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From beginner’s guides to breakdowns of advanced topics, our blog covers key project management topics. These can supplement your learning on one of our project management training courses, or provide a starting point for your own project management learning.
Exam Question 3.1
Hi Paul First Attempt at Exam question… Explain the term project and describe four characteristics of a project? A project […]
Describe Five Stages In The Configuration Management Process
Hi Paul – please provide some feedback on the following. I worry that I would not be able to do […]
APMP: Describe Five Benefits Of Using A Project Lifecycle?
Most organisations have a standard project lifecycle, with defines phases and gates, but what are the benifits?
Differentiate Between A Project And Business As Usual
Here is a simple answer to the question about the difference between projects and Business As Usual (BAU): A project […]
Describe Different Roles In The Project Management Lifecycle
This question is asking to to describe five different roles, sponsor, project manager, user, team member and contactor and describe […]
The Environmentally Aware Project Manager
Much of a project manager’s time is taken up with juggling limited resources so it’s a natural progression to think […]
Advancing Your Career in the Emerging Profession of Project Management
Projects are increasingly becoming part of the daily business of many organisations so the need for experienced and well-trained project […]
The PMBOK® has changed and soon so will the PMP Exam
It seems to be a year for changing well-established exams but all for the greater good, I’m sure. At the […]
Develop your career with an APMP project management qualification
Part of being a project manager is having vision and goals. One major goal all great project managers have is […]
Different Types Of Cost In PMP Exam
Sunk Costs are retrospective (past) costs that have already been incurred and cannot be recovered Committed costs are similar to […]
PMP Exam Prep Equations
Below is a collection of the formula useful for PMP prepraration Time Management Pert 1. PERT (P + 4M + […]
PMP Sample Question Cost Plus Incentive Fee
A contractor is conducting a $100,000 contract using a cost plus incentive fee of $10,000. It is agreed to split […]