Project Plan

With the worldwide surge in the demand for Project Management skills, the PMP®, the Project Management certification is the best way to boost your career prospects and credentials. The PMI has made lot of changes to the Project Management professional exams and the exams are getting tougher. Many professionals attempt to pass the exam and few anonymous survey results show that at least 40 to 50% of candidates fail to clear the Project Management professional exam in their first attempt.

Let’s imagine you have put lot of efforts to prepare for the PMP exam and getting ready for the exam day. Before attempting the exam, you like to have feeling that your are confident enough to take the exam and you very much assured of a proper preparation for the exam. How will you acquire the required confidence and assurance of passing the exam with distinction? I would suggest that you shall perform a thorough self assessment of yourself by using the following questions before attempting the exam.

I know how to perform project assessment based upon the available information

I know how to define project scope based on the business requirements

I know how to perform stakeholder analysis using the various techniques mentioned in PMBOK® Guide, Fourth Edition [...]

CIOs often presuppose that the training that is administered for Project Management within an IT organization is sufficient, and that is why managers of projects don’t end up with as much training as they should. However, you should not assume that training of project managers is unimportant to CIOs; it’s just that it sometimes pales in comparison to the other pressing issues that they have to deal with. It is often presumed that employees are continuously being trained, therefore a high standard and discipline is being maintained. But the success of a project delivery will increase as long as there is an amplified practice of project management.

Some folks believe that one methodology can be used across different projects, while others believe that methodologies should be tailor fitted to each project. Within an IT environment, previously utilized methodologies can be re-used with additional tweaks to ensure that the project is successfully delivered in accordance to that industry. For the success of any initiative, the CIOs should first ascertain if their subordinates comprehend the methods that were implemented and are utilizing those methods as described.

Some organizations recruit specific personnel for project management, and most times they assume that because the individual has past experience or training on the subject, they do not need any further direction or supervision. Also, it is expected that these individuals should always be successful and deliver a completed project in record time, but it should be understood that there are other factors to consider. The size of the organization, their location and other variable elements should be taken into consideration despite the project manager’s skill and experience. [...]