tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-49386105342930013882024-03-19T10:42:19.264+05:30MANAGEMENT YOGIGood Karma Matters.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger453125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4938610534293001388.post-85301363930435917132024-03-12T18:57:00.020+05:302024-03-16T12:03:34.599+05:30Sprints at Scale: Working with 10, 100, 1000, or More Sprints in A Scrum ProjectA Sprint is a mini-project and usually has a length of 2 weeks, though it can vary from 1 to 4 weeks. While running Sprints for a big project using Scrum framework, one can run 10, 100, 1000, or more Sprints. The number of Sprints goes-up when the Sprint length is shorter – say 1 week. This scenario highly possible.Do not confuse Sprints at Scale with Agile at Scale, where multipleUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4938610534293001388.post-90376554038035531522024-03-04T10:18:00.008+05:302024-03-04T20:06:51.937+05:30WBS Level – 0 (L0) Vs. Level – 1 (L1) with Oracle Primavera P6 and Microsoft Project Many times, while interacting with the project management or agile practitioners, questions come on the levels of the work breakdown structure (WBS). In particular, the biggest confusion is about the differences between Level 0 (L0) and Level 1 (L1). Most project management literature and tools are focused on L1 of the WBS and rarely mention L0! This results in questions such as:Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4938610534293001388.post-91318385597555104512024-02-25T16:06:00.019+05:302024-02-26T12:15:02.199+05:30Leading Indicators and Lagging Indicators in Project ManagementFor the first time, in the PMBOK® Guide 7th edition, both leading and lagging indicators are introduced as Key Performance Indicators (KPI) for a project. Such indicators are applicable in all aspects of management – project, program, portfolio or risk management. It’s also applicable in Agile management.Let’s understand them in simplest possible terms. The content of this article has been taken Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4938610534293001388.post-2165634614361774772024-02-19T11:32:00.039+05:302024-03-15T16:40:26.835+05:30Management Yogi's Hybrid-Agile (CHAMP) Certification: Customizing Sprint Tools in MS Project AgileIn a recent webinar series on Agile with respect to Kanban, there were discussions on customizing the needed commands for all Scrum or Kanban tools directly in the MS Project Ribbon. This saves time, makes the commands easier to find and operate for beginners, and is also quite useful. You can watch webinar series on Practical Kanban below:Practical Kanban with MS Project Agile: Part – 1&Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4938610534293001388.post-57160397193189928012024-02-12T07:14:00.018+05:302024-02-14T07:24:06.549+05:30Risk Breakdown Structure and Work Breakdown Structure – A Combined Way!The Risk Breakdown Structure (RBS) is mostly used in Risk Management, whereas the Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) is in Scope Management. But then they can be combined to provide you better value from both the breakdown structures. In an earlier article, I noted the following:"RBS can be used in combination with WBS to identify potential sources of risk. For example, the XYZ work packageUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4938610534293001388.post-47498670763216874542024-02-04T09:57:00.021+05:302024-02-14T07:26:00.914+05:30PMP Live Lessons Success Story: The Best Course Content I’ve Ever Seen and Blindly Followed The Material To Be A PMPBy Lakshmi Narayan Dash, PMPIntroductionI had been working in the IT industry for years in various administration and operation projects. I decided and wanted to go from technical responsibility to management responsibility. My keen desire was to learn agile well, which will help in my new responsibility. The PMP certification course has at least 50% content from Agile. This encouraged Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4938610534293001388.post-24265810980435347342024-01-30T09:07:00.005+05:302024-01-31T06:12:26.472+05:30CHAMP Success Story: One of the Best Hybrid-Agile Certification Courses I Ever AttendedBy Dr Kish Ranai, CHAMPIntroductionThe Certified Hybrid-Agile Master Professional or CHAMP certification course is one of the few best courses I have attended. The course provides very detailed, step-by-step examples on how to go about implementing the concepts of Hybrid Project Management. Satya, the creator of the course, is an excellent teacher and very dedicated to what he does. I Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4938610534293001388.post-6951306675454712062024-01-28T20:12:00.005+05:302024-01-28T20:13:34.432+05:30A Practical Risk Breakdown Structure with MS Project and Primavera Risk Analysis (PRA)In the earlier article, I wrote about various Breakdown Structures and specifically, the Risk Breakdown Structure (RBS). As noted in the previous article, breakdown structures are progressively decomposed into greater levels of detail.But then the following questions come-up?How does that happen practically?How does the RBS level (Level n) be associated with the identified risks?What is its usageUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4938610534293001388.post-40415688632915155102024-01-23T07:10:00.021+05:302024-01-24T10:17:09.418+05:30Fundamentals of Risk Breakdown Structure (RBS) A breakdown structure is what the name tells. It's basically a hierarchical decomposition and each lower level gives more details or information. One of the best-known breakdown structures is the Work Breakdown Structure (WBS). In this article, however, we will know more on the Risk Breakdown Structure (RBS). The Standard for Risk Management and the PMBOK 6th edition use RBS as a Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4938610534293001388.post-5916654655897029962024-01-15T20:26:00.018+05:302024-01-20T05:42:49.798+05:3020 NEW PMI-RMP Multi-Response Free Questions and Answers (Part - 2) This is in continuation of the earlier series of questions for the mutlti-response or multi-answer questions for the PMI-RMP® examination. I call them multi-response, multi-choice quesitons.I'd strongly suggest that you take both the parts together when you try to attempt the questions. That way you will get a feel of questions and how to answer them. Do note that these are not Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4938610534293001388.post-82996974782508298302024-01-09T22:30:00.030+05:302024-01-17T21:43:43.267+05:3020 NEW PMI-RMP Multi-Response Free Questions and Answers (Part - 1)The Risk Management Professional (RMP®) exam from PMI® has various types of questions, including the multi-response questions. Indeed, if you are appearing for the latest RMP exam in 2024 and beyond, then you will face both multi-choice and multi-response questions. There is a subtle difference between the two.Multi-choice questions: There will be four radio-button choices. ONLY one of the Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4938610534293001388.post-38901152260475135762023-12-25T09:34:00.011+05:302023-12-26T13:27:15.744+05:30Course Review: MS Project Live Lessons – Enables to Learn and Master the Application to Help in Delivering Successful ProjectsBy Mukundan Vikkath, PMPWhy this Course?My whole 25 years’ experience is in heavy equipment manufacturing and construction. For the last 10 years, I’ve been responsible for managing project teams delivering orders with respect to various mega projects in the Oil & Gas and Energy sectors. Though I’m skilled enough to monitor schedules and resource allocation across multiple projects, I Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4938610534293001388.post-3145053991577745422023-12-21T09:26:00.015+05:302023-12-24T18:14:09.456+05:30PMBOK 7th Edition: Principles, Performance Domains and Artifacts – How Do They Plug and Play Together? (Part - 2)I'd strongly recommend that you go through the first part of this series on PMBOK's principles (PR) and performanc domains (PD) before proceeding with this one. This part is about artifacts and interactions among the PRs, PDs and Artifacts. This series: Part - 1--PMBOK7 Artifacts *** UPDATED ***The way to connect the dots and understand this article is also to know the artifacts. An Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4938610534293001388.post-86692472529954279352023-12-17T14:27:00.014+05:302023-12-21T09:31:47.657+05:30PMBOK 7th Edition: Principles, Performance Domains and Artifacts – How Do They Plug and Play Together? (Part - 1)Over a decade and a half ago my father and mother visited me in a different city, nearly a thousand miles away from home. Being very young, with few years of work experience, I was struggling to cope with the work pressure, compounded by no family or family friends in a new city with a totally different culture, language, food, and even clothing. My father was very concerned and tried to help in Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4938610534293001388.post-777845475505676202023-12-09T20:46:00.033+05:302024-01-19T17:35:51.011+05:30 Understanding PMI Exam Score ReportsWhile preparing for Project Management Institute (PMI) related exams, it’s highly important to know how the scoring happens and what basis the scoring happens. It’s equally crucial to know when and why you will be considered to have passed or failed the exam. PMI provides a number of certification exams. Some of them are:Project Management Professional (PMP) Exam,Risk Management ProfessionalUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4938610534293001388.post-74292746863259999102023-11-27T20:46:00.031+05:302023-11-30T08:14:34.772+05:30Portfolio Management and Benefits Dependency MapWhile interacting with aspiring Portfolio Management Professionals (PfMP), some of the questions that come-up are these:Why should a Portfolio be worried about benefits and benefits management?Is not benefits management part of a Program with a dedicated domain?Also, in the PMBOK Guide, 6th edition as well as 7th edition, benefits management has been informed in many places! Indeed, in the PMBOK Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4938610534293001388.post-3693802244018899592023-11-12T21:16:00.024+05:302023-11-14T05:20:36.818+05:30From PMP, PgMP to PfMP: Project and Program Risk Management Vs. Portfolio Risk Management Project and Program Risk Management when compared with Portfolio Risk Management will have many fundamental differences. Indeed, there