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Why project management is important?

October 12, 2017 By Manickavel Arumugam Leave a Comment

What is project management? Why project management is important? Why is there a need for project management? We will find the answers to these questions regarding project management in this article. What is project management? Project management is the application of knowledge, skills, tools and techniques to project activities to meet the project requirements (PMBOK Guide, … [Read more...]

What is a project?

October 4, 2017 By Manickavel Arumugam Leave a Comment

A project is a temporary endeavor undertaken to create a unique product, service, or result (PMBOK Guide, Sixth Edition). To differentiate projects from operations, you should understand the meaning of the two keywords used in the definition, temporary and unique. Unique Product, service, or result To complete a project, it is required to produce a deliverable. A … [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? […]

PMP Practice Questions [Project Integration Management]

Below are few practice questions from the Project Integration Management knowledge area. All the questions are prepared with PMBOK Guide, Sixth Edition as the reference. Please give them a try. If you cannot answer to any of them, please refer to PMBOK Guide, Sixth Edition first and you will be able to find the correct […]

How to remember ITTOs of Project Communications Management?

How to remember ITTOs of Project Communications Management? This is the seventh 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 […]

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 […]

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 […]