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March 3, 2008

Add-Ins for Microsoft Project including milestone trend analyses, work breakdown structures (WBS), and trend analyses. Read More →

Carnival of Project Management #17

February 23, 2008

Welcome to the February 25, 2008 edition of carnival of project management.It's my first time hosting and there were tons of submissions (OK, I admit that I do not know the average weight of a submission, and therefore, technically, I cannot say tons,... Read more...

Podcast episode 023: 6 steps to successful schedules

February 3, 2008

Creating a comprehensive schedule is one of the more difficult activities that Project Managers face. Schedule creation is often considered more art than science - and results often support this. What is often more frustrating is that team members... Read more...

Exam Tips - 3 Key terms for PMP Exam

January 8, 2008

Given below are some of the key terms, definitions related to PMP Exam. Memorize well and follow the Exam Tips - 1. 360-Degree Review Achievement Theory Activity On Arrow (AOA) Activity On Node (AON) Addition Affinity Diagrams Analogous Estimating Appeals Appraisal... Read more...

MindManager and Microsoft Project

December 25, 2007

Mapping the tools to PMI’s Processes Note: This document was created using MindManger Pro 7 and Microsoft Project Professional 2003. But exporting from MindManager to Microsoft Project is possible in older versions of both tools. Overview This document... Read more...

Work Breakdown Structure: Purpose, Process and Pitfalls

December 10, 2007

In this article we look at what many project managers and project management professionals refer to as the "foundation" of the project, or at least the foundation of project planning. The Work Breakdown Structure (WBS). Creating a quality WBS will require... Read more...

Creating a Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)

December 10, 2007

The successful implementation of any Six Sigma project depends on the ability of Six Sigma professionals such as black belts to break down a large project into smaller manageable sub-projects. This breaking down of mammoth projects into several smaller... Read more...

Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)

December 9, 2007

A work breakdown structure or WBS is a fundamental project management tool. A common technique for defining and organizing the total scope of a project, is to use a hierarchical tree structure. The first two levels of the WBS (the root node and Level... Read more...

Introduction to the WBS

December 5, 2007

10 Most Overused Terms In Project Management

November 15, 2007

gannthead has a great article for project managers - The Most Overused Terms In Project Management. It outlines 10 common project management terms with detail on how the term is overused or even used incorrectly at times. Here are the ten most overused... Read more...