PMP Exam Tips: Understanding Project Phases and Project Management Process Groups

This entry is part of 8 in the series PMP Concepts

Among the most confusing items in the PMBOK Guide, 4th Edition, are project phases and project management process groups. Too many people confuse one with another. This is very dangerous not only on the PMP exam, but also on managing your real projects. So, I will write in details about them in this article. . . . → Read More: PMP Exam Tips: Understanding Project Phases and Project Management Process Groups

PMP Exam Tips: Know What the Project Management Plan is

This entry is part of 8 in the series PMP Concepts

Project management plan is one of the most important thing in your project. It is also one of the items that appear most frequently in the PMBOK Guide. So, understanding it is critical for the exam. The problem here is that project management plan mentioned in the PMBOK Guide may be very different from what you call project management plan in your real-life project. In order to answer correctly questions on the exam you should understand each item in the PMBOK Guide’s definition. Let’s look at the project management plan more closely in this article. . . . → Read More: PMP Exam Tips: Know What the Project Management Plan is

PMP Exam Tips: How To Use The Tornado Diagram

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One of the more obscure terms that you need to know for the PMP Exam is the “Tornado Diagram”. Basically, the tornado diagram is a typical display format of the sensitivity analysis. Let’s look at this in more detail. . . . → Read More: PMP Exam Tips: How To Use The Tornado Diagram

PMP Concepts: Enterprise Environmental Factors

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Enterprise environmental factors is the concept that you meet most frequently while reading the PMBOK Guide. In fact, it is used as an input for almost every planning processes. Therefore, it is essential to understand this concept completely. . . . → Read More: PMP Concepts: Enterprise Environmental Factors