PMP Certification – A lot of Free Stuff to Help You Pass

By Dionte Terry
The PMP does have trick questions. They are designed specifically to catch people who are coming in with little formal process experience, those who have thumbed through the PMBOK a few times and are now going to rake me exam. These people try to rely on their work experience, which often does not [...]

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FINALLY!!! The vision has become reality.
 
Its been a cherished dream. Dream became vision. Systematic and methodic identification and breakdown of tasks resulted in a platform for PM professionals and authors.
 
No wonder, ‘Project Management is about converting vision into reality‘
 
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Is Project Management Software The Way Forward?

Shaun Parker
There has never been a time where a foot forward in business has been more vital. Efficiency is most certainly the key to maintaining a successful business, and through the use of IT solutions, project management, a key component in business, can be made easy. 
It is cost-effective and hassle free to have Project Management [...]

Managing Negativity in the Workplace

By Craig Price
There are a lot of various programs and books out there that claim they can eliminate all negativity. And while they are all well intentioned, they cannot deliver on that promise because negativity is a natural, ingrained thought process. You can’t get rid of it. Not completely, anyway. Even if you are able [...]

Project Management Software – A Key to Successful Project Completion

By Alice Lane
There are several steps and tools that are imperative to running a successful project. Understanding the final outcome is important so you know what the goal is. Using planning tools to lay it out is also key to running one. Without having a visual checklist of each and every step along the way [...]

The Big Day – A Stress-Free PMP Project Management Professional Exam

By Joan Williams
It’s well recognized that the more stress you feel on your Project Management Professional Exam day, the more you risk failure. After all, you’ve paid good money and proven your expertise as a project manager by your experience. Don’t let nerves get the best of you on exam day! You deserve to pass [...]

Project Management – Art Or Profession?

By Hans Bool
Management means order, control and this is truer for project management than for operational management. Operational management is more prone to the opportunities that popup day to day; it requires a more flexible approach. Project management is more focused on a single objective and that must be achieved.
So order is fine, but not [...]

The Importance of Communication in Project Management

Author: projectmanuk
“Since I didn’t hear otherwise, I ASSUMED all was going well” – The Importance of Communication in Project Management
Second on Rick Klemm’s list of things most commonly overheard on a failing software project, this remark is characteristic of Project Managers who are not in frequent and efficient communication with their staff.
Communication is key to [...]

Distinguishing Portfolio Management, Program Management, and Project Management

John Reiling
There is often a misunderstanding, and hence a mixed and overlapping use of terms, when it comes to program management. Sometimes a program is called a project. Sometimes a project is called a program. In addition, sometimes project portfolio and program are mistakenly used interchangeably. This article is intended to clarify the main differences [...]

PMP Project Management

Cary Franklin
Quality Management Facts The cost of quality is the money spent investing in training; in meeting requirements for safety and other laws and regulations; and in taking steps to ensure quality acceptance. The cost of nonconformance is the cost associated with rework, downtime, lost sales, and waste of materials. Some common quality management charts [...]