The stats helper monkeys at WordPress.com mulled over how this blog did in 2010, and here’s a high level summary of its overall blog health: The Blog-Health-o-Meter™ reads Wow. Crunchy numbers A helper monkey made this abstract painting, inspired by your stats. About 3 million people visit the Taj Mahal every year. This blog was… [Read more…]
December 29, 2010 by David Kohrell
The International Institute of Business Analysis was founded just a few years ago in 2003. In terms of professional associations it’s a new kid on the block. Yet in a short time it’s made a profound impact on the discipline and profession of business analysis. One success factor of The IIBA for making a swift… [Read more…]
July 27, 2010 by tapuniversity
A Request For Quotation is a seller selection process where the buyer knows what they need and specifies quantity, terms, even target price. It is a companion, complimentary seller/vendor selection tool to the Request For Proposal. You might use a RFQ at your work place and not even realize it. For example purchasing 100 copies… [Read more…]
March 26, 2009 by tapuniversity
Plan Risk Management is one of the 42 project management processes described in the fourth edition PMBOK®. It’s one of the six Risk knowledge area processes, and one of the twenty Planning processes. The purpose of this process is to develop the Risk Management Plan which lays the foundation for the other risk processes on… [Read more…]
March 24, 2009 by tapuniversity
Plan Communications is one of the 42 project management processes described in the fourth edition PMBOK®. It’s one of the five Communications knowledge area processes, and one of the twenty Planning processes. The purpose of this process is to create the Communications Management Plan based on the communication needs of the stakeholders. It must be… [Read more…]
March 24, 2009 by tapuniversity
Develop Human Resource Plan is one of the 42 project management processes described in the fourth edition PMBOK®. It’s one of the four Human Resource knowledge area processes, and one of the twenty Planning processes. The purpose of this process is to create the Human Resource Plan. The Activity Resource Requirements document (from the Estimate… [Read more…]
March 23, 2009 by tapuniversity
How much should be invested in quality efforts? Cost of Quality is a tool and technique of the fourth edition PMBOK®’s Plan Quality process. These are the expenses associated with the investment to make a quality product and the costs of failing to meet quality standards. Cost of Quality is broken down into these two… [Read more…]
March 20, 2009 by tapuniversity
Applying Leads and Lags is a tool and technique of the fourth edition PMBOK®’s Sequence Activities process; and Adjusting Leads and Lags is a tool and technique of the Control Schedule process. In order to manage a project schedule, a project manager should understand the simple concepts of leads and lags. Leads and lags are… [Read more…]
March 19, 2009 by tapuniversity
Plan Quality is one of the 42 project management processes described in the fourth edition PMBOK®. It’s one of the three Quality area processes, and one of the twenty Planning processes—which should not be difficult to remember with its name. The purpose of this process is to decide what quality requirements and standards should apply… [Read more…]
March 13, 2009 by tapuniversity
Determine Budget is one of the 42 project management processes described in the fourth edition PMBOK®. It’s one of the three Cost knowledge area processes, and one of the twenty Planning processes. The purpose of this process is to add up the estimated costs of the project activities in order to create the budget. These… [Read more…]
March 12, 2009 by tapuniversity
Estimate Costs is one of the 42 project management processes described in the fourth edition PMBOK®. It’s one of the three Cost knowledge area processes, and one of the twenty Planning processes. The purpose of this process is to estimate how much money will be needed for the project activities. Although the purpose is straightforward,… [Read more…]
March 10, 2009 by tapuniversity
Develop Schedule is one of the 42 project management processes described in the fourth edition PMBOK®. It’s one of the six Time knowledge area processes, and one of the twenty Planning processes. The purpose of this particularly important process is to create the project schedule. This is the most important Time process, and there are… [Read more…]
March 9, 2009 by tapuniversity
Estimate Activity Durations is one of the 42 project management processes outlined in the fourth edition PMBOK®. It’s categorized as one of the six Time knowledge area processes, and one of the twenty Planning processes. The purpose of this process is straightforward—it estimates how long the individual project activities will take. We first need a… [Read more…]
March 6, 2009 by tapuniversity
Estimate Activity Resources is one of the 42 project management processes outlined in the fourth edition PMBOK®. It’s categorized as one of the six Time knowledge area processes, and one of the twenty Planning processes. The purpose of this process is to examine the project activities and estimate what materials, people, equipment, and supplies are… [Read more…]
March 5, 2009 by tapuniversity
Sequence Activities is one of the 42 project management processes outlined in the fourth edition PMBOK®. It’s categorized as one of the six Time knowledge area processes, and one of the twenty Planning processes. The purpose of this process is to document the relationships among the project activities. We already have the list of activities—they… [Read more…]
March 3, 2009 by tapuniversity
Define Activities is one of the 42 project management processes outlined in the fourth edition PMBOK®. It’s categorized as one of the six Time knowledge area processes, and one of the twenty Planning processes. The purpose of this process is to identify the specific tasks needed to be done in order to produce the project’s… [Read more…]
February 27, 2009 by tapuniversity
Create Work Breakdown Structure is one of the 42 project management processes outlined in the fourth edition PMBOK®. Create Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) is categorized as one of the five Scope knowledge area processes, and one of the twenty Planning processes. The purpose of this process is to break down the deliverables and project work… [Read more…]
February 25, 2009 by tapuniversity
Define Scope is one of the 42 project management processes outlined in the fourth edition PMBOK®. Define Scope is categorized as one of the five Scope knowledge area processes, and one of the twenty Planning processes. The purpose of this process is to make a detailed description of the project and the product. The most… [Read more…]
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