Project Management Professionals (PMP)®s are aware that Project Resource Management is just one of the areas they need to work in. If you have recently sat your PMP® exam (or are in PMP® exam preparation mode as we speak), you will remember that one of the processes in this knowledge area ...

The Peter Principle states that “In a hierarchy every employee tends to rise to his level of incompetence”. This is not a cynical observation. In hierarchical organizations, good performance is rewarded by promotion. Unfortunately, the characteristics that make someone effective at a certain level are no guarantee that the ...

On this page: A friend of mine recently bought a new carbon fibre racing bike which is 5kg lighter than his previous model. As he explained the various wonders of the new machine to me, I could not help but reflect on his Guinness-sponsored girth and wondered if losing ...

On this page: The nice thing about software development projects is that the project manager rarely has to worry directly about the budget. If the developers you need for the team are already on your staff, you just require a clear idea of how long you will need these ...

It seems like an obvious question, but when is the execution of a project finished? People with project management certification will cry that it is only finished when the customer has signed off that the deliverables are acceptable. While this is the right answer, real world projects often have ...

If you are preparing for the Project Management Professional (PMP)® exam, you may have stumbled upon the SIPOC model as you tried to understand the Plan Quality Management process in section 8.1. of the Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK® Guide). SIPOC stands for Suppliers, Inputs, ...