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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...]

PMP Exam Master Prep by Scott Payne [Book Review]

October 3, 2018 By Manickavel Arumugam Leave a Comment

Heard of the book titled PMP Exam Master Prep written by Scott Payne, PMP? The book has been written with the goal to equip candidates to “Learn Faster, Retain More and Pass the PMP Exam”. After reading the book, I should agree that the book has achieved its goal - Learn faster, Retain more and Pass the PMP exam. It is a great book and I believe it would catapult to be among … [Read more...]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Project Management Plan [Study Notes for PMP Exam]

A project management plan is a formal, approved document that defines how the project is planned, executed, monitored, controlled and closed. In this article, we will understand why do we need a project management plan, what is the purpose of the project management plan and what are the various components of the project management plan. […]

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 […]