Project Management newsletter

Top new questions this week:

Catch-Up Scheduling

Say I have a project X that is due to be complete by Date Y Right now we are 10% behind schedule (Should be say 50% and right now 40%), How can I estimate what level of "effort" is required to catch …

ms-project resource-planning sheduling

asked by onaclov2000 4 votes answered by Mark C. Wallace 4 votes

PMP certification will it help MY career profile

I have work experience as a Analyst & Senior Analyst roles totalling 4 years and now in UK into IT recruitment and placements.. where we are going to deal with govt. projects shortly. Would it …

pmp

asked by Mary 2 votes answered by Doug B 4 votes

How to start my first project?

I'm going to manage my first project that is really a small stream of an even greater project, and my boss said that I could make my own schedule and plans etc. I have a couple of questions, I need …

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asked by I AM L 2 votes answered by Zsolt 4 votes

Is there are a resource handler or gantt chart creator tool for JIRA?

I'm hoping someone has some experience on tools and/or better keywords to describe this problem: I have JIRA system for developers where they provide estimates and track time completed. The estimate …

resource-planning jira

asked by user468164 1 vote answered by Brian Carlton 0 votes

Explanation on the order of Planning Processes in Rita's Process chart

I am preparing for PMP, currently in Chapter 3 of Rita Mulcahy 's book. I prefer understanding over memorization, the 'why' rather than the 'what'. I searched on the web to understand why the …

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asked by Brian 1 vote answered by Mark C. Wallace 2 votes

How to involve the whole team in choosing the next project?

I work in a startup where there is a huge list of projects/epics to do. Of course, we have to choose which are the best ones (the most valuable) in order to launch a release for this project. Even if …

scrum backlog product-owner epics

asked by gallain 1 vote answered by CodeGnome 2 votes

Greatest hits from previous weeks:

MBA vs PMP to prepare for shifting to Management Career

I am wondering for a person who wants to advance his career from the development to management level in IT sector, what will provide him the suitable foundation or knowledge for him? MBA or PMP ? …

pmp project-manager

asked by kitokid 7 votes answered by jcmeloni 6 votes

How to make Scrum of Scrums meetings more productive?

At my job, we're having a Scrum of Scrums meeting where all the Scrum Masters get together. This meeting is turning into a boring meeting where everyone gives their status update. I'm trying to make …

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asked by Tony 11 votes answered by Ben 7 votes