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PMP Exam Prep Course
PMP Exam Prep Course Delivered by Russ Parker Course Dates: 30 Nov/1 Dec/7 Dec/8 Dec (10a - 6:30p EST) Get the 35 Contact Hours for Taking the PMP Exam. Receive: 35 Contact Hours for taking the PMP Exam Flexible Coaching until you Pass the Exam Practice Questions and Mock Exams PowerPoint's and Recordings of Classes Email course to accompany your 35 hour course. Want to learn more? Schedule a call! Schedule a Call Ready to Sign up? Sign up for Upcoming Cohort See you next week! 600 1st Ave,...
READ POSTThe Army uniform I wasn't supposed to wear
THE PROACTIVE RISK PM WEEKLY Wearing the Wrong Uniform Issue #013 Date: 30 March 2026 Hey there, Reader, Most project managers I know have been making risk management decisions their whole career. They just didn't have a name for what they were doing. I was one of them. And I have a uniform sitting in a box in my garage to prove it. Lets Get Proactive Over Reactive! Quote of the Week “Let our advance worrying become advance thinking and planning.” ~ Winston Churchill Story of the Week 2015....
READ POSTWhy the PMs who refuse AI will be replaced
THE PROACTIVE RISK PM WEEKLY Claude Cowork for Project Managers Issue #012 Date: 23 March 2026 Hey there, Reader, When I was a brand-new Major in the Marine Corps, I arrived in the country of Bahrain and immediately got handed the lead planner for a multi-country exercise planning effort in the country of Egypt. Pregnant wife. New country. First time living in the Middle East vs. deploying to Iraq and Afghanistan. And I now had to lead a cross-functional team of military technical subject...
READ POSTThe email that had me jumping for joy.....
THE PROACTIVE RISK PM WEEKLY Proof of Concept Issue #010 Date: 9 March 2026 Hey there, Reader, I sent the email on a random Tuesday afternoon. Nothing special about it. Just a quick check-in with one of my PMI-RMP® Exam Prep Course students. "Hey, how's the studying going? Let me know if you need anything." The kind of email I try to send because I remember what it's like to prep for a brutal exam and feel like you're doing it alone. What I didn't even know was she was taking the exam that...
READ POST"Complacency Kills" (and it's killing your projects too)
THE PROACTIVE RISK PM WEEKLY Complacency Kills Issue #009 Date: 2 March 2026 Hey there, Reader, Somewhere in Afghanistan, on a road we'd driven over a hundred times, I watched my team start to relax. Not dramatically. It's never dramatic at first. It's the jokes getting a little louder. The eyes going a little soft. The pre-mission checks getting a little faster because "we know this road." The mental preparation getting replaced by comfort. And that's exactly when the enemy is waiting for...
READ POSTWhy my boss and I see the same problem completely differently
THE PROACTIVE RISK PM WEEKLY Same Problem, Different Risks Issue #008 Date: 23 February 2026 Hey there, Reader, This past month, I was on a weekly project review call when someone brought up the new tool our leadership team built using Claude AI. I usually stay out of off-topic conversations, but this time I jumped in: "How do I get access to Claude for my daily work?" My boss explained that only limited licenses were distributed, mostly for the coding capabilities. I pushed a little: "That's...
READ POSTDecoding the Fear Factor in PM Changes
THE PROACTIVE RISK PM WEEKLY When Experts Create Fear Issue #007 Date: 16 February 2026 Hey there, Reader, I was wrapping up my day, doing a quick social media scroll in my home office before calling it a night. That's when I saw the post. Another "expert" tearing apart the PMBOK® 8th edition. Same person who spent months saying the 7th edition was terrible. Same person who's been claiming the PMP® might be losing value due to so many people now passing and PMI talking about a new "above the...
READ POSTWhy good Project Managers fail their PMI exam.....
THE PROACTIVE RISK PM WEEKLY Failure to Adapt = Failing the Exam Issue #006 Date: 9 February 2026 Hey there, Reader, My friend is a damn good project manager. I've seen his work. I've seen him navigate impossible stakeholder conflicts. He's led all types of projects and he's been successful in his field. And he failed the PMP exam. Twice. The second time he failed, he called me. I could hear it in his voice, he was done. Defeated. He hasn't tried again since. Here's what kills me about it: He...
READ POSTThe message that made my whole week worth it
THE PROACTIVE RISK PM WEEKLY Success Feels Good! Issue #005 Date: 2 February 2026 Hey there, Reader, It's been cold down here in Florida the past few days! And if you are anywhere else in the US, it's been cold there too! But within these cold spells across the country, I got a Linkedin message that warmed up my motivation. "Good news from my side. PMP certification, I got it". Nothing motivates you more than a student messaging you to let you know they met their goal! See below for more...
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