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Do Simple Projects Need Less Planning?

By Kathy Martucci, PMP: So, you’ve been assigned a “simple” project. In fact, it’s so simple there’s really no need for a formal project plan, a charter or any formal methodology for that matter. You feel good. Day 2: the business…
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A Different Approach to Practice Testing for PMP Certification

by Darrell G. Stiffler, PMP: If you are preparing to take the Project Management Professional (PMP) examination, I have an idea I would like to share. You have probably been told the best way to prepare for the exam is to take as many…
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Quality Planning – Is It Really Worth It? (part 2)

by Bruce Beer, PMP: In Part 1, we introduced the difficulty of trying to create a quality plan on complex projects without historicals. Here, we complete the series by discussing the objectives and components of a quality plan. What is…
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What is Project Management Anyway?

(For those who really don’t know, and for those who really think they know.) By Dr. Gerald Mulenburg, PMP: We are pleased to welcome a new contributing author, Dr. Gerald Mulenburg. We are sure you will find his articles helpful. Project…
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Quality Planning – Is It Really Worth It? (part 1)

By Bruce Beer, PMP: This is Part 1 of a two-part series. OK, so most Project Managers who have attended any type of project management class will have had “Quality” thrown at them with the outline of what should go into a “Quality…
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Fixating on the Path

By Vicki Wrona, PMP: One paragraph in an article I recently read really hit me. The paragraph is: We often lose our purpose. We plan the path to a goal, start traveling that path, and then forget the end goal and obsesses about the…