are a large number of differences that you have to know, if you are coming from a project management or program management background. Many of my course and/or book subscribers are Project Management Professionals (PMP®), Risk Management Professionals (RMP®) Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4938610534293001388.post-17717645287879254522023-11-05T21:36:00.012+05:302023-11-12T19:23:10.201+05:30Upcoming Webinar: 5 Must-Dos (Knows) To Be A PMI Portfolio Management Professional (PfMP)In a recent article on benefits of Portfolio Management Professional Certification (PfMP), I outlined top reasons of having this certification. At a high-level, they are:PfMP certification is the highest-level credential offered by PMI. It shines in your resume.With Portfolio Management, you are directly responsible for achieving your organization's strategic business objectives.Project and Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4938610534293001388.post-39151796252290871022023-10-26T06:06:00.010+05:302023-10-26T19:15:36.455+05:30 A Comprehensive Guide to Achieve PfMP Certification: ‘I Want To Be A PfMP’ Book by Satya Narayan DashBy Shahpour Kakaei, PgMP, PMP, ACP, RMP, ITIL, Attended Harvard Business SchoolIntroductionI Want To Be A PfMP by Satya Narayan Dash is an exceptional book that serves as a comprehensive guide for professionals aspiring to achieve the Professional in Portfolio Management (PfMP) certification. Recently released, this book offers valuable insights, practical advice, and a structured approach to Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4938610534293001388.post-25399777409933508672023-10-19T18:16:00.040+05:302023-10-24T18:50:36.163+05:30Top Nine Reasons To Go For PMI-PfMP CertificationWhile interacting with aspiring Portfolio Management Professionals (PMI®-PfMP®), a number of questions come up. Usually, the frequent ones are the followings:This looks to be another certification. Why should one go for it?I’m already a Project Management Professional (PMP®), Risk Management Professional (RMP®), Program Management Professional (PgMP®), and/or Agile Certified Practitioner (ACP®)&Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4938610534293001388.post-85513466734074186652023-10-14T07:23:00.007+05:302023-10-23T06:49:22.146+05:3020 PMI-PfMP Free Questions and Answers (Part - 2)This post is in continuation of the earlier series of questions for the PfMP® examination. I would strongly recommend that you take both the parts together when you try to attempt the questions. These are not verbatim questions from the PfMP exam. Nevertheless, a lot of thought, understanding and also pain have gone in preparing the questions. These questions cover the areas neededUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4938610534293001388.post-5483180769848482242023-10-09T19:28:00.029+05:302023-10-23T06:49:33.845+05:3020 PMI-PfMP Free Questions and Answers (Part - 1) The Portfolio Management Professional (PfMP®) is the highest-level certification offered by the Project Management Institute (PMI®). In fact, it is an elite certification. Very few have earned this certification.To earn this certification, you need the right content, material, course of action and above all, high-quality questions, which will test your ability and understanding with Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4938610534293001388.post-11398288673938665082023-09-30T08:16:00.023+05:302023-10-02T06:52:52.421+05:30 Mastering MS Project Agile: Task Board without Sprint Associated Tasks – How To Do It?I frequently interact with Agile and Hybrid-Agile practitioners who use my Mastering MS Project Agile course and/or Certified Hybrid-Agile Master Professional (CHAMP) certification course. For interactions, I mostly use direct video calls because that way one can quickly learn the problems faced by them and whenever possible, I can provide a quick solution then and there. Both these courses Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4938610534293001388.post-68338129203427847872023-09-24T17:54:00.006+05:302023-09-26T09:34:52.878+05:30Mastering MS Project Agile Course Review–An Absolutely Delightful, High-Quality Course At A Very Low Cost!By Ravi O’ReillyWhy this Course?I decided to purchase this course after a lot of extensive research for a specific purpose after being tasked with building and managing a programme plan with Agile methodologies. I could not find any examples, templates, or learning anywhere and I was absolutely delighted when I came across ManagementYogi’s Mastering MS Project Agile course. My task was to Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4938610534293001388.post-80419748811770384052023-09-20T09:46:00.028+05:302023-09-22T09:10:29.408+05:30Portfolio Management: Top 10 Things to Know About A Portfolio Roadmap (Part - 2)In the earlier post, we checked the top five points (and utilities) of a portfolio roadmap. They are: Graphical representation of all elementsInternal and external dependenciesHigh-level prioritization mappingChronological mapping of the componentsProgress of componentsYou can read the content in the below link:Portfolio Roadmap – Top Ten Things to Know (Part – 1)In this part, we will know Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0