Misc

For our Toronto-area members, we would like to announce an event hosted by the Microsoft Project User Group scheduled to take place on April 27th, 2011 at the Microsoft facility in Mississauga. During this very special evening, renowned MS Project MVP Eric Uyttewaal will impart his wisdom on the subject of his new, acclaimed book Forecast Scheduling with Microsoft Project 2010. Those who attend will be shown today's de facto best practices for dynamically modeling and accurately forecasting your project with nothing more than the schedule itself. Whether you are a seasoned power-user or just a beginner, you are guaranteed to benefit from Eric's dynamic approach to scheduling with MS Project. Due to high demand, there will be limited seating available so don't delay. Register now If you have any questions, you can email mpuggta@gmail.com for direct assistance. [Details and Online Registration]

PMAC President, Kevin Aguanno, has written a new article taking project management advice from pop songs.

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We have just posted an article by UK author Patrick Bird on how to handle difficult conversations. [Read the Article]

PMAC President, Kevin Aguanno, has written a new article on the role of a project manager in developing the testing strategy for a project. He argues that quality assurance is perhaps the most important project activity when focusing on delivering business value.

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The Board of Directors of the Project Management Association of Canada is pleased to announce that Glen Sabatier, elected as a Director at our last Annual General Meeting, has accepted a board position as the new Director of Membership Services. Welcome, Glen!

Following a PMAC-accredited agile certification preparation course at the University of Waterloo, a number of candidates wrote the Certified Agile Project Manager exam. The Certification Body of the Project Management Association of Canada would like to congratulate the six successful candidates, including one, Michelle Peckham, who is only the second person ever to score a perfect 100% on the examination. The names of all successful exam candidates are shown in our Directory of Certified Agile Project Managers.

We would like to announce a 60-minute webinar to be held on April 17 at Noon Toronto time:

"The POLARIS Submarine Project: A Case Study in Risk Management"

Just a quick reminder to those of you interested in applying for project management competence or specialty knowledge certifications: our fee discount promotion ended at the close of 2010, as advertised. We are now back to our standard certification rates:

Those of you already who have already applied for certification and are working your way through the process are locked in at the promotional rates.

Details on these certifications can be found on our IPMA competence certifications page.

There were a flurry of candidates applying for certification before the year-end deadline for getting reduced certification fees.

While some applications are still going through the certification process, the PMAC Certification Body would like to present our newest certified project managers, including the first of 2011:

Certified Project Management Associates (CPMA / IPMA Level-D)

• Torben Frost (Dec. 23, 2010)
• Andrew Waite (Dec. 29, 2010)
• Brendan Defoe (Jan. 2011)
• Brent Destouche (Jan. 2011)
• Melissa Elwin (Jan. 2011)
• Alistair Grell (Jan. 2011)
• Daryl Dalrymple (Jan. 2011)

Certified Agile Project Managers (Cert.APM)

• Carson White (Jan. 2011)

Please see our Certification Directory for the full list of certified individuals.

Kevin Aguanno, our President and Director of Professional Development, has just published a new article for our members titled "My Project Management New Year Resolution".

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