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"As a director for a non-profit that facilitates and funds community volunteer initiatives to conserve and enhance salmon in the wild, we are always looking for tools to increase the effectiveness and efficiency of community efforts. Your templates were just what we needed to help us all produce better results. Thank you for putting them in the public domain. You too are contributing to the conservation of wild salmon by this generosity."
Dianne Ramage
Director Salmon Recovery Pacific Salmon Foundation
Vancouver BC Canada
"Gregg - I sat for and passed the CAPM exam yesterday. I think that your brain dump suggestion was extremely helpful during the exam itself, and an invaluable security blanket. Additionally, it was very comforting to have all formulas, communication and quality theorists, etc. at the ready. I was able to complete an initial pass through all questions in 90 minutes, which of course allowed plenty of time for a break and review of questions before submitting results."
David Burns, CAPM
CAPM Certification Prep Course Participant
"I took your recent Principles of Project Management course and I just would like to follow up with you to let you know that I really enjoyed the course. I believe Ralph's personal experience and examples helped demonstrate how relevant the information was."
Elena Salaks
Office Manager, Akona Systems
"I wanted to thank you for the excellent training classes that you ran for us over the five week period in October and November this year, in Olympia. All the students spoke very highly of the class... as each of our members prepares to take their PMP examination I am sure that your guidance and the groundwork you have provided will provide them with the best possible start they could have had."
Andrew Wood
Deputy Director, Rail and Marine
Washington State Department of Transportation
"In response to your axioms, I have developed a few of my own. These are Tom's Tenets for project success. They are included in my new book, "The Art of Installation and The Science of Implementation".
- Quality input equals quality output
- Initial planning and preparation should be completed before project work activity commences
- Planning, preparation, completeness, and accuracy are essential to an effective charter
- A charter is a contract for success and as such, should be understood and agreed to by all parties
- Proper planning produces effective and efficient projects
- Methodologies provide necessary structure to implementation projects
- A single leader or point of authority for any project, is essential
- Executive management knowledge, buy in, and open support is required
- User involvement at all levels is necessary
- Technology is a tool, not a solution
- Change management is an integral part of project success
- Realistic expectations lead to clear requirements and vice versa
- Risk management by its nature, reduces project risks
- Adequate resources meet reasonable dates
- A work plan, if used properly, can be one of the most important tools for project success
- Change control provides intended results
- Effective training leads to improved system adoption
- Unstated elegance should never drive unnecessary tasks
- The cut-over process has a life of its own and should be treated with dignity
- True success is not measured only on the day of cut-over
- Post implementation processes solidify success and increase system assimilation."
Thomas Shubnell, PhD
IT consultant and author
"We selected Kevin Archbold of Key Consulting to teach “Project Management Fundamentals” at our company. Kevin conveyed the material so well that we asked him back to teach “Using Microsoft Project 2003 to Plan and Control your Projects”. Kevin knows what he is talking about, communicates clearly, uses practical examples, and breaks up lectures with small group and individual activities to apply what we just learned.
I especially appreciate the way Kevin encourages questions and interaction. Even if a student makes a misinformed statement, Kevin steers the class back on track, fills in the gaps in understanding, and leaves students feeling safe to participate without embarrassing themselves in front of managers and peers."
Beth Hood
Enterprise Project Manager
Washington Schools Information Processing Cooperative
"I had the good fortune of taking several project management courses (Planning & Scheduling, Execution & Control and MS Project) from Kevin Archbold, who demonstrated enthusiasm for the subject and covered the material in a very clear, concise manor. When I decided to sit for the Project Management Professional certification exam, I attended his "PMP Certification Review" course. I appreciated the fact that the course was held over multiple sessions (in my case five) as opposed to the more common two day sessions.
Knowing that he provided me with the knowledge and confidence to pass the PMP Certification exam, I would highly recommend Kevin Archbold as a training resource."
Henry Jones, PMP
"I learned good project management principles and tools from the instructor, Kevin, in the project management class that are useful to my work. When I am applying the lessons back to my job and encounter questions, Kevin is very responsive and offers good suggestions to answering the questions. I strongly recommend this class to others who wants to be successful in managing the projects."
Ming Poon
Project Manager
City of Seattle
"Key Consulting is the basis for my knowledge in project management. Their passion and teaching style was the key to developing my company's Program Office and my ability to implement a sound project management methodology in our PMO. Thank you Key Consulting, your dedication to improving our team’s PM knowledge is a big part of why we are experiencing increased project success across the enterprise."
Blake Musser
Program Office Manager
Intrepid Learning Solutions
"I’d just like to take the time to say thank you to Key Consulting. I took the “PMP Certification Review” course as well as other Project Management-specific courses (Planning & Scheduling, Execution & Control, and MS Project). The presentation of the courses’ content was excellent and truly beneficial. I feel they helped me obtain my PMP! Thank you very much for great instruction and teachers."
Keith Newbern, PMP
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