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From beginner’s guides to breakdowns of advanced topics, our blog covers key project management topics. These can supplement your learning on one of our project management training courses, or provide a starting point for your own project management learning.
Programme Benefits – Feedback Required
Explain 5 distinct benefits of managing groups of projects as programmes rather than as individual unconnected projects. Ensure that you […]
Read MoreConfiguration Management – Feedback Required
List and Describe 5 elements that would be performed as part of an effective configuration management process ? Planning Identification […]
Read MoreStructured Methods – Feedback Required Please
Explain 5 advantages to an organisation of adopting a structured method for project management ? (50 Marks) Business case – […]
Read MoreContents Of The PMP – Feedback – Problems With Exam
The project management plan (PMP) consists of both strategies (policies and frameworks) and tactical (processes and plans) elements. List and […]
Read MoreEffecttive Closeout – Feedback Required
Explain what is meant by the term project closeout (10 Marks)? Project closeout phase occurs after development has been completed […]
Read MoreCommunications Question (Quadrant) – Feedback Required
Where stakeholder management is carried out using the grid below state the meaning of each of the axis ? Power […]
Read MoreFeedback Request – Answers To Study Guide Questions
Hi there, I have been working my way through the study guide and would like some feedback on if I […]
Read MorePortfolio Management – Feedback Required
Explain 3 key activities of portfolio management (30 Marks) Management of risk across the portfolio Coordinate the impact on BAU […]
Read MoreResource Management – Smoothing And Levelling – Feedback
Explain The following approaches to resource scheduling Resource Smoothing (10 Marks) Resource Levelling (10 Marks) Resource smoothing is used when […]
Read MoreBusiness Case Question – Feedback Required (Found Difficult)
A Explain the principlepurpose of a project business case (10 marks) The principle purpose of thebusiness case is to […]
Read MoreProjects V BAU – Feedback Required
List 5 characteristics of project and describe how each is different from BAU ? Projects have finite timescales whereas BAU […]
Read MoreProject Quality Management – Feedback Required
Explain the difference between continuous improvement and project quality planning Project Quality planning describes the plan how the project will […]
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