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Why aspirants fail the PMP Exam?

September 1, 2017 By Manickavel Arumugam

PMP examination is just a Multiple-Choice Question exam. It should not be that hard. Project Management is not rocket science. Anyone who has worked in a project should be able to ace the exam. Right? Then, why do aspirants fail the PMP exam? Why some candidates have to retake the exam again and again? Are we missing something? Have we overlooked something? Obviously, YES. … [Read more...]

PMBOK® Guide Sixth Edition: What you should know?

August 18, 2017 By Manickavel Arumugam

The PMBOK® Guide – Sixth Edition (in English) will be available from 6 September. What is PMBOK Guide? PMBOK Guide stands for A Guide to the Project Management Body Of Knowledge. PMBOK guide is a well-known global standard for the project management profession. PMBOK guide is a formal document that describes established norms, methods, processes and practices for the … [Read more...]

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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 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 […]

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 […]

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 […]