Critical Chain Project Management — Estimating and Scheduling

Project Management, Technical PM, Tools and Techniques /

Perhaps the most arduous task that afflicts project managers involves keeping today’s aggressive project schedules on track. Because resources are continually restricted more and more and the highly skilled, high-priced resources are often required for multiple projects, resource constraints become one of the highest risks to the project schedule. To help ensure that project schedules […]

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Celebritize Yourself

Book Reviews /

 Just finished reading a wonderful book by Marsha Freidman, Celebritize Yourself that describes a three step method to increase your visibility at work. I feel that after seven years of work in your profession as a project manager you should be recognized as an expert and if you are not, this book will help guide

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Common Mistakes Business Analysts Make as a Facilitator

Agile, Business Analysis /

In agile projects, as well as other projects, the business analyst can elicit the business requirements more effectively by facilitating the meeting rather than interviewing stakeholders individually. Here are some of the common problems that a BA can encounter: PROBLEMS IN THE MEETING Failure to Relate to Participants: This is the most commonly mistake made

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Certifications – PMI-ACP or Disciplined Agile – or both

Agile /

Since PMI acquired the Disciplined Agile certifications, there is often the question regarding the future of the current PMI-ACP (Agile Certified Practitioner) certification. I will try and provide my understandings, having studied the content from each, received both certifications and currently teach certification prep courses for each. The PMI-ACP certification, and related material, presents many

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