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I have been leading a PMP exam prep workshop all week and every time we do this workshop we get questions like what we are listing today. We have touched on these points in the past but as the fifth edition of the PMBOK Guide will be coming to an end and the sixth edition...

Starting with the next post, we will be posting a series under the label IMHO, Ajam’s PM Thoughts. IMHO, Ajam’s PM Thoughts IMHO = In my humble opinion. These will be videos, recorded casually and without a script. Some topics will be educational Others will be to raise awareness about a certain concept or association or …...

Is making a cup of coffee a project? How about a sandwich? Taking a shower? Grocery shopping? Years ago, we had published an article on the difference between tasks and projects and to answer the above questions, it would be good to update and re-publish that articles. What triggered the current article is a recent...

I cannot help it seeing the PMI huge focus in recent months on benefits realization and benefit management. It is like PMI discovered a way to go to Mars and back in one week.

What do you think, is project management becoming a commodity? I am a member on numerous online groups related to project management. There is a huge focus on certifications, PMP being the most popular but others as well like ACP, Agile, PRINCE2, RMP and numerous others. We see advertisement such as: