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PRINCE2 and PMBOK: How They Compare

Rebel’s Guide to PM

We were talking about PRINCE2®, what it means to get qualified and how it compares to the PMBOK Guide. She first took her PRINCE2 Practitioner exam in 2004. Elizabeth, what’s the story behind the PRINCE2 methodology? PRINCE2 stands for Projects IN Controlled Environments and is a widely used project management method.

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Risk Management Resources

Herding Cats

Information about key project cost, (technical) performance, and schedule attributes is often uncertain or unknown until late in the program. Taxonomy-Based Risk Identification,” Marvin Carr, Suresh Konda, Ira Monarch, Carlo Ulrich, and Clay Walker, Technical Report, CMU/SEI-93-TR-6, Software Engineering Institute, June 1993.

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A Compendium of Risk Management Resources

Herding Cats

Information about key project cost, (technical) performance and schedule attributes is often uncertain or unknown until late in the program. Taxonomy-Based Risk Identification,” Marvin Carr, Suresh Konda, Ira Monarch, Carlo Ulrich, and Clay Walker, Technical Report, CMU/SEI-93-TR-6, Software Engineering Institute, June 1993.

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What are the Best Project Management Books?

Online PM Courses

More demanding reads, with a higher technical content. I learnt so much from it that I wrote a comprehensive review of the book for an earlier article. The books style is to create mini case studies and then discuss options and solutions. But it is far less rigorous and technical than the latter. Herding Chickens.

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20 Online Training Resources for Project Managers

Wrike

Accreditation: PMI Registered Education Partner; PRINCE2 Accredited Training Organization. . People refer opportunities to the site and then site owners review opportunities before posting. Accreditation: PMI Registered Education Provider, PRINCE2 Accredited Training Organization.

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Misunderstanding Making Decisions in the Presence of Uncertainty

Herding Cats

So in the end, if we are to make a decision in the presence of uncertainty, we MUST make estimates to develop a reliable shipping date while producing an accurate and precise estimate of the cost, schedule, and technical performance of the product shipped on that date. Eggstaff, Thomas A.

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Project Management Solutions For Architects (The Ultimate Guide)

Scoro

With the rise of modern technology, architectural firms no longer have to rely on outdated project management techniques like spreadsheets or manual time-tracking. Estimating activity timelines : Using the team’s technical knowledge to create a rough estimate of how long each activity will take. Technical risks. Cost risks.