I am in charge of marketing and customer relations at Websystems, inc. where I help develop, sell and market a project management system, AceProject.
It all started with a Bachelor's degree in journalism from Concordia University in Montreal Canada. Then I went on to technical writing, teaching and ended up in marketing, my happy professional home of the last few years. My latest achievement is my PMP credential, obtained in March 2009.
You can read the rest of my pedigree on my Linkedin profile: http://www.linkedin.com/in/karinesimard
If you like my posts here, you may enjoy reading my blog, Go Ahead, Manage: www.aceproject.com/cs or follow me on Twitter: @AceProjectNow Karine Simard
I am in charge of marketing and customer relations at Websystems, inc. where I help develop, sell and market a project management system, AceProject.
It all started with a Bachelor's degree in journalism from Concordia University in Montreal Canada. Then I went on to technical writing, teaching and ended up in marketing, my happy professional home of the last few years. My latest achievement is my PMP credential, obtained in March 2009.
You can read the rest of my pedigree on my Linkedin profile: http://www.linkedin.com/in/karinesimard
If you like my posts here, you may enjoy reading my blog, Go Ahead, Manage: www.aceproject.com/cs or follow me on Twitter: @AceProjectNow Congratulations, you’ve got your PMP. Now what?
For most of us, getting our PMP credential feels like the end of a long journey.
Then we realize that this PMP credential has to be maintained. Those 60 PDUs (20 per year) can seem like a not only time-consuming but also expensive requirement to keep those three letters next to your name.
It’s not as hard [...] Read more »
Book Review: Rita Mulcahy’s Hot Topics – Flashcards for passing the PMP and CAPM exams
I am currently studying to pass my PMP exam after the holidays. Since I spend a lot of time on public transportation, I was looking to a way to utilize this time for studying. I was looking for a book format that was conveniently small, while at the same time packed quality information for study.
Rita [...] Read more »
Project management processes: a PMI study helper
I’ve been studying to get my PMP certification this fall. There is a LOT of theory and terminology to learn! I’ve made myself an Excel workbook with all the processes inputs and outputs. I thought I would share it here, it may be helpful to you too. Read more »
Making status meetings fun is possible – yes, I promise!
Regular status meetings are boring: everyone goes around the table and rehashes what they did in the last week or month. No one really cares. If the project dates are slipping, the team wants the meeting to be over with so they can get back to doing something useful.
But status meetings can be fun! Read more »
Becoming a PMP Professional is not as hard (or easy) as it seems!
Karine Simard discusses the process of becoming a PMP Professional….the easy parts and the hard parts. If you are not PMP certified yet, be sure to check this out! Read more »
