readily available Kanban tracking … Continue reading Kanban Tracking Sheets for Business Analysis
Project Management (PMP) for Executives – Introduction
Introduction Project Management (PMP) for Executives is a 9 part video training series developed by Steve Fullmer, PMP, MBA, MCT/CTT+, CDP. Steven has a global reputation as a project manager, chief technology officer, and computer systems innovator. He has authored more than 100 articles and a dozen courses in the fields of project management, productivity, business … Continue reading Project Management (PMP) for Executives – Introduction
Project Management (PMP) Leadership Skills in the 21st Century … Do you Know Your History? – November 10, 2017
The PMI Leadership triangle touts our need to develop our knowledge and application of leadership. Do you understand the leadership models of the 20th century? The 21st Century? Understanding your predecessors can assist to set your future course. On the matter of history, Mark Twain’s quote “History doesn’t repeat itself, but it does rhyme” is … Continue reading Project Management (PMP) Leadership Skills in the 21st Century … Do you Know Your History? – November 10, 2017
Principles of Decision Tree Design and Analysis in Project Management (PMP)
In this Project Management Professional (PMP) training video, learn how about Decision Trees and how to solve them with Risk Analysis. Existentialism conveys themes like the importance of choice, contingencies, and extreme situations. How do you choose when the decision is hard? (If the decision is easy, you just choose.) When the decision is hard, we … Continue reading Principles of Decision Tree Design and Analysis in Project Management (PMP)
Understand the Mind to Become a Better Project Manager – February 18, 2015
Our minds all work alike, at least biologically. Yet we are a diverse species with different motivations, opinions, perspectives, and directions. Do you understand how and why the human mind works? What makes you a great project manager? In this recording of our PMP training webinar from February 18, 2015, Steve Fullmer covers some of … Continue reading Understand the Mind to Become a Better Project Manager – February 18, 2015
Windows 10 Security – What’s New and Improved? – December 3, 2015
In this recording of our Windows 10 webinar from December 3, 2015 training, security expert Mike Danseglio presents the enhanced security features of SmartScreen, Defender and BitLocker in Windows 10 and new features such as Biometric Identification, Microsoft Passport, Device Guard and more.
Windows 10 Managing, Deploying and Configuring – December 2, 2015
In this recorded Windows 10 training webinar from December 2, 2015, Windows Server instructor Rick Trader presents the deployment and management of Windows 10 Enterprise and the new Provisioning capability in Windows 10. Learn how to manage Windows 10 deployments using System Center Configuration Manager, Mobile Device Management and Intune. Also included in his presentation … Continue reading Windows 10 Managing, Deploying and Configuring – December 2, 2015
A Simple Introduction to Cisco CML2
Mark Jacob, Cisco Instructor, presents an introduction to Cisco Modeling Labs 2.0 or CML2.0, an upgrade to Cisco’s VIRL Personal Edition. Mark demonstrates Terminal Emulator access to console, as well as console access from within the CML2.0 product. Hello, I’m Mark Jacob, a Cisco Instructor and Network Instructor at Interface Technical Training. I’ve been using … Continue reading A Simple Introduction to Cisco CML2
Configuring Windows Mobility Center and How to Turn it On and Off
Video transcription Steve Fullmer: In our Windows training courses, we often share information about the Windows 8.1 Mobility Center. Mobility Center was introduced for mobile and laptop devices in Windows 7. It’s present and somewhat enhanced in Windows 8. Since we don’t have mobile devices in our classrooms, I decided to take a little bit … Continue reading Configuring Windows Mobility Center and How to Turn it On and Off
How to Use Ldifde to Manage Active Directory in Windows Server 2016
In this video, Windows Server Instructor Rick Trader presents How to use a bulk import / export tool (Ldifde) in Windows Server 2016 to manage your Active Directory database. Light-Weight Directory Access Protocol Data Interchange Format Data Exchange (Ldifde) Ldifde allows for administrators to export their Active Directory Database or import bulk tools into their … Continue reading How to Use Ldifde to Manage Active Directory in Windows Server 2016
