Abrachan: good afternoon
Otherside: I’ve not yet received any updates from you regarding the class
as we discussed earlier it is supposed to start this 20th
Abrachan: I am ready
what about you do you have time to devote
otherside: ofcourse, but now i am in a holiday mood actually 
… Christmas is almost ahead and I’m going to sing for carol programms now a days. So I would be happy if we can start 27
if u don’t mind
Abrachan: thats fine
timings?
otherside: I prefer mornings say from 5.30. But it all depends on your availablity
Sent at 12:50 PM on Tuesday
otherside: Sir kindly see our past chats as follows:
abrachan: Pay us 100 dollars – we will put you on a crash course for 1 month, 1 hour / day with weekly scheduled voice chat with the instructor + we give you 35 contact hours + online test simulator and assured success
4:12 PM examoples will be from IT
me: What I am looking for is a mentor who is having software project management experience and also one who can guide me to my PMP Certification
abrachan: Iam the right person
Abrachan: ok
otherside: so I thought it to be a month long one with 1 hour schedules… is there any difference ?
Abrachan: you will complete 48 online modules within a month
will have weekend chats ..for clarification and guidance
that is fine with me. it all depends on how much time you can spend every day
it should be possible to complete the 48 modules in 30 days
with one hour dedication / day
otherside: I can spend arround 1.5 hours of instructor led course as u mentioned (from 5.30 AM to 7.00 AM). Also I can spend arround 2 hours of study time in addition.
Abrachan: budget 30 days
otherside: right
Abrachan: I will email you the course coverage
otherside: ok sir please do. I am planning to write the exam by the end of Jan or beginning of Feb. So kindly provide me the details
Abrachan: dont worry. I assure you success
if you follow the study plan, you will pass
Wish you avery merry Christmas in advance
otherside: Same to you sir…
So when can I expect your mail ?
Abrachan: before today evening
Sent at 1:03 PM on Tuesday
otherside: Sir can I ask u a doubt, if u r free ?
Abrachan: sure
Sent at 1:19 PM on Tuesday
otherside: As you know at present I am working in the software industry and my wife is also working in the software industry. So,we feel its risky to be in the same industry. If I take Project Management as my profession and take PMP, will it have any relavance for other industry ? For Eg. Is it possible for me to shift to some other Vertical as a PM ?
I mean a midcourse correction
Abrachan: PMP certification is not domain specific. IN my last batch, I had people from it, construction , hr and mechanical disciplines
Hence this certification will help you in any field you choose…if you are planning to tread the project manager route
otherside: yes I know that but what if I change the trade now to a different domain with the PMP brand
would like to get your openinon on that
Abrachan: which trade?
otherside: I can shift to HR/Finance since I’m an MBA
Abrachan: Finance it will defintely help you
otherside: but I have’nt seen any PMP’s in Finance
Abrachan: bad luck
yes, it is rare. I did get a couple of them in my trainings
what is that you want to do with your career?
otherside: I belive the PMP’s are in IT and Construction industry mostly right ?
Abrachan: You sound very direction leass and confused
otherside: Actually I am lil bit confused to be frank
Abrachan: am I right?
otherside: yes
Abrachan: are u on voice
otherside: sorry its not allowed here sir
Abrachan: ok
You and me work only 8000 days (approx) a life time
some part of it is already over
otherside: ok right
right
Abrachan: Whcih skillset of yours is getting you your salary now?
otherside: Business Analysis and Project Management in Software
Abrachan: why are you insecure here?
are you technical?
otherside: I am not technical and that makes me insecure
Abrachan: are you good in any particular domain…are you as good as a chartered accountant or cost accountant in finance
otherside: also I feel Insecure since my wife is also in the software field and when people talks of another software recession coming up…
Abrachan: If you are very good in anything, then there is no need to panic
only generalists need to worry
otherside: I am not as good as a chartered accountant or cost accountant in finance.
Abrachan: how old are you
otherside: most of our projects are from various domains
I am 31 now
Abrachan:
otherside: some are from finance, some from food industry, some from travel and tourism etc so no specific indepth knowledge in any domain
Abrachan: PMP certification alone will not help…along with it you should make concrete efforts to be a contributing project manager – for that you should be good in technology or domain or in both
if not in IT, what are the other things you can do?
otherside: I understood
hmmm I still have to find the answer for that question
Abrachan: the best is yet to come. I am entering a new field – construction and real estate now. and I am 47. I am not loosing my current skills….I am building on it, and at the same time exploring new avenues as well
otherside : oh that is really nice…
Abrachan: a kind of skillset portfolio managtement
otherside: hmmm
Abrachan: have you heard of BCG matrix
otherside: BCG Group builders ?
Abrachan: stars, question marks, cows and dogs
boston consulting group matrix
ajiljose: no sir
Abrachan: cows are those skillsets or projects, which are giving you your salary or income now
otherside: ok
Abrachan: after some years they will become dogs (end of life)
To sustain your employability, you need to dream about new avenues now itself
those are the stars
otherside: so construction industry is the new star for you ?
Abrachan: then you invest in the shortlisted stars….which become question marks (no returns for some time..only expenditure)
then after some time they become cows
always you should have projects in all these four quadrants to sustain yourself
for me PMP training is cow now
otherside: sir do u have url’s to get more reading of this topic ? it sounds really interesting and motivating
Abrachan: it is my innovation
actually they apply BCG for organizational portfolio management..I am just extending it to personal skillset portfolio management
go to google and search for BCG matrix
otherside: done !
