Alex Brown's Articles and Speeches

Alex S. Brown, PMP IPMA-C

Editorial: Alex Brown’s PMP Prep Advice

Monday, 31 March 2008 by Alex Brown

Alex Brown’s views about the best way to study for and pass the PMP (Project Management Professional) exam. NOT an objective review, just Alex’s personal, biased opinion, and his own experience.

New Article on Recording Equipment for Speakers

by Alex Brown

“Equipment to Record Your Next Speech” is posted on the site. The article will help you create high-quality recordings of your own speeches, just like the speeches recorded on this site.

Equipment to Record Your Next Speech

by Alex Brown

A friend of mine recently asked, “What equipment do you use to record your live speeches? If I wanted to do something similar for my own speeches, what would you recommend?” Learn how you can make better-than-CD-quality recordings of your own, whenever you want to.

“What Is ‘Failure’ Anyway?” Presentation for Troubled Projects SIG Complete

Sunday, 13 January 2008 by Alex Brown

I gave a presentation about the deceptive statistics about project failure rates so often quoted in the press and by project management experts. If you are wondering why people say that “84% of projects fail”, this presentation gives you the answers. The PowerPoint is available, and the full audio and slides from three performances of [...]

Experimenting with a New Look for alexsbrown.com

Friday, 4 January 2008 by Alex Brown

Take a look at test-wp.alexsbrown.com for a new look for the web site. A wonderful web designer, Trisha Cupra, is helping me with the makeover. If you have any ideas or comments, please contact me or post a comment here.

REAL Comments Wanted

by Alex Brown

One of the great new features of this WordPress site are article comments. You can add your thoughts about almost any article just by typing them into the feedback box at the bottom. So far I have had over 100 comments on this site, I am happy to say. Unfortunately not one of them has [...]

“Strategic Project Management” Available as an On-Line Speech and Class

Thursday, 3 January 2008 by Alex Brown

“Strategic Project Management” was presented to a packed lecture hall on October 24, 2006 at the PMI North America Congress. The presentation was selected as one of the top presentations of the Congress, and an encore presentation was made the following day.
Many at the Congress were unable to get into the room and hear the [...]

“What Is ‘Failure’ Anyway?” Material Now On-Line

Tuesday, 1 January 2008 by Alex Brown

The PowerPoint and video are now on-line for the December 4th web seminar. Two more performances are scheduled through the Troubled Projects SIG in January.

“Project Managers as Senior Executives” Survey Ended with Over 500 Responses

Sunday, 16 December 2007 by Alex Brown

Much thanks to everyone who participated in the survey.

Presenting ‘What is “Failure” Anyway?’ Web Seminar on December 4

Saturday, 1 December 2007 by Alex Brown

I will be presenting ‘What is “Failure” Anyway?’ on a web seminar from 12 pm to 1 pm ET on Tuesday 4 December. It is run by the PMI Troubled Projects SIG, it is sponsored by my company Real-Life Projects and is free to attend. It will cover the key reasons why your projects should [...]