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| Leads & Lags |
Process Group | Knowledge Area | Activity |
Planning | Project Schedule Mgmt. | Develop Schedule |
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Monitoring & Controlling | Control Schedule |
Kailash B is a project management expert. He is passionate about helping people to excel in project and product management, become PMP certified, and progress in their management careers.
Description It is an organized investigation to check the quality of the product or service. It is part of Quality Management used for controlling quality during the Monitoring and Controlling phase. It is an independently-used project management tool. Where it is Used Process Groups This tool is used in the following Process Group(s) during the…
Description Benchmarking is the process of comparing one’s own practices against those of others to identify areas in which improvements can be made. In other words, benchmarking is a way to improve your project management practices by learning from others. There are many different ways to approach benchmarking. One common method is to compare your organization’s project management…
Description These strategies use the techniques to deal with the threats (the negative risks). There are five types of response strategies to the threats, namely – 1. Escalate2. Avoid3. Transfer4. Mitigate5. Accept. ESCALATE When the risk or the risk response plan is outside the project it can not be managed by the project manager. So it has…
Description Active listening is a communication technique that requires the listener to fully engage with the speaker, and to understand, interpret, and respond to what is being said. It is an important skill in any context, but especially in project management, where effective communication is essential to successful outcomes. The PMBOK (Project Management Body of Knowledge) defines…
Description Cause and Effect Diagram It is a data representation technique where the causes are broken down into further branches to reach the root cause. It is also known as fishbone diagrams, why-why diagrams, or Ishikawa diagrams. HOW IT WORKS If you look at the diagram above it looks like the bone of a fish…
Description Used to elicit product requirements, this method uses people to choose one of many alternatives. It is decided on the basis of unanimity (everyone agrees), a majority (more than 50% people agree), or plurality (most people agree). It belongs to the tool category – Decision making Where it is Used Process Groups This tool is used…
