As part of Velopi’s Blended Learning Solution, we provide our CAPM® and PMP® exam preparation students with access to our online exam simulator. Students are offered a range of trial exams that sharpen their knowledge of the Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK® Guide) and prepare them psychologically for the actual ...

For many of us, project management is something we were thrust into. We were happily carrying out our work in the context of projects, when it was decided to put us in charge. If we were lucky, we got some project management courses, but for the most part we ...

On this page: Anyone who first met earned value management as part of their PMP® exam preparation course will probably have cursed it for giving them a whole list of formulae to remember. However, anyone who has tried to track a schedule and a budget will appreciate that it ...

On this page: At one point, the American band, The Grateful Dead, had to confront its lead guitarist, Jerry Garcia, about his heroin addiction. They were frustrated by Garcia’s erratic performances and wanted him to sort himself out. So they presented him with an ultimatum: Heroin or the band. ...

The highlight of the Project Schedule Management chapter of the Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK© Guide) is the critical path method. If you aspire to obtain Project Management Professional (PMP)© status, this scheduling technique has to be mastered. On this page: Mastering the Critical Path Method for Project Schedule Management ...

I think it is safe to say that there are no school children out there fantasizing about becoming a Project Manager when they grow up. Instead, visions of being James Bond (a secret agent or an actor) occupy their youthful dreams. This should not be surprising. Obviously, project management ...