Browsing All posts tagged under »TAPUniversity«

Dirty Consultant Tricks – Hiding the Crystal Ball

October 3, 2012 by

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Nearly four years ago we began the TAPUniversity Blog.  It’s been based on a mix of our training and consulting delivery.  The first topic was a top 10 things to do for contractors or consultants (or not do).  After a round of consulting assignments, in pharmaceutical and insurance, with other consultants alongside me, I observed […]

Effective Virtual Teams – 2011

January 14, 2011 by

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TAPUniversity has shared and learned with over 310 professionals concerning virtual teams since August of 2005. Those professionals completed an in-depth survey of best practices for virtual teams. As we prepare for 2011 we want to know what your opinion is regarding what makes for effective and ineffective virtual teams. The results from previous students […]

TAPUniversity’s Blog is Back to Full Speed!

January 13, 2011 by

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The load time of our blog was unacceptable.  Thanks to the kind direction on the http://wordpress.com support forum, the root cause was discovered and correct.  We’re blazing fast again. Freaky Fast. Also we have confirmed over 240 PMP® Exam postings from over 300 Project Management Postings and have cross-index the “Management Nexus” postings among agile, […]

2010 in review

January 2, 2011 by

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The stats helper monkeys at WordPress.com mulled over how this blog did in 2010, and here’s a high level summary of its overall blog health: The Blog-Health-o-Meter™ reads Wow. Crunchy numbers A helper monkey made this abstract painting, inspired by your stats. About 3 million people visit the Taj Mahal every year. This blog was […]

Consulting Pulse: Time Management – Covey’s 4 quadrants

December 14, 2009 by

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Great conversation Friday with a long term colleague regarding process improvements, Lean Six Sigma, etc.  He reminded me of one of Stephen Covey’s (7 Habit’s Fame) key time management principles of the quadrant theory – that is four places we spend time on arranged by Urgency and Importance. Consulting services in 2009 found a good […]

Anniversary of TAPUniversity’s Blog

September 11, 2009 by

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It was one year ago today that TAPUniversity’s blog was launched. Thank you to all those who have followed, read, and commented on our postings. Readership has grown steadily every month, and as of today we have 175 total postings. As we begin our second year of postings, we’ll be increasing the number of postings […]

TAPUniversity Fall Subscription Offer and More Ways to Connect!

September 9, 2009 by

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David Kohrell will be sharing about Effective Virtual Teams at the PMI Minnesota Chapter during their PDD on Friday, October 2, 2009 and about Professional and Social Networking for Results at the PMI North American Leadership Conference in Orlando on Thursday, October 8, 2009.  If you’re at either event please stop by and say hello.  […]

TAPUniversity’s Effective Virtual Team Institute Graduates — December 2008

December 20, 2008 by

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Congratulations to TAPUniversity's eight most recent Effective Virtual Team graduates. Since August of 2005 over 175 people have graduated from this class. Look forward to the unveiling of the Effective Virtual Team Institute soon.

Top 10 list for contractors

November 22, 2008 by

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Rules of the road and top 10 list for contractors. I’ve found that success in growing TAPUniversity and delivering training is slightly different than success in being a “roaming Jedi, hired hand”. While there’s a lot in common there are some differences. So here’s some tips - a top "10" list if you will that may help you if you’ve found yourself joining the ranks of “contractor”. These tips are not all areas I’m perfect in — in fact I’ve stumbled on each of these at some point over the last seven years. Please feel free to add, comment and respond!

Welcome to the TAPUniversity blog and first entry

September 11, 2008 by

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Welcome. We communicate in quite a few virtual ways at TAPUniversity – through our learning management system (thank you moodle and remote learner!) that has served over 71,010 students since early 2006 and helped 743 professionals achieve their PMP through an enewsletter that is shared with 2,000 subscribers through various professional and social networking sites […]