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How to Pass PMP Exam in 8 Weeks? [Realistic Study Plan]

November 27, 2018 By Manickavel Arumugam 11 Comments

How to pass PMP exam in 8 weeks?

Confused how to create a study plan for PMP exam? Got stuck in the first stage and not sure how to proceed? Not to worry. By the end of this article, you should be able to create your own study plan for the PMP exam. We will go through each and every step of creating a study plan. I will give you an eight-weeks study plan to pass the PMP Exam. However, you can modify the … [Read more...]

How to remember ITTOs of Project Procurement Management?

November 15, 2018 By Manickavel Arumugam 2 Comments

How to remember ITTOs of Procurement Management?

This is the ninth article in the series “How to remember ITTOs”. You can find all the articles in this series here: How to remember ITTOs series. ITTO stands for Inputs, Tools and Techniques, and Outputs. In this article, we will focus on the inputs and outputs of the three processes involved in Project procurement management. Parties involved in Project Procurement … [Read more...]

Vinod Anand’s Success Story [PMP Lessons Learned]

November 14, 2018 By Manickavel Arumugam Leave a Comment

PMP lessons learned

Join me in congratulating Mr. Vinod Anand for his success in the PMP® examination. He obtained the PMP credential on 9 Nov 2018. Welcome to the prestigious club Vinod! Sincere thanks to Vinod for promptly responding to my request to share his lessons learned from his PMP journey. In this article, I am sharing Vinod Anand's success story. Continue to read … [Read more...]

Perform Integrated Change Control [Step-by-Step]

November 11, 2018 By Manickavel Arumugam 4 Comments

Perform Integrated Change Control

A change request is a formal proposal to modify any document, deliverable or baseline. Several project management processes may involve a change request. Perform integrated change control is the process of reviewing all change requests and approving the changes. This process happens throughout the project for integrating change requests. The approved change request may be … [Read more...]

Vivekanand’s Success Story [PMP Lessons Learned]

November 7, 2018 By Manickavel Arumugam Leave a Comment

PMP lessons learned

Every project is unique. We learn lessons from each and every project. I suggested that the best way to  prepare for PMP exam is to treat it as a project. Every PMP aspirant takes a different approach. Documenting and learning the positives and negatives of their approach will be of great value to new aspirants. As lessons learned from projects are of great value to an … [Read more...]

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