The Effectiveness of Various PMP® Exam Study Techniques

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If you are just beginning or are in the middle of studying for the Project Management Professional (PMP)®, you probably already know that in order to pass, you need to fully understand both A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK® Guide), Project Management Institute, Inc....

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Teamwork and Creativity Help to Identify Root Causes

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In problem-solving methodologies, identifying potential causes is a crucial step between process mapping and data collection and analysis. It involves the best available process knowledge, as well as creativity. Creativity and team management tools, more often employed for solution finding than for root cause finding, can generate deep...

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Sustaining Results From Six Sigma

Now, more than ever, Corporate America is suffering from a growing lack of commitment, loyalty, creativity and ideas from its own employees. Called employee engagement, this unseen, unquantifiable and unbudgeted influence has long been a powerful contributor to American business success. Sadly, with more than 2,000,000 employees lost...

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7 Keys To A Change Deployment Process

Launching a continuous improvement initiative of some kind has become the norm for a large cross section of organizations throughout the world today. The aim is often to reinvent themselves as superior competitors, fine-tuned to customer needs and robust to adverse changes in business conditions. Depending on which...

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How to survive project management for the non-project manager

Many small companies and even departments in larger enterprises simply don’t have the need for a dedicated project manager and, more often than not, will appoint someone from within the business to run projects on a case-by-case basis. Ana BertacchiniSelection is usually made on the grounds of how...

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Distinction between ITIL and PMBOK

1. ITIL ITIL (formerly an acronym for Information Technology Infrastructure Library) is a set of detailed practices for IT service management (ITSM) that focuses on aligning IT services with the needs of business. In its current form (known as ITIL 2011), ITIL is published as a series of...

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What is PMBOK in Project Management?

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Project Management has always been practiced informally, but began to emerge as a distinct profession in the mid-20th century. PMI published a manual entitled "A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK® Guide)" to identify the recurring elements for project management process. The complete Project Management...

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The 7 principles, themes and processes of PRINCE2

Are you Agile or Prince? Many today are supporters of agile project management methods such as Scrum or Kanban. PRINCE2 is more a representative of classic project planning - but there are also voices that follow the hybrid system: PRINCE2 for the clear structure and framework, Scrum for...

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CSM vs PMI-ACP: Which Agile Certification is Right for You?

Those who go through the work to earn a professional certification enjoy a multitude of benefits. Earning a certification builds confidence, makes you more competitive in the job market, solidifies understanding of a discipline, and establishes credibility with your stakeholders. Considering the effort, money, and commitment required to...

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ITIL - Information Security Management

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Information Security Management (ISM) ensures confidentiality, authenticity, non-repudiation, integrity, and availability of organization data and IT services. It also ensures reasonable use of organization’s information resources and appropriate management of information security risks. Information Security Manager is the process owner of this process. ◈ Information security is considered...

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Business Process Vs Project Management Process

There is a lot of ambiguity differentiating process management and project management process. The two procedures seem to be identical but actually business process and project management process are two absolutely different set of skills. Business Management circles are debating that we should be creating organizations that are...

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