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Hard Costs vs Soft Costs in Construction: Definitions & Examples

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It’s not easy for construction companies to make accurate budget forecasts. But creating a detailed budget is key to successful construction project management. To create a realistic budget, you need to know the difference between these two costs. When it comes to budgeting, hard costs are easier to estimate.

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3 Exam Content Outline Domains for the PMP exam

Rebel’s Guide to PM

Competency models are not the same as project management models : in the PMBOK Guide Seventh Edition, the term ‘models’ refers to commonly use strategies and approaches for optimizing the way work is done. These guidebooks give you a week-by-week study plan to follow to help you in your quest toward your PMP certification.

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Top 10 Project Management Methodologies – An Overview

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The Project Management Institute (PMI) is a not-for-profit membership association, project management certification and standards organization. The Project Management Institute it’s also the organization that grants the PMP certification, which is the gold-standard among project managers, and recognized all over the world.

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5 Best Project Management Certifications and Courses of 2019

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Project Management certifications, or a certified professional are not essential to an organization’s core structure, but their involvement makes a difference in ten folds. The nature of the certification, in turn, determines how the skills of a certified IT Project Manager can be applied and benefited from. Course Duration: 3 Years.

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What Is a Project Officer? Job Description & Salary Included

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The position is sometimes referred to as an assistant project manager, project coordinator or project assistant. You’ll even find project officers working in not-for-profit organizations and government agencies. The ideal candidate will have a history of assisting project managers with delivering projects on time and within budget.

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Best PMI-ACP Exam Prep Books

Rebel’s Guide to PM

It’s also useful to have books to carry around with you for reference when you can’t access your training materials. Below, I list the best agile books for your certification studies. They all feature on PMI’s exam reference materials list. Alternatively, choose books that fill in your gaps. Recommended. The Agile PrepCast.

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14 Common Project Risks (+ more)

Rebel’s Guide to PM

Project Budget Risks. Project stakeholders are particularly sensitive to cost and potential overruns, especially is the project’s results impact their budget. Reduced budget. Sometimes a project budget needs to be reduced to help the company at large. Governance risk. Here is a list of common project cost risks.

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