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PMP Exam Update Coming Soon

Join us for PMP® Exam Prep Bootcamp August 21st – August 25th. EARLY BIRD* special pricing available for a limited time $1,500.00 per participant. The Project Management Professional (PMP)® is driven by current practices in the profession. Because project management is evolving, so is the PMP exam. Did You Know? As a result of the […]

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Preparing for the PMP Exam

PMI and the PMP® Overview The Project Management Institute (PMI) was founded in 1969 with the goal of advancing project management as a discipline and is the world’s largest not-for-profit membership association for the project management profession. Their professional resources and research empower more than 700,000 members, credential holders and volunteers in nearly every country […]

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BabSim Partner Spotlight: PMI

Babbage Simmel’s partners play a crucial role in our business. Our partner channels enable us to access the right software, the right curriculum and the right resources to create effective solutions for our clients. The next few posts will spotlight some of our partners.  Today in the Spotlight is PMI – Project Management Institute. Who […]

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Ohio Announces Workforce Training Voucher Program ROUND TWO

Because of the success of the Workforce Training Voucher Program earlier this year, the state has announced that it will launch the second round of the Incumbent Workforce Training Voucher Program. This time there is $27 million available to businesses. That means as an employer, you can apply for a credit that will reimburse you […]

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Microsoft CRM is growing rapidly

A recent article on Infoworld has revealed that CRM revenue has grown 12.5 since 2012.  What is CRM you ask?  Customer Relationship Management (CRM) is a model for managing a company’s interactions with current and future customers. It involves using technology to organize, automate, and synchronize sales, marketing, customer service, and technical support.  CRM systems […]

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What’s the deal with Agile?

Agile training has become pretty popular here at Babsim over the last couple of years, so I wanted to take some time to discuss some of the current understanding of what Agile methodology is.  Agile software development is a group of software development methods based on iterative and incremental development, where requirements and solutions evolve […]

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2012 year in review

Well, it’s been another great year for the Babbage Simmel staff and alumni.  We did tons of training and certification testing this year, with Visual Studio taking the crown for the most trained subject.  We taught twice as many Visual Studio courses in 2012 as the runner up for subject of the year, SharePoint 2010.  […]

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Top paying certifications

We talked a few weeks ago about what IT skills employers where looking for in 2013.  Let’s take it even one step further and discuss which certifications can give you the biggest bump on your salary.  If you want that number to increase on your paycheck than take a look at some of these important […]

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Short on time? Our boot camp courses are just what you need.

In today’s world everyone is trying to save time.   We all try to cram in as much as we can in a short amount of time so we can sleep longer, golf longer, etc.  If this sounds like you, then check out our various boot camp style courses.  Why take a subject for two weeks […]

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PMP® Certification

Our Q&A series continues this week with a look at Project Management with our senior instructor/consultant David Wirick.  Let’s get started! Dave, when it comes to project management, why is it important to obtain your PMP® certification? The PMP is becoming a professional requirement for project managers.  It’s much like the CPA certification for accounting […]

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