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Have you learned about the “Pyramid of Needs” by Maslow? The last step is the stage of self actualization.
For 17 years I was working for a global player. The last seven years I collected a lot of experience in international project work, have setup a PMO and installed a project management information system with world network access.
Preconditions for the last stage. Still a certificate was missing and there was no question to decide for PMP® by PMI®.
Timetable:
- Oct 07: Kickoff
- Oct 07 – Dec 07: Reading PMBoK (slowly
) - Dec 07: Joined an one week PMP-prep-seminar
- Dec 07 – Jan 08 Selfstudying different PMP-lecture and answered thousands of questions to get used to the examination.
- Jan 28th 08 : Passed PMP-Examination with big smile.
Milestone reached !!
After some preparation I have founded Pyramid Projects in June 08.
I invite you to my website, where you also can find informations about project management
I like the sentence from Abraham Lincoln:
“The best way to predict your future is to create it!”
have fun in life and success on job,
Tom
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Hi Tompress,
Taking a page from the “lessons learned” from Bernie Madoff’s POnzi Scheme, I honestly hope you will not put all your eggs in PMI’s basket…….
I see OPM3 listed and it sure looks to me like you have bought into PMI’s marketing hype…….
Getting back to Madoff, I would urge you to diversify your knowledge base well beyond what PMI advocates…….
Specifically, I would urge you to go well beyond all the knowledge based credentials and start to focus on COMPETENCY based credentials……
To start with, check out what the Global Alliance for Project Performance Standards (GAPPS) offers, then compare our open source approach to that of PMI….. http://www.globalpmstandards.org
BR,
Dr. PDG, in the airport on my way back home to Jakarta
Hi Tompress,
Taking a page from the “lessons learned” from Bernie Madoff’s POnzi Scheme, I honestly hope you will not put all your eggs in PMI’s basket…….
I see OPM3 listed and it sure looks to me like you have bought into PMI’s marketing hype…….
Getting back to Madoff, I would urge you to diversify your knowledge base well beyond what PMI advocates…….
Specifically, I would urge you to go well beyond all the knowledge based credentials and start to focus on COMPETENCY based credentials……
To start with, check out what the Global Alliance for Project Performance Standards (GAPPS) offers, then compare our open source approach to that of PMI….. http://www.globalpmstandards.org
BR,
Dr. PDG, in the airport on my way back home to Jakarta
Tom,
Congratulations on the web site and the business. I started my own company in 2006, and made it my full time job in mid-2007. It is so incredibly rewarding.
If I can ever help with advice or ideas, please feel free to contact me. I just did a speech about the benefits and perils of becoming an independent consultant, and got some great audience questions. It can be a difficult process, but so rewarding.
–Alex
http://www.alexsbrown.com/
P.S. I would agree with Paul not to build your company around PMI. Then again, I recommend not building your company around ANYONE else.
Build your company around your own strengths and capabilities. I think Paul has done that very well, and that has always been my goal in my own business.
Tom,
Congratulations on the web site and the business. I started my own company in 2006, and made it my full time job in mid-2007. It is so incredibly rewarding.
If I can ever help with advice or ideas, please feel free to contact me. I just did a speech about the benefits and perils of becoming an independent consultant, and got some great audience questions. It can be a difficult process, but so rewarding.
–Alex
http://www.alexsbrown.com/
P.S. I would agree with Paul not to build your company around PMI. Then again, I recommend not building your company around ANYONE else.
Build your company around your own strengths and capabilities. I think Paul has done that very well, and that has always been my goal in my own business.