Saravanan Palaniswamy

Mastering PMP exam without memorization [Book Review]

October 22, 2018 By Saravanan Palaniswamy Leave a Comment

“Learn Faster, Retain More and Pass the PMP Exam” – reads the caption of this book. I find the book really useful to learn PMP concepts easily and faster compared to other reference books along with PMBOK Guide. My struggles Once I completed the PMP class room training, I took the membership of PMI. Immediatly, I downloaded a copy of the PMBOK Guide 6th edition (freely … [Read more...]

How to remember ITTOs of Project Quality Management?

This is the fifth article in the series “How to remember ITTOs”. You can find all the articles in this series here: How to remember ITTOs series. ITTO is an acronym that stands for Inputs, Tools and Techniques, and Outputs. In this article, we will focus on Project quality management. What is Project Quality Management? […]

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 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 […]

Perform Integrated Change Control [Step-by-Step]

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 […]

9 Data Gathering Techniques You Should Know for PMP Exam

PMBOK® Guide has grouped most of the tools and techniques in a logical way, by their purpose. The following are the various groups used in PMBOK Guide , Sixth Edition: Data gathering techniques Data analysis techniques Data representation techniques Decision-making techniques Communication skills Interpersonal and team skills In addition, they also have several tools and […]