I heard it just recently: we tried Agile, but people were all over the place and we totally lost control. Organizations with bureaucratic frustrations, caused by a misinterpretation of frameworks such as ITIL®, often assume total freedom based on another misconception: Agile is all about power to the professional, so we don’t need any process…

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How hard can managing a project really be? That depends on one’s perspective. There is only one thing we all agree upon: the only difficulty in managing a project is… managing it. Anyone with a minimal background in project management (PM) methodologies and frameworks can state at least some aspects that are crucial when working…

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After taking the PMP and PMI-Risk Management professional exams, the PMI-ACP exam was my third exposure to PMI’s exam style. I thought that the exam was similar to the current PMI style, i.e., find the best answer and inputs & outputs of the methodologies, meetings, reports and charts. The questions were based on PMI’s PMP…

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You may have noticed recent discussions about the Project Management Office (PMO). Should we keep it, change it or demolish it? In this fast-changing business environment, it’s difficult to stay alive, if you’re still holding on to a decision you made five years ago! We all know that establishing a PMO can help you regain…

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