Where is the Pro Metric Centre in Dublin?
13 December, 2016
Directions to the Pro-metric Centre in Dublin. It is quite near the Bus Aras Luas stop.
2016 Articles
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Critical Chain: What Benefits does it Offer?
21 October, 2016
Based on the Theory of Constraints, the Critical Chain Method seeks to reduce schedules by addressing weaknnesses in human nature.
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The Knowledge
22 August, 2016
Is Knowledge Management just a way of making staff dispensable, or is there more to it? We review the knowledge hierarchy and chart the road to wisdom.
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Where is the Pro Metric Centre in Cork?
16 August, 2016
You can now do the PMP exam in Cork. Here we show you how to find the Pro Metric Centre in Alfred Street.
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3 Reasons for NOT getting the PMP
13 July, 2016
Why do people attend PMP Exam Preparation courses, but never go on to attempt the PMP exam itself? We can think of three reasons, but we would like to hear of more.
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Project Management Certification
11 July, 2016
What do you mean by a project management certificate? Certification is available at all levels of project management - let us help you decide which one is appropriate for you now.
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PMBOK® Guide Sixth Edition due in 2018
05 July, 2016
The Project Mansgement Institute plans to base its CAPM and PMP exams on the Sixth Edition of its Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge in the first quarter of 2018. However, the new guide can be reviewed now.
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Mastering Project Management
22 June, 2016
Velopi and University College Cork have teamed up to create a very relevant MSc programme in Project Management
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Project Integration Management
06 June, 2016
The last in our series on project management knowledge areas. This is the one that brings all the others together and considers the project as a unit.
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Project Stakeholder Management
23 May, 2016
Stakeholders cannot be managed as such, however their expectations can. This article shows how the Project Management Institute advises Project Managers to engage with stakeholders.
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Project Procurement Management
09 May, 2016
Purchasing resources externally for a project can be difficult and involve the legal framework of a contract. This article outlines what is involved.
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Project Risk Management
25 April, 2016
Continuing our series of PMBOK Guide knowledge areas, this article explores Project Risk Management.
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Project Communications Management
11 April, 2016
Communicating project status is vital in any project. This article outlines the Project Communications Management knowledge area and details what is involved.
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Project Human Resource Management
28 March, 2016
Building an effective project team is a vital part of any Project Manager's role. This article outlines the Project Management Institute's view on how this should be done.
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Project Quality Management
14 March, 2016
Quality costs - reviews, inspections and testing take time. But the cost of poor quality is infinitely higher - making quality management a vital aspect of the project manager's role
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Project Cost Management
29 February, 2016
Whie some Project Managers do not have to manage a budget, it is still a vital component of project management. This article summarizes the Project Cost Management knowledge area.
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Project Time Management
15 February, 2016
The Project Time Management chapter of the Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge details one of the most interesting and practical facets of managing projects.
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Project Scope Management
08 February, 2016
This is an overview of the Project Scope Managemet knowledge area from the PMBOK Guide.
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Critical Path: Backward Pass
01 February, 2016
The second part of our look at an effective way to calculate the critical path during the PMP exam.
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Critical Path: Forward Pass
25 January, 2016
The Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge suggests a particular way to calculated the critical path. Velopi proposes a simpler approach that works better in the PMP exam situation.
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Quality and Testing
18 January, 2016
Quality Assurance and Quality Control are not familiar terms in some industries, but the concepts apply to all projects - the deliverables must work!
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Controlling Change
11 January, 2016
Can change be eliminated from our projects through good planning? We argue that it cannot, but effective change control can be planned.
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Why Plan?
04 January, 2016
Given that projects have to deal with uncertainty, would we be better off jumping straight in and not doing any planning?
