Elicitation techniques used by business analysts; what is it and how is it used in business analysis? One of the most important skills a business analyst should have is the …
Project Management
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PM involves the application of knowledge, skills, tools, and techniques to direct activities that will help meet the requirements of a project. There are five main processes involved in project management, they are initiating, planning, executing, monitoring and controlling, and finally closing.
There are ten areas of knowledge PM relies on integration, scope, time, cost, quality, procurement, human resources, communications, risk management, and stakeholder management.
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Agile Methodology and Other Project MethodologiesBusiness StrategyFeature ArticleProject ManagementProject Management Life CycleRequirements GatheringStrategic Planning
What are the most recognized project management methodologies
Looking for some of the most commonly used and recognized project methodologies and why they’re essential to the success of your projects? Look no further. Think of project methodologies as …
Feature ArticleGeneral Articles Related to Managing ProjectsPMO and EPMOProject Management
Know what you want your PMO to be when it grows up
by Jan Schiller
When it comes to setting up a PMO, what should it look like? If you want to know what your PMO will be when it grows up; you have to …
Feature ArticleGeneral Articles Related to Managing ProjectsPMP CertificationProject ManagementProject Management Training and Education
Project Management Principles 1-4
This episode is the first of three in which Cornelius Fichtner explores the following four PMBOK project management principles that were introduced by the PMBOK® Guide Seventh Edition: 1. Stewardship …
Business CommunicationFeature ArticleProject Management
The value of silence in communication
by Leigh Espy
Have you ever heard someone say there’s value in silence (nonverbal) communication? What is silence in communication? Many years ago, when I coached families on communication skills, I was still …
Feature ArticleGeneral Articles Related to Managing ProjectsPerformance Metrics and KPIsProject Management
How Project Status Reports Add Value
Say the words project status report, and it conjures all kinds of images in the minds of project managers across the globe. These status reports have been developed and used …
Feature ArticleGeneral Articles Related to Managing ProjectsLeadership & StrategyOrganizational CultureProgram Management
Successful programs require a healthy culture
Program Management requires a partnership with project managers to create a culture of success for the program and the individual teams. This is often very difficult as each project manager …
Feature ArticleOrganizational CultureProject Management
Thinking versus feeling in project management
What is thinking versus feeling in project management? How do you feel about reading this article right now? Do you think you’ll learn anything? I know that sometimes I get …
Feature ArticleProject ManagementProject Scope
No more excuses! The importance of a work breakdown structure
In my years of teaching project management, I’ve noticed a pattern with students in my fundamentals class when it comes time to create a work breakdown structure (WBS). Without fail, …
Feature ArticleGeneral Articles Related to Managing ProjectsPortfolio ManagementProject Management
How to select projects for your portfolio
Companies today have a lot of projects they could be working on but a limited amount of resources. Instead of just trying to figure out how to get through as …