Comments for Kim Heldman's Blog http://blog.kimheldman.com Kim's insights on PM and leadership topics and anything else that strikes her at the moment Tue, 07 Sep 2010 17:21:39 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 Comment on I Hate Potlucks by Potluck Hater http://blog.kimheldman.com/2009/05/18/i-hate-potlucks/#comment-2540 Potluck Hater Tue, 17 Nov 2009 17:54:06 +0000 http://blog.kimheldman.com/2009/05/18/i-hate-potlucks/#comment-2540 I hate potlucks too... my dept is having one this Friday during our quarterly meeting so I can't call out sick:( sigh.... I hate potlucks too… my dept is having one this Friday during our quarterly meeting so I can’t call out sick:( sigh….

]]> Comment on The PMP Exam Study Guide, 5th Edition! by Ira Kaplan http://blog.kimheldman.com/2009/08/01/the-pmp-exam-study-guide-5th-edition/#comment-2272 Ira Kaplan Fri, 04 Sep 2009 11:56:23 +0000 http://blog.kimheldman.com/2009/08/01/the-pmp-exam-study-guide-5th-edition/#comment-2272 <p><p>Kim, Good morning. I'm using the 4th edition to study for the PMP exam and the book is very helpful. Errors are to be expected and then handled as needed. I have found numerous minor errors in the 4th edition which have caused my study group to be confused and wonder if we have adequately understood a given topic. I would love to see what some book publishers have done: create an online errata section for the book where readers can post questions about possible errors and have them answered by the author. Thanks.</p></p> Thanks for your post, Ira. Yes, there is an errata on line at the Wiley website with all the posted corrections. Drop me an email anytime if you see something that really seems confusing that you or your students don't understand. I'll be glad to explain. Also, the 4th Edition of my Study Guide is the older version. The 5th Edition Study Guide matches the changes made to the PMBOK 4th Edition that is based on the new exam that started July 1, 2009. Good luck to you and your study group. <p>Kim, Good morning. I’m using the 4th edition to study for the PMP exam and the book is very helpful. Errors are to be expected and then handled as needed. I have found numerous minor errors in the 4th edition which have caused my study group to be confused and wonder if we have adequately understood a given topic. I would love to see what some book publishers have done: create an online errata section for the book where readers can post questions about possible errors and have them answered by the author. Thanks.</p>

Thanks for your post, Ira. Yes, there is an errata on line at the Wiley website with all the posted corrections.
Drop me an email anytime if you see something that really seems confusing that you or your students don’t understand. I’ll be glad to explain. Also, the 4th Edition of my Study Guide is the older version. The 5th Edition Study Guide matches the changes made to the PMBOK 4th Edition that is based on the new exam that started July 1, 2009. Good luck to you and your study group.

]]> Comment on PMP: Project Management Professional Exam Study Guide, 5th Edition is Here! by Jim McCaffrey http://blog.kimheldman.com/2009/06/06/pmp-project-management-professional-exam-study-guide-5th-edition-is-here/#comment-2241 Jim McCaffrey Thu, 30 Jul 2009 14:02:28 +0000 http://blog.kimheldman.com/2009/06/06/pmp-project-management-professional-exam-study-guide-5th-edition-is-here/#comment-2241 <p>Kim, Are you planning to update the Project Management Professional Study Guide as well? I read your book completely and am certain that it was key to my passing the PMP exam. (PMBoK - Third Edition). Other books state that a Charter and a Project Management Plan are required, however, your book detailed section headings for these documents, thus allowing newer PM's to produce higher quality documents. I am now leading a Study Group for my PMO and will be recommending your certification kit to my peers. Thank You, Jim P.S. Are you planning to author any books on Program Management? Yes! Thanks for using my book in your Study Group and I'm so glad to hear it helped you pass the exam. The PMP Project Management Professional Exam Study Guide is here and available at Amazon and Barnes and Noble and other retailers. It reflects all the changes made to the PMBOK Guide 4th Edition. Thanks for recommending the book. I'm working on a Leadership book right now and hope to talk more about it in upcoming posts. Thanks for asking. </p> Kim, Are you planning to update the Project Management Professional Study Guide as well? I read your book completely and am certain that it was key to my passing the PMP exam. (PMBoK - Third Edition). Other books state that a Charter and a Project Management Plan are required, however, your book detailed section headings for these documents, thus allowing newer PM’s to produce higher quality documents. I am now leading a Study Group for my PMO and will be recommending your certification kit to my peers. Thank You, Jim P.S. Are you planning to author any books on Program Management?

Yes! Thanks for using my book in your Study Group and I’m so glad to hear it helped you pass the exam. The PMP Project Management Professional Exam Study Guide is here and available at Amazon and Barnes and Noble and other retailers. It reflects all the changes made to the PMBOK Guide 4th Edition. Thanks for recommending the book. I’m working on a Leadership book right now and hope to talk more about it in upcoming posts. Thanks for asking.

