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5 Steps That Define PMBOK Guide’s Project Risk Management Process

4 Comments / Resources, Risk & Procurement / By Praveen Malik, PMP /

Last Modified: June 4, 2022

What is PMBOK Guide’s Project Risk Management Process? Nothing | Zilch | Nada | Zero That’s impossible! PMBOK Guide contains globally recognized Standard for Project Management. Surely the Guide would define a Project Risk Management Process. Let me state something that belies common wisdom. PMBOK Guide does not define a Project Risk Management Process. Before …

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“Change” is Not Evil!

1 Comment / Project Management Fundamentals / By Praveen Malik, PMP /

Last Modified: October 26, 2018

10 Steps For Effective Change Management Benjamin Disraeli would have made a great Project Manager. He was a British Prime Minister, parliamentarian and a Conservative statesman. He served in government for three decades, twice as Prime Minister. A famous quote is attributed to him Change is inevitable, change is constant. Benjamin Disraeli This is very …

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Importance of PMP for career

Leave a Comment / PMP Exam Prep / By Praveen Malik, PMP /

Last Modified: April 5, 2022

WSJ (Wall Street Journal) has done a story on the importance of project management certification for today’s jobs. Exam Time: More Firms Are Requiring Test-Taking . An excerpt Companies say the certifications are proof that their current or prospective employees meet an industry-wide standard. And, some companies say a growing number of their clients insist …

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How to read PMBOK? Concluding remarks!

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Last Modified: April 5, 2022

This is a concluding article of 3 part series on “How to read PMBOK?” How to read PMBOK?How to read PMBOK? Part Deux! In order to read PMBOK quickly and understand it completely, one must:1. be an experienced PM2. read and absorb first 3 chapters fully before reading rest of the book3. read the book …

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How to read PMBOK? Part Deux!

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Last Modified: August 2, 2021

This is a follow up post to my earlier post How to read PMBOK? After having a good siesta and after cursing & kicking yourself, you will now be all charged up and more determined to get back to reading PMBOK. Still the same question will come back – How to read PMBOK? Let me …

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How to read PMBOK?

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Last Modified: June 11, 2020

I am taking a break from a series on Fixed price projects and instead focusing on a question posed to me by a fellow PM. I will pick up the series thread in subsequent posts. How to read PMBOK? Simple answer – Do not read it unless you want to sleep. But as practicing project managers …

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Proactive Project Manager

Leave a Comment / Project Management Fundamentals / By Praveen Malik, PMP /

Last Modified: December 2, 2017

This is a follow up post for my last two posts – 8 ways to meet budget in Fixed Price Projects and Scientific Estimation. I believe the word ‘Proactive’ in the title of this post is redundant. If a project manager is not proactive he should choose another job. Strong words but true. Disctionary.com defines proactive …

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Scientific Estimation

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Last Modified: August 2, 2021

This is a follow-up post of my previous post 8 ways to meet budget in Fixed Price Projects. We can successfully execute and deliver the project within specified time and budget by estimating the size of the project scientifically. There are upteen estimation techniques and they are different for different industries. And within a industry they …

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8 ways to meet budget in Fixed Price Projects

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Last Modified: June 11, 2020

I write 2 blogs. One is the current blog on project management while the other is blog on completely unrelated subject – Cricket: http://fifth-umpire.blogspot.com/ Why am I mentioning my Cricket blog here? The word ‘Fix‘ is a dreaded word both in cricket and project management. Match fixing is a bane in cricket. One always gets …

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