Below you'll find a list of all posts that have been categorized as “General PM Topics”
(The Cost And Benefit Of A Master’s Degree in Project Management) This post is an in depth post regarding how a master’s degree can impact your Project Management career. Given the analysis I provide it will require in depth reading. Here’s my take on why a master’s degree in Project Management is worth the investment of your time and money …
Which is better, having project management experience or project management credentials? Neither. Both are necessary if you want to land the project manager roles that have high profiles to match the higher paying salaries. I do believe that you can be a great project manager without credentials, but it’s often much more difficult to prove in an interview. The reason …
That’s a loaded question for sure. Here’s my take on the answer, it’s the dreaded “it depends” answer, but wait there’s more….I promise! In my personal experience the difficulty of being a project manager isn’t so much that the work is difficult, but the responsibility of having no authority can be stressful. Here’s an analogy that will make you laugh or become …
Recently, a reader of HowToPassThePMexam.com inquired about how to start a PMO. Here’s a great quote from Wikipedia.com “The Project Management Office (PMO) in a business or professional enterprise is the department or group that defines and maintains the standards of process, generally related to project management, within the organization. The PMO strives to standardize and introduce economies of repetition in the execution of projects. The PMO …
Everyday we start our day planning to accomplish something. Everyone has something that they wish to do even if that is sleep in. 🙂 So how do you keep your life in order? How do you make sure you succeed? These may sound like big questions for everyday life, but we our creatures that need structure to control the chaos. …
These are not my words, but I found them to be truthful, insightful, and a clear depiction of what the PMBOK guide is for and what the PMP certification is. I came across this great review of the PMBOK Guide on AmazoEditn.com by a gentlemen named Jerry Bucknoff, MBA, PMP. Here’s the Amazon.com review of the PMBOK Guide below: “The …