Agile Release Planning
PMBOK Guide Edition 6 was the first time PMI talked about Agile Release Planning. From PG-KA mapping point of view, Agile Release Planning is basically a tool and technique in …
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Do you need to know Critical Chain Method or a Project Management Software to clear the PMP exam?
Recently, in a Lounge Fever video, I mentioned how it is not important to know the Monte Carlo technique to clear the PMP exam. That triggered questions on two other …
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What to do with Work Performance Data and Work Performance Information during and after the project?
Right off the gate, you will definitely agree that Work Performance Data and Work Performance Information are pretty useful to manage your ongoing project. But how about once the project …
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Is Monte Carlo used on real life Projects or is it a concept to learn just for PMP?
How many Project Managers do you know of that use the Monte Carlo technique? Not many? Everyone? None? Is this simply a topic for the PMP exam or is this …
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Why can’t we use Fast-Tracking and Crashing on every project by default?
We have seen how Fast-Tracking and Crashing work as Schedule Compression Techniques. Since most of the projects, most of the time run behind schedule, why can’t we simply use these …
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Overview of Control Schedule Process
Finally, we are down to the last process of Schedule Management knowledge area. Control Schedule process is part of the Monitoring and Controlling Process group. In terms of the work you would …
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Resource Optimization Techniques – Leveling and Smoothing
There could be times in your project when only the resource ‘A’ can perform a certain activity. You need to ensure that ‘A’ being a critical resource shouldn’t be doubly …
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More tools of Develop Schedule Process
If you have followed the previous articles on Develop Schedule Process, you already know that there are quite a few things to learn here. One of the reasons for that …
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Schedule Compression Techniques – Crashing and Fast Tracking
Project delay is one of the most common issues Project Managers face. There are two techniques within the Develop Schedule process that specifically addresses this very issue. It is important …
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Two ways to calculate the Network Diagram values
Before we begin with this article, it is a mandatory requirement that you know the topics below, Network Diagrams Critical Path Float / Slack Early Start, Early Finish, Late State, …
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