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The workforce is experiencing unprecedented change with stay-at-home orders and extended work-from-home environments. Not to mention those that are balancing working-from-home with school-aged kids, pets, roommates, and family members underfoot for long periods of time. In a near-future state with higher proportions of the workforce not coming into the office, it is critical for training […]

Lean Six Sigma

Benefits of Lean Six Sigma Certification

Megan Bell

Lean Six Sigma (or Six Sigma) is an internationally recognized methodology for continuous improvement. Any professional seeking globally recognized certification status with career potential across multiple industries should consider Lean Six Sigma Certification.

Project Management

Building Virtual Teams Starts with Effective Kick-Off Meetings

Erin Aldridge, PMP, PMI-ACP, & CSPO

Virtual Teams is not a new concept but physical distancing restrictions have forced many project managers who had never previously worked with teams of dispersed team members to quickly adapt. While this transition might create a few hiccups with a well-established team it will be much more challenging when we are working with teams whose

Lean Six Sigma

Lean Project Management Training

Megan Bell

The same drive for efficiencies in manufacturing processes that sparked what is now known as “Lean” can help businesses reduce costs and decrease time-to-market while simultaneously boosting talent retention. The 2015 Lean Business Survey concluded that 92% of companies leveraging Lean enjoy “moderate to significant improvements in project success.” Growing your team’s Lean skill set can

Corporate Training

Corporate Training Best Practices

Megan Bell

In a $200 billion marketplace saturated with vendors of all kinds, finding corporate training classes is easy. However, finding quality corporate training solutions that align with your business goals and enable your talent to gain needed skills, takes more than a mere internet keyword search. There are five corporate training best practices you can use

Corporate Training

Types of Corporate Training for Project Management

Megan Bell

All project management training is not the same in terms of what it covers or how it is delivered; the variables in training types can make finding the right choice for your team or company a challenge. To ensure you maximize your training budget, align your corporate training solution with your team’s development needs.

Project Management

A Project Management Academy Update on COVID-19

Erin Aldridge, PMP, PMI-ACP, & CSPO

In this time of uncertainty, we, like you, are monitoring COVID-19 with an eye towards the health and safety of our students and instructors. At the same time, we are trying to balance students’ needs to take the course when they have scheduled it, especially knowing that people may want to use this time as

Agile

COVID-19 and Agile Are Strange Bed Fellows

Erin Aldridge, PMP, PMI-ACP, & CSPO

COVID-19 is like that car accident just up ahead which you know you shouldn’t be focusing on while driving, but which draws the attention of all around it. After doing a number of articles related to the pandemic, I’d planned to write about something completely different, but as my weekly blogging time drew near I

Training and Development

How Professional Development Training Can Support Your Career

Megan Bell

March 2020 saw a record broken for unemployment claims, and in coming months, according to Moody’s Analytics, more than 50% of the US Workforce is at risk for unemployment. With companies examining their bottom line in terms of remaining viable for an unknown time span, including economic recovery, savvy employees are seeking professional development training

Professional Development, Project Management

Virtual Mentoring to Advance Your Project Management Career

Megan Bell

The most successful Project Managers inspire others to reach goals, apply critical thinking skills to complex situations, and navigate organizational challenges. One way to enhance your Project Management career is through mentoring as either Mentor or Mentee. And mentoring as a development tool is recognized and respected by the C-Suite as an important training investment.