This week’s episode of The Project Management Podcast: In this premium episode of The PM Podcast we you get to hear more of Wayne Turmel’s wisdom on improving your presentations. But not just any kind of presentations… Remember that Wayne is the president of www.greatwebmeetings.com, which means, that the one thing he knows more aboutRead… Read more »
In May of 2011 The Project Management Podcast launched its Project Leadership Series at www.pm-podcast.com. The series started with interviews with Thomas Juli, author of Leadership Principles for Project Success, and Rick Valerga, author of The Cure for the Common Project: Five Core Themes that Transform Project Managers into Leaders. More interviews and discussions onRead… Read more »
The Project Management Professional (PMP) credential offered by PMI is a great asset for any project manager. It is a sign that you understand the roles and responsibilities of a project manager, and have the experience and expertise required to do your job well. As well as being practically useful for your day job, theRead… Read more »
The following PMP® exam sample question is taken from http://www.free-pm-exam-questions.com – The answer is at the very bottom: —————————— The method of constructing a project schedule network diagram that represents activities and connects them to show the dependencies is known as: A) Arrow diagramming methodB) Schedule network templatesC) Precedence diagramming methodD) Activity list —————————— AllRead… Read more »
Crashing and fast tracking are techniques used in schedule compression. Schedule compression is used when the desired result is to create output faster than indicated in the original project, without having to change the project scope. This is particularly beneficial if a competitor is working on the same type of project and you need toRead… Read more »
This week’s episode of The Project Management Podcast: So tell me… how often do you as a project manager need to give a presentation? This could be as simple as adressing your team during a team meeting, facilitating a telephone conference with your customers, giving a formal status update to your sponsors or customers orRead… Read more »
This week’s episode of The Project Management Podcast: So tell me… how often do you as a project manager need to give a presentation? This could be as simple as adressing your team during a team meeting, facilitating a telephone conference with your customers, giving a formal status update to your sponsors or customers orRead… Read more »
One of the most critical skills of a Project Management Professional (PMP) is the ability to cut through the jungle of “undergrowth” of extraneous details and identify the true challenges. The PMP certification exam may at first look as if it is full of confusing questions and immaterial detail but it’s designed in such aRead… Read more »
The following PMP® exam sample question is taken from http://www.free-pm-exam-questions.com – The answer is at the very bottom: —————————— Which of the following activities is not concerned with developing the project charter? A) Documenting the business needs B) Project justification C) Collecting output of the planning processes D) Current understanding of the customers need ——————————Read… Read more »
The terms leads and lags are used to identify and control the timing of various activities within the project. It is important to accurately document leads and lags. Lead Time: Let’s assume a project has two pieces that need to be completed at the same time. Work package A will take 4 weeks to complete,Read… Read more »