The world of Project Management is always changing. Project Managers need to be ahead of the curve when it comes to upcoming changes that modify the way the work and handle with teams, schedules and corporate scopes. But instead of swimming against the tide, embracing trends in the industry would become a powerful tool to separate from the rest, and having outstanding results in the company. This year, it is all about the technology incorporation. Let´s have a look to the top

Why do we need a Business Analyst? Leaving a project´s fate to the unknown is a huge risk to your company. The ability to decipher and interpreting what are the conditions and threats a business may face is an important task led by a specific kind of practitioner. A Business Analyst comes to be the missing link between the business conceptual approach and its actual abilities. BAs translate complex procedures and components into an easy to understand image route for project m

Agile is composed of three parts: First, it is a methodology used to manage teams doing software development. Second, it involves organizational change to accommodate the different work style and interaction style. Third, it is brand hat has name recognition and a whole industry of professionals behind it. Part 1 The Methodology Related to the first part, managing teams, Agile is composed of a self-directed work team with assigned roles & responsibilities that follows a pre-d

The exposure drafts for our flagship standard and body of knowledge, The PMBOK® Guide, were held earlier in 2016. Our committee is currently reviewing your comments and will be making revisions in the coming months. https://www.pmi.org/pmbok-guide-standards/foundational/pmbok/coming-soon-pmbok-guide-sixth-edition Agile comes to the PMBOK® Guide New to the Sixth Edition, each knowledge area will contain a section entitled Approaches for Agile, Iterative and Adaptive Environmen

The market has recognized that PM’s do BA work and vice versa; the hybrid BA/PM. This realization has led to an attempt to create a new role that builds on both Business Analysis and Project Management, but with a more strategic function. Names include BRM (business relationship manager), BPM (business project manager), BPE (Business project engineer), Strategic Initiatives Engineer, Product manager, etc. The BPMs mingle with and advise executives. They can lead strategic ini

For a typical Agile team of 4 to 6 people, following the Scrum framework is fine. However, once a project starts having several Agile teams working on the same project, then the Scrum framework is insufficient. Gaps appear and coordination becomes more difficult. Without any enhancements, Scrum can’t scale. These enhancements come at a price: more meetings, more communications, more overhead. For multiple teams (2 to 4), Scrum and be super-sized by adding a daily multi-team

As an instructor who has prepared many for the PMP exam, I can offer you my best advice on how to prepare for it. Naturally, each person learns differently and has their preferences, nevertheless you will find these tips to be helpful. Step # 1. Calculate how much time you need to study for the PMP I advise people to take at least 8 to 10 weeks to study for the exam. Any sooner is a big risk of not passing the 1st time. The table below is a guide to how many hours and how man

After working for 34 years, I have reached the conclusion that the common denominator in any project is Requirements. For the business, the objective of the project is to take ideas and turn them into working products. It starts with a business idea which then turns into to business requirements to stakeholder requirements to functional requirements, to technical design, to technical specifications, to construction, to testing, and then to delivery. This transformation is the