Posted in July 16, 2010 ¬ 10:24 pmh.Mark Smith
Hey Guys! you will appreciate my efforts. Look what I have brought:
10 Goals for Advanced Project Management Training
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Professional project managers seeking certifications often discover that there remains so much more to learn about the subject. Some managers bank on the power of actual experience to strengthen their know-how; however there is something that the knowledge of structured approaches offers that mere hands-on experience can’t. Given the many learning opportunities available, how can program and project managers choose the right path that will further improve their skills? Read more…
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Posted in July 15, 2010 ¬ 10:12 pmh.Mark Smith
Hi Guys!
Here is today’s link/post for PMP aspirants:
PMP project management: An investigation
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Managers will need more than communication skills if they want to successfully manage people and budget while also keeping budget under control. Because of this people are increasingly looking for training opportunities and PMP (Project Management Professional) serves this purpose well. The Project Management Institute has awarded over fifty-three thousand professionals this certificate. Read more…
Thanks and Happy learning!
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Posted in July 14, 2010 ¬ 10:03 pmh.Mark Smith
Hi Guys!
Know I have started enjoying this searching work of good and effective article links for PMP aspirants. Hey guys don’t take it lightly, it takes lots of efforts in finding one relevant link. You see Googling is not that easy now a days. Anyways…
Here is the one for today:
Rise up to Project Management Challenges with PMP Certifications
This is a nice article written by JennyFranklin, please have a look.
Happy Learning!
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Posted in July 13, 2010 ¬ 9:56 pmh.Mark Smith
Hi Guys!
This is second link of the Six Link series. Please have a look:
What You Need to Know About PMP Project Management
A small but an effective article. Its a 250 words article written by Robert Bellarmine. His other article, The importance of Project management Seminar, is also a masterpeice. Please have a look.
Thanks and Happy Learning!
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Posted in July 12, 2010 ¬ 9:47 pmh.Mark Smith
Hi Guys!
In this week I will be posting some really effective links related to Management.
Only one link/post per day.
So todays link:
Manage an Effective Time Table for PMP Preparation
Very effective article for PMP aspirants from the admin of Business Tips and Tricks site.
Cheers & Happy Learning!
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Posted in May 7, 2010 ¬ 9:58 amh.Mark Smith
Critical Path
A critical path is the sequence of project activities, which add up to the longest overall duration. This determines the shortest time possible to complete the project. Any delay of an activity on the critical path directly impacts the planned project completion date (i.e. there is no float on the critical path). A project can have several, parallel, near critical paths. An additional parallel path through the network with the total durations shorter than the critical path is called a sub-critical or non-critical path.
These results allow managers to prioritize activities for the effective management of project completion, and to shorten the planned critical path of a project by pruning critical path activities, by “fast tracking” (i.e., performing more activities in parallel), and/or by “crashing the critical path” (i.e., shortening the durations of critical path activities by adding resources).
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Posted in May 6, 2010 ¬ 9:54 amh.Mark Smith
Resource Histogram
Resource histogram is a bar chart showing the amount of time that a resource is scheduled to work over a series of time periods. It shows the resource requirements by time period.

Resource histograms are handy tools for the project management team, as they allow a quick and easy single page view of exactly what resources are available, what resources are being utilized at the present time, and how long those resources are expected to be tied up.
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Posted in May 5, 2010 ¬ 9:52 amh.Mark Smith
EAC
An estimate at completion (EAC) is a forecast of the most likely total value based on project performance and risk quantification. EAC is the projected or anticipated total final value for a schedule activity, WBS component, or project when the defined work of the project is completed. In a simple language, it is a formula that predicts how much the project is likely to cost. It is based on the cost performance index (CPI) and how much was the originally predicted cost to complete the project.
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Posted in May 4, 2010 ¬ 9:50 amh.Mark Smith
Lessons Learned Documentation
Lessons learned documentation is prepared to contribute to the lessons learned knowledge database of the organization. It includes the causes of issues, the reasoning behind the corrective action chosen, and other types of lessons learned about stakeholder management. Lessons learned are documented so that they become part of the historical database for the project/program and the performing organization. The lessons learned are compiled, formalized, and stored through out the project’s/program’s duration.
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Posted in May 3, 2010 ¬ 9:48 amh.Mark Smith
Contract
Contract is an agreement that mutually binds the seller (to provide the specified product or service or result) and the buyer (to pay for it). A contract is an exchange of promises between two or more parties to do an act, which is enforceable in a court of law. It is a binding legal agreement. It is an agreement creating and defining the obligations between two or more parties.
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