Abrachan: for me e-learning and consulting are the question marks
construction is ????
otherside: star ?
Abrachan: my electrical engineering knowledge has become a dog
construction is star
if you are doing some reaerch on this, then look at ESBI matrix by Robert KAyasaki as well
Abrachan: PMP you can treat it as an investment. Definitely it will add value…atleast you will become more employable across the globe
otherside: yes I belive that
Abrachan: most of the gys who got it, either got a promotion or they switched to a better job
otherside: but now a days some people are saying against PMI too… I noticed it in a yahoo group
Abrachan: You get better acceptability as a project manager, and you will be slightly more confident in your professional dealings
some are against agile, some ara aginst PMI, some are against PRINCE2….
Your project is most important for you. KNow all these concepts, and apply if these helps to manage your work better
otherside: not exactly, they are saying that PMP will not last more than one year or so
Abrachan:
I dont know
They should be more knowledgeable than me !
otherside: sir i’m just passing on an information i got… sorry if it hurt
Abrachan: The fact is that, you are in better demand with a PMP credential than without it. dont worry, I am beyond all tehse
otherside: ok fine
Abrachan: I am trainer and consultant of agile and prince2 as well
I am a certified scrum master, and a princes pratitioner certified
all i can say is ‘ project managet is here to stay’ and those who can manage projects better will be in demand
otherside: Sir this is the information i got “NONE
of the exam based credentials are worth a hoot, and the fact that you
are seeing “PMP Required” in help wanted advertisements only supports
the argument that at least in India, (and formerly in China) the PMP
has reached the status of a cult, which is far, far beyond any
rational justification. Sooner or later, those who pay (Companies
like Wipro?) are going to wake up and realize that the PMP has little
or no bearing on whether projects are run any better. And when that
realization comes, just like any other “bubble”, when it bursts, some
people are going to be hurt by it.
My reason for contributing so much to this forum is because I see
this bubble approaching the bursting point, and as a lifelong project
manager, I hate to see the practice of project management be hurt
because of unfounded marketing hype setting unrealistic expectations.
How do I know this? Because I am seeing our Fortune 500 clients who
were “early adopters” of the PMP, starting to abandon it and move
towards other certifications. In almost all cases, the
certifications these world class clients are seeking out are
COMPETENCY based credentials.
And more and more, I am seeing them attracted to what GAPPS is
offering- www.globalpmstandar ds.org. This organization has created
competency based standards and have put them on the internet for
FREE, under “open source” or “copyleft” licensing. Why? Because some
of us don’t believe it appropriate for legitimate not-for-profit
professional organizations to be making millions of dollars from IP
which was voluntarily provided by those of us who practice the art
and science of project management.
So look beyond the “sizzle” and start to look for some of the steak!!”
Abrachan: It is just waste of time
otherside:
Abrachan: You do, what you want to do. There can be always multiple views
otherside: ofcourse you are right
I do belive PMP can make my profession better anyway
Abrachan: I have highly experienced project managers attending my courses One guy was 55 years old, and has managed projects worth millions of dollars at stake. He comes for PMP becuase without it he was not getting a job in USA or Canada (he wanted to migrate)
And after PMP he got it
otherside: PMP is sought in Canada too ?
Abrachan: I can cite several cases like these
every where?.
otherside: I thought Prince to be popular in Americas anc Canada
Abrachan: MAy be in UK, prince2 is more promoted, because it is coined by them
otherside: oh i see
Abrachan: PMP is from USA, hence that is for the rest of the world
otherside: ya I got it…
Last day I received my PMI membership certificate from PMI
and I joined Cochin Chapter for last chapter meetings
Abrachan: If I am doing an IT project, I will follow only agile methodologies, and at the same time will try to plug in whatever is useful from other methods as well
what is the URL for cochin chapter
PMI covers rolling wave plan, which is the backbone of all agile methods
otherside: Cochin chapter is not yet formed officialy. Only some unofficial meeting to form one is going on in Infopark
Abrachan: ok
otherside: ok should I go thru the PMBOK once before I sit for morning classes so that I can ask doubts ?
Abrachan: No need…it is very dry
read it along with the class
complete the PM essentials program before the class
that will help
otherside: do u mind asking you doubts each day ? Will it distrub others who are listening ?
ok I shall complete it sit
otherside oh so that means I can ask doubts while I take up class… right sir ?
Abrachan: thats encouraged
otherside: Shall i tell about this to my friends ?
Abrachan: sure
otherside: I mean how many can you accomodate ?
Abrachan: I dont want to enroll more than five per batch
ng of Cochin chapter this 21 i suppose (not sure). I shall inform about your class to PMP aspirants. Is it okay ?
Abrachan: If you have friends who are interested, they are welcome
thats perfectly allright
you can tell them about the PM essentials module on classtube, which is free
otherside: is there any broachure or something which I can show them ?
okay I shall do that
Abrachan: you can tell them that I have already delivered 95 workshops in ASia during the last two years…so they need not worry about the credibility factor
Abrachan: there is one site www.pmdistilled.com which is getting updated now
Abrachan: then there is abrachan.org
then there is www.pmrinstitute.com
Abrachan: this also getting updated now
I will email you the course outline by today evening
otherside: okay sir… thankyou for your time
it was really helpful for me
Abrachan: thank you too
nice to hear that
bye for now
you have a wonderful cute little daughter
Abrachan: enjoy time with her too…they grow up fast
bye
Otherside : Do you want to see her snap ?
Abrachan: i can see one in the chat
Sent at 2:19 PM on Tuesday
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