project management
You might want to understand what project constraints are and how are they different from assumptions, dependencies and risks. A project constraint is any factor that hinders or restricts the options of the project team. There are six primary constraints in project Management viz. Scope, Time (Schedule), Cost (Budget), Quality, Resources, and Risk. Out of…
Project Assumption is a factor in planning process that is considered to be true, real or certain often without any proof or demonstration. It simply means that some things are supposed to be true. Human beings are presumptuous and work on suppositions. Sometimes these suppositions come out to be true while at other times they…
Do you thinks competitors are project stakeholders? Some say that’s obvious! They are Negative Project Stakeholders. They assert that, according to the PMBOK Guide, Competitors are not Project Stakeholders. Many PMP books state the same thing. But is it really true? Let me answer this question with some examples. Organizational Competitors vs. Project Stakeholders Since…
There are many Change and Change Management Definitions floating around. Many Project Management Standards and Leading Professionals have different Change and Change Management Definitions. Let us talk about Change and Change Management Definition as described in PMBOK Guide. This post will help you if you and your Stakeholders have frequent run-ins. It will be useful…
You need to understand PMI’s change management process flow in order to answer PMP change request questions. The questions related to project changes in the PMP certification exam are long, confusing, unnerving, and difficult. Sometimes, all options seem to be the correct answer but they tend to become easy if you understand the steps involved…
Absolutely Free Project Management Templates! [infobox color=”#f6deb8″ textcolor=”#000000″ icon=”question-circle”]Are you sure? Are there really Free Project Management Templates? Yes. You can find a few websites providing Free Project Management Templates. I found a few sources that I thought of sharing with you.[/infobox] [infobox color=”#f6deb8″ textcolor=”#000000″ icon=”question-circle”]Are these Free Project Management Templates useful? Yes, I believe they…
I found a small article on Internet that provides a brief history of Project Management in a succinct and lucid manner. I thought it would be worthwhile to share the article with my blog followers http://www.projectsmart.co.uk/brief-history-of-project-management.html I feel there is two errors in the article. [custom_list icon=”arrow-circle-right” iconcolor=”#5e9c19″] The article attributes the creation of scheduling…
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A work package contains the work defined at the lowest level of the Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) for which cost and duration can be estimated and managed. A WBS work package can be further decomposed (broken-down) into an activity list. The project team can produce a tangible outcome or create a deliverable by accomplishing these…
Project estimation is the most fundamental aspect of Project Management (PM). Analogous and parametric estimating techniques are most commonly used methods. You will find definitions, detailed description, and examples of these techniques in this post. You will also get to know about the difference between Analogous and parametric estimation. This post should help PMP aspirants,…
Quality Assurance vs Quality Control is one of the most confused and debated topics among project managers and quality professionals. Even some of the experienced and learned practitioners are not able to explain the difference between Quality Assurance and Quality Control. You will be easily able to distinguish and differentiate between these terms after reading…
