Catherine Metcalf

How Tech is Changing Occupational Health and Safety?

September 23, 2018 By Catherine Metcalf Leave a Comment

The uptake of technologies such as Virtual Reality (VR) and smartphones, as well as better data collection methods in all areas of business, are now impacting workplace health and safety. Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) is consistently improving with the adoption of these new technologies and better practices, enabling businesses to spot areas where they can improve safety … [Read more...]

Sequence of Activities in Closing Process

Closing process group includes only one process, namely, Close project or phase. This process belongs to the Integration knowledge area. Close project or phase is the process during which we formally close the project or phase. Generally, the project charter will include project success criteria, project exit criteria and who will sign off the project. […]

How to remember ITTOs of Project Integration Management?

How to remember ITTOs of Integration management? ITTO is an acronym that stands for Inputs, Tools and Techniques, and Outputs. Do we need memorize ITTOs for all the 49 project management processes included in PMBOK Guide, Sixth Edition? I believe it’s a never ending debate, ever since the PMBOK Guide and PMP certification examination came […]

Answers to PMP Practice Questions [Project Integration Management]

Here are the answers to the PMP® Practice Questions on Project Integration Management, which I have posted earlier. I have explained why the choice is correct. I have also given references to PMBOK® Guide, Sixth Edition, wherever it is relevant. If you are yet to see the practice questions, please check out the questions here: […]

How to remember ITTOs of Project Scope Management?

This is the second article in the series “How to remember ITTOs”. I have written an earlier article on How to remember ITTOs of Integration management? ITTO is an acronym that stands for Inputs, Tools and Techniques, and Outputs. In this article, we will focus on Project scope management. What is Project scope management? Project […]

Resource Leveling and Resource Smoothing Explained with An Example

What is resource leveling? What is resource smoothing? Are they the same? If not, what is the difference? We will try to answer the above questions in this article. Resource Optimization Resource optimization is a tool/ technique used in the Develop Schedule process of Schedule Management knowledge area. Resource optimization is a schedule network analysis […]