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To-Complete Performance Index (TCPI) is an Earned Value Management (EVM) concept first introduced in the PMBOK Guide, Fourth Edition. When I first read the description of TCPI in the PMBOK Guide, I couldn’t make much sense of it. After reading up more on the subject, I was surprised …

I had been running a survey on the best PMP exam prep book, on this blog for the past several weeks. The survey received a total of 531 votes.

To comply with PMP application audit, you would be asked to submit several documents to PMI. The forms to be signed by your supervisor would be included in your audit package, which has to be downloaded from PMI’s website.

When I was preparing for my PMP exam, I was very confused about the difference between Total Float and Free Float in Critical Path Method (CPM). I understood Float, but not the two types. So, I did some research and finally made-up an example to understand the concepts myself …

What is the difference between Project Management Process Groups and Knowledge Areas? The answer seemed so obvious, yet when I thought about it, I found it hard to describe in words. So, I went back, did some reading and put my understanding in words.

Input, Tools & Techniques, and Outputs (ITTO) of the Project Management processes from the PMBOK Guide are probably the most dreaded part of PMP Exam preparation. The PMBOK® Guide, 6th Edition lists 49 Project Management processes in 5 Process Groups and 10 Knowledge Areas. These 49 processes have a total …

What’s the difference between Product Scope, Project Scope and Project Requirements? When I was preparing for the PMP Exam I was really confused between these terms, especially Product Scope vs Project Scope. Not that I didn’t understand what requirements were, it was just the academic definitions of …

If you preparing for the PMP Exam, chances are that you already familiar with Rita Mulcahy’s PMP Exam Prep book. If you go by the Best PMP Exam Prep Book Survey, 65% respondents recommend this book over any other PMP Exam Prep guide. It’s easily the No.1 …

Recently, a PMP aspirant asked a question about the difference between the two conflict resolution techniques - Smoothing and Compromise - in PMP Cert Online Study Group. His question inspired me to write this article.

What is PERT? (Part 3): In the previous article Three Point Estimate, we learned about the advantages of 3-point estimation. In this post, we’ll carry the concept forward and talk about a special type of three point estimation technique called Program Evaluation and Review Technique (PERT).