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- Thu 21 Oct 2010 1:18 pm
- Forum: General Project Management
- Topic: How to start a career in project management?
- Replies: 11
- Views: 60825
Re: How to start a career in project management?
Many of us have been there. From experience, I would recommend signing up with a recruitment agency, specialising in an industry sector that interests you. Enquire along the lines of working as a project team member to gain experience from the project managers you work with. If you demonstrate drive...
- Wed 20 Oct 2010 10:21 pm
- Forum: General Project Management
- Topic: PMP Certification Exam Questions
- Replies: 1
- Views: 7201
Re: PMP Certification Exam Questions
Three tips I would give for passing the PMP exam are: Learn the Earned Value formulas and how to calculate cost variance, schedule variance etc. Easy marks are available for knowing simple maths. http://bit.ly/4qOQGd Understand the PMI's stance on Ethics and Professional Conduct. Remember you're an...
- Fri 08 Oct 2010 6:17 pm
- Forum: General Project Management
- Topic: Three-Point Estimating - Useful or Not?
- Replies: 10
- Views: 29725
Re: Three-Point Estimating - Useful or Not?
With most developers I find I get three types of estimate: Padded: Where they give themselves extra time by increasing the estimated duration to ensure they can complete the task on time. Accurate: Where they give an honest opinion of how long they think the task will take. Squeezed: Where they are ...
- Mon 04 Oct 2010 7:47 pm
- Forum: General Project Management
- Topic: Three-Point Estimating - Useful or Not?
- Replies: 10
- Views: 29725
Three-Point Estimating - Useful or Not?
To date, I've relied on task decomposition and brainstorming for my project estimates. This has proved fairly reliable when done in a team meeting. Recently, a colleague suggested I use three-point estimating and gave me this formula: Best Estimate + 4 x Most Likely Estimate + Worst Case Estimate di...
- Fri 01 Oct 2010 8:24 pm
- Forum: General Project Management
- Topic: Are There Too Many Aliens in Your Project Portfolio?
- Replies: 1
- Views: 7341
Are There Too Many Aliens in Your Project Portfolio?
Balancing a project portfolio is a tricky business, and getting it wrong can lead to running a high-risk strategy. Here's a simple technique to help grade your projects and ensure a properly balanced portfolio. Classify projects based on the frequency with which your organisation carries out differe...
- Fri 01 Oct 2010 8:41 am
- Forum: General Project Management
- Topic: The Seven Habits of Highly Effective Software Development
- Replies: 0
- Views: 9677
The Seven Habits of Highly Effective Software Development
In his book "The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People," Stephen Covey identifies seven key principles that will lead to effective behaviour, whether at work or at home. In the context of software development projects these habits mean: Be Proactive: Identify and reduce risks. Actively i...
- Thu 23 Sep 2010 10:36 pm
- Forum: General Project Management
- Topic: 23 Questions to Ask When Recruiting a Project Manager
- Replies: 5
- Views: 17897
8 Questions That Examine Leadership Potential
Rather than the exam style questions, you could explore Leadership Potential with some questions like these: How do you handle non-productive team members? How do you motivate team members who are burned out, or bored? How do you handle team members who come to you with their personal problems? What...
- Fri 10 Sep 2010 4:10 pm
- Forum: General Project Management
- Topic: Project Management Success Ratios
- Replies: 2
- Views: 7758
Re: Project Management Success Ratios
The particular exam you are talking about can be seen as the first rung on the ladder. You cannot pass the exam after 5 days of study and declare yourself a fully fledged project manager. It’s a good first step and will give you a framework in which to work. From there you must gain experience and w...
- Sun 05 Sep 2010 3:43 pm
- Forum: General Project Management
- Topic: Running effective meetings, easy right? Maybe not!
- Replies: 1
- Views: 6103
Running effective meetings, easy right? Maybe not!
Here's a collection of articles packed with useful tips and advice for running effective meetings: Leading Meetings with Multicultural Audiences With the increase in virtual teams that span the globe, multicultural audiences are becoming more common. When the meeting includes participants from diffe...
- Mon 30 Aug 2010 9:14 am
- Forum: General Project Management
- Topic: The Five Stages of Innovation
- Replies: 2
- Views: 8680
Re: The Five Stages of Innovation Expanded
Denial You deny that the new innovation is worthwhile. You say things like ‘That will never scale’ or ‘That was done back in the 90s and no one used it.’ Whenever anyone mentions the new innovation, you present a laundry list of reasons why it won’t work. Anger You actively unsubscribe from blogs w...