]]> Comment on PMP Project Management Professional Study Guide, 5th Edition Coming Soon by Exam Simulator http://blog.kimheldman.com/2009/03/28/pmp-project-management-professional-study-guide-5th-edition-coming-soon/#comment-2227 Exam Simulator Fri, 10 Jul 2009 09:39:24 +0000 http://blog.kimheldman.com/2009/03/28/pmp-project-management-professional-study-guide-5th-edition-coming-soon/#comment-2227 It's really a important and exciting news for all the PMP learners and Project managements, Business People who are awaiting for the new thing... It’s really a important and exciting news for all the PMP learners and Project managements, Business People who are awaiting for the new thing…

]]> Comment on Heoric Leadership by Shiv http://blog.kimheldman.com/2009/04/17/heoric-leadership/#comment-2218 Shiv Tue, 30 Jun 2009 04:18:42 +0000 http://blog.kimheldman.com/2009/04/17/heoric-leadership/#comment-2218 This one(article) is good than the others that I had to read. I think in each one of us, there lies a quality to sacrifice oneself for the one that we trust and respect. For some its a person and for others its their duty and responsibility. However, almost all of us are immersed into the ocean of self interest and self gratification. 'No decision is a decision' is a good saying. I find myself so helpless to express and convey what it(whatever) means. I mean, there is much that one can not sum it up in a book or a library. I guess, I have to be content with the discontent of being a finite in the presence of infinite ! This one(article) is good than the others that I had to read. I think in each one of us, there lies a quality to sacrifice oneself for the one that we trust and respect. For some its a person and for others its their duty and responsibility. However, almost all of us are immersed into the ocean of self interest and self gratification. ‘No decision is a decision’ is a good saying. I find myself so helpless to express and convey what it(whatever) means. I mean, there is much that one can not sum it up in a book or a library. I guess, I have to be content with the discontent of being a finite in the presence of infinite !

]]> Comment on PMP Project Management Professional Study Guide, 5th Edition Coming Soon by Miguel Castaneda http://blog.kimheldman.com/2009/03/28/pmp-project-management-professional-study-guide-5th-edition-coming-soon/#comment-2190 Miguel Castaneda Fri, 15 May 2009 19:59:17 +0000 http://blog.kimheldman.com/2009/03/28/pmp-project-management-professional-study-guide-5th-edition-coming-soon/#comment-2190 Dear Kim. I'm very excited to see that your 5th Edition is coming. I got my PMP certification last year on May 29th, since then I have been working with study groups in my company and in the local PMI chapter. Your book has been a relief to better understand the PM concepts and to have a solid foundation for the certification exam. I want to tell you that at least 30 persons have been using your book in my groups in the past 6 months, about 6 of them are already PMP certified and 10 more are scheduling the exam before June 30.Your book is really the best. I will be in the PMI congress in October in Orlando, hopefully I can say hello overthere and tell you the news of how our chapter in Guadalajara Mexico is growing. Warm regards. Miguel Dear Kim.
I’m very excited to see that your 5th Edition is coming. I got my PMP certification last year on May 29th, since then I have been working with study groups in my company and in the local PMI chapter. Your book has been a relief to better understand the PM concepts and to have a solid foundation for the certification exam. I want to tell you that at least 30 persons have been using your book in my groups in the past 6 months, about 6 of them are already PMP certified and 10 more are scheduling the exam before June 30.Your book is really the best.
I will be in the PMI congress in October in Orlando, hopefully I can say hello overthere and tell you the news of how our chapter in Guadalajara Mexico is growing.
Warm regards.
Miguel

]]> Comment on PMP Project Management Professional Study Guide, 5th Edition Coming Soon by Said http://blog.kimheldman.com/2009/03/28/pmp-project-management-professional-study-guide-5th-edition-coming-soon/#comment-2187 Said Fri, 08 May 2009 12:18:35 +0000 http://blog.kimheldman.com/2009/03/28/pmp-project-management-professional-study-guide-5th-edition-coming-soon/#comment-2187 Thank you very much for ur efforts Said Salah Thank you very much for ur efforts
Said Salah

]]> Comment on PMP Project Management Professional Study Guide, 5th Edition Coming Soon by rajeev http://blog.kimheldman.com/2009/03/28/pmp-project-management-professional-study-guide-5th-edition-coming-soon/#comment-2184 rajeev Thu, 07 May 2009 16:19:03 +0000 http://blog.kimheldman.com/2009/03/28/pmp-project-management-professional-study-guide-5th-edition-coming-soon/#comment-2184 <p><p>Hi,<br /><br /> Please give me an indication of when i the 5th edition will be available. I want to write my PMP exam, based on the PMBOK 4th edition, at the end of July.<br /><br /> Regards<br /><br /> Rajeev</p></p> Thanks for the question, Rajeev. I just received word from my publisher that the 5th Edition PMP Study Guide should hit the shelves the week of May 18th. <p>Hi,<br />
Please give me an indication of when i the 5th edition will be available. I want to write my PMP exam, based on the PMBOK 4th edition, at the end of July.<br />
Regards<br />
Rajeev</p>

Thanks for the question, Rajeev. I just received word from my publisher that the 5th Edition PMP Study Guide should hit the shelves the week of May 18th.

]]> Comment on Welcome to Kim’s Blog by paul gatley http://blog.kimheldman.com/2008/07/12/welcome-to-kims-blog/#comment-5 paul gatley Tue, 15 Jul 2008 21:19:19 +0000 http://blog.kimheldman.com/2008/07/12/welcome-to-kims-blog/#comment-5 Nice job. Good start on management pitfalls that are rarely recognised. Nice job. Good start on management pitfalls that are rarely recognised.

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