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Back to Basics: What is Project Management and Why is it Important?
I have been conducting PMP training workshops for about 15 years. I usually start my training sessions by asking participants to introduce themselves and state their expectations of the training progr...
Back to Basics: What Are the Different Project Organizational Structures?
A company’s organizational structure is the system that defines a hierarchy within the organization. It typically describes job functions and reporting relationships. It can also describe how ac...
Back to Basics: What is the Role of a Project Manager?
There are a few reasons you may wish to understand the role of a project manager more fully. Perhaps it is because you are looking for a project management job and want to have a career in project man...
The Shape of Projects
Introduction In this article, I’m referring to IT projects with the ‘shape’ of them being their visible form. Projects, IT projects in particular, come in many different shapes (i.e., plans). The PMBO...
Overview of the PMBOK® Guide Seventh Edition – Lesson 3 Transcription
Please find below a transcription of the audio portion of Jeff Bongiovani’s Overview of the PMBOK® Guide Seventh Edition – Lesson 3 being provided by MPUG for the convenience of our members. You may w...
Strategizing for Project Threats and Opportunities
Over a decade ago, I was put in charge of a group of projects. One of the projects had been running for almost a year, but had never seen a single live release to the customer! I realized there were t...
Overview of the PMBOK® Guide Seventh Edition – Lesson 2 Transcription
Please find below a transcription of the audio portion of Jeff Bongiovani’s webinar, Overview of the PMBOK® Guide Seventh Edition – Lesson 2, being provided by MPUG for the convenience of our members....
Overview of the PMBOK® Guide Seventh Edition – Lesson 1 Transcription
Please find below a transcription of the audio portion of Jeff Bongiovani’s webinar, Overview of the PMBOK® Guide Seventh Edition – Lesson 1, being provided by MPUG for the convenience of our members....
The Quadruple Constraints of Project Management
Introduction Most courses and books on project management discuss the “Triple Constraints” in terms of a three-legged stool (see Figure 1 below). The first leg represents Scope Management, the second,...