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| What is it that I'm going to
get and how? Is it a file that I’ll download? Is it mailed? |
As soon as your purchase is complete, you
will receive download instructions both on screen and via e-mail. You
download self-extracting zip file that contains the course material.
Depending on the course, the individual files will be in the rich text
format or in the e-book format. Most materials are in the
easier-to-handle rich text format. |
| Are we talking about a
lot of pages for me to read? |
Here's something that
pleasantly surprises most people about these. If you look at a typical
$99 professional book, most of it is filler. These courses don't have
the filler. Ditto for $995 seminars covering the same information. Our
courses get right to the meat, saving you the effort of wading through
pages of nonsense. We don't mass up the high overhead of generating the
filler, and we pass the savings on to our customers. |
| Do your courses on project management
prepare me for the various certification routes of the Project
Management Institute? |
No. The material does not focus on exam
preparation. It focuses on improving your real-world skills. However,
what you learn will not impede certification. |
| Are you one of the
approved (by PMI) course providers? |
No. We are not affiliated
with the Project Management Institute, although we may consider going
that direction. Our goal is not to make you spend a lot
of money learning how to answer test questions. Our goal is to teach you
how to do your job better. |
How long does each of your courses take?
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It depends on the student. These courses
are essentially white papers with exercises to help you relate the
information to what you are doing now. You can read the material in each
course in under an hour. But, how long it takes to digest it and apply
it is up to you. |
| Do I have to buy books in
addition to your course material? Will those books have to be bought
from you? |
To both questions, no.
You don't have to buy anything else. Each course stands on its own. |
| What if your course material is not clear? Are your
course writers available for clarification? Since it is not possible to
read all material at one shot, and collect all questions at the same
time, will the course writers be available as needed or on a one time
basis? |
a. It will be clear.
b. Yes.
c. Your success is important. If you have a question that is germane to
the material, and not a probe for free consulting services, we will help
you understand the material. We have kept the prices low, because not
everyone can afford $995 for a two-day seminar that amounts to little
more than a book promo. This is not a book promo. |
| What if I have other
questions? |
We'll answer to whatever extent is reasonable. It
may be possible that you will ask questions that require developing a
new course--some aspect of successful project management we didn't cover
and that is not part of the normal project management training regimen.
In that case, you would get the new course for free. |
| Do you have other courses? |
Yes, and we are developing more. You can
always write to us with specific needs, and we will adjust our product
development accordingly. Also, it's a good idea to check Mindconnection
on a regular basis, just to see what is new. |
| Who writes these courses? |
That depends on the
subject. For example, Dr. Jay Prince wrote the behavior courses based on
his experience as a licensed therapist. All of the courses are
well-researched and devoid of pseudoscience. Most are written by a
subject matter expert. All are reviewed by a professional editor for
clarity and succinctness. |
| Do your courses qualify for employer
reimbursement? |
Possibly not, because they are not accredited. Then again, our cost
is very low. So, you must ask yourself if that small amount is worth
investing into the skills you need to keep yourself employed and
employable. The goal here is not to pile up paper credits. The goal is
to get the information you would ordinarily get only from a lifetime of
working in project management--if even then. We save you "classroom
time" in the "school of hard knocks." You will recover your investment
(and then some), simply because you will be that much better at what you
do. |
| How much time can I
reasonably expect to save, once I use the principles in your time
management course? |
That depends on how you presently approach your
work. The typical student can expect to increase productivity by 50%. If
you look at the way most people do their work, and then work your way
through the course, you'll see why this is so. The author of that course
works three full-time jobs and is Chair for one non-profit and acting
Chair for another. Yet, he manages to excel in all of these roles while
still maintaining outstanding health and enjoyment of life. |