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Why Every Successful Project Starts with a Strong Project Charter

  Why Every Successful Project Starts with a Strong Project Charter In project management, we often focus on execution—timelines, deliverables, standups, and status reports. But the reality is, the success or failure of a project is often determined before the work even begins . It starts with one foundational document: the project charter . While it may seem like a formality or just another piece of documentation, the project charter is one of the most powerful tools a project manager has. When done right, it sets the tone, direction, and authority for the entire project. What Is a Project Charter? A project charter is a high-level document that formally authorizes a project and gives the project manager the authority to apply organizational resources to project activities. But more importantly, it establishes a shared understanding among stakeholders. At its core, the project charter answers the critical questions: Why are we doing this project? What are we trying to...
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Scrum Master II Certification

  From Scrum Master to Scrum Master II: What This Certification Really Means I’m excited to share that I’ve officially completed my Scrum Master II certification. While earning the initial Scrum Master certification was a great introduction, this next step pushed me to deepen my understanding, challenge my assumptions, and evolve how I show up for my teams. This wasn’t just about passing an exam—it was about becoming a more effective servant leader. Moving Beyond the Basics The first Scrum certification focuses heavily on understanding the framework—events, roles, and artifacts. Scrum Master II, however, goes much deeper. It shifts from what Scrum is to how Scrum actually works in the real world. That means navigating: Organizational resistance Team dysfunction Competing priorities And the reality that Scrum doesn’t exist in a vacuum I found myself thinking less about “doing Scrum right” and more about “helping teams deliver value in complex environments.” A Stronger Focus on Lead...
Location: Boerne, TX 78006, USA
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CCNA Routing and Switching Certified

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  In my last blog post I wrote about getting the Network + Certification and the Security + Certification from Comptia and I noted that my goal was to get my CCNA in 2019. Well I did it! Last Friday I sat for the exam and I passed the second of two exams and am now Cisco Certified CCNA in Routing and Switching! I started studying in December of 2018 for the ICND1 which is the first test in the series. I mainly used Nexgent's class with Jacob Hess teaching and the Cisco Press book. I really enjoyed Jacob's lessons as he brings much energy and passion to his teaching on network skills and makes it very interesting to learn some things that may not be the most exciting to most people. I say that as many nights I offered to read my girls a bedtime story from the Cisco Press ICND1 book which they quickly declined saying it was boring and would rather I read to them from one of their Magic Tree House books. If I were being honest sometimes I would rather read that too, but I d...
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Comptia Programs

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I am currently working on the more technical side of my IT career and my current company really loves Comptia Certifications. I'm wanting to get my CCNA in 2019 and they suggested I start with the Comptia Network + Exam. I attended WGU and through them I have access to books 24x7 which is a great resource on books. There I was able to find the original Comptia Network + study guide so I read it to start my preparation for the test. While I was in the middle of working on that I had an ad pop up on my Facebook for a $10 training for the Network + through https://www.nexgent.com/ so I signed up for the course. It is a video course and I went through the course while staying with the chapter in the book that went with it. I took all of the practice test in the book and through Nexgent very seriously doing deeper study on anything I missed. I then used Professor Messer's https://www.professormesser.com/network-plus/n10-007/n10-007-training-course/ just to solidify anything tha...
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Are you ready for some football?

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Are you ready for some football? For the past 8 seasons we've been providing a website and support for local photographer Russell Hawkins of Hawks Photos, building his website and uploading all of the pictures after each game. Last year we helped him move his website  http://www.hawksphotos.com  to a platform that handles all of his ordering, printing and simplified his processes allowing him to spend more time taking pictures and less time managing all of the behind the scen es stuff. His new website allows his customers to order directly from his site, select the size they want, and they can even purchase the digital download. Russell no longer has to print all of his pictures himself as this is done and they are mailed to the customers automatically. His customers can even have Hawks Photos printed on many gift items such as cups and t shirts. This year we helped him migrate his weekly newsletter to a platform that will save him lots of time and allow his cust...
Location: Boerne, TX 78006, USA
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Boerne Lawn Care

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Boerne Lawn Care I am Brian Bond and I have been mowing the Smith Cemetery for the last 12 years and have also started mowing residential lawns in Boerne. The Smith Cemetery Association votes every year on a company to maintain the cemetery and they have chosen me every year to continue to care for this special place and I have been honored to continue to care for the property.  I was recently contacted about this rental property in Boerne that has been vacant for awhile and the lawn was neglected. I was able to get the lawn back in shape to make it more attractive for prospective renters. I can help you make your property look great again! Planting trees isn't actually on my list of services, however that's just what we were asked to do recently. We planted the trees using the best Miracle Grow soil and root stimulant tablets to ensure that the trees will be get off to a healthy start. We will also be maintaining this property.  If you need lawn care serv...
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IT Best Practices to bring Value to your Organization

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I am a certified  ITIL Expert and can provide consulting, training and guide deployment in IT best practices. Earning the ITIL certification is a very challenging ordeal for anyone. It consist of taking 5 test over each subject area, Service Strategy, Service Design, Service Transition, Service Operation, and Continual Service Improvement, and then a much more difficult exam called Managing Across the Life cycle which is inclusive of all subject areas. ITIL is based on IT Best practices in IT governance and helps IT operations to optimize their resources and produce a value based service to their organization. If you would like assistance in implementing some of these best practices in your organization please reach out to me. Brian Neal Bond Boerne Areas Covered are: Service Strategy- Strategy Management for IT Services Process Objective: To assess the service provider’s offerings, capabilities, competitors as well as current and potential market spaces in or...
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