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Why project management is important?

October 12, 2017 By Manickavel Arumugam

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

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 Cost Management?

This is the fourth 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 cost management. What is Project Cost Management? […]

Motivational theories in PMP Exam

Recognition and Rewards is a tool/ technique used in the Develop Team process. Recognizing and rewarding desirable behavior is an important aspect of developing a team. Rewarding good work is a way of showing the people that the organization acknowledges and recognizes their effort. It is important to recognize the team throughout the project, without […]

How to remember ITTOs of Project Schedule Management?

This is the third article in the series “How to remember ITTOs”. You can refer to my earlier articles on this series here: How to remember ITTOs of Project Integration management? and How to remember ITTOs of Project Scope Management? ITTO is an acronym that stands for Inputs, Tools and Techniques, and Outputs. In this […]

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 […]

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 […]