Category: PMP
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Iteration/Sprit Review vs Retrospective
The iteration (or sprint) review is about showing what was delivered and getting feedback from customers and stakeholders. The retrospective, on the other hand, is different in purpose and audience: 📌 Sprint Retrospective 🔍 Key Differences ⚙️ Typical Retrospective Agenda 👉 So, you can think of it like this:
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PMP: Management Reserves
💰 What Are Management Reserves? Management reserves are funds set aside to cover unforeseen work that is within the project scope, but not yet identified at the time of planning. They act as a contingency for the unknown-unknowns — things you didn’t anticipate, but that might occur during project execution. 🧩 Key Characteristics Aspect Description…
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PMP: 4 Dependencies in scheduling
🔧 1. Mandatory Dependency Also called: Hard logic 📌 Definition: Dependencies that are legally or physically required, based on the nature of the work or contractual obligations. ✅ Characteristics: 📍 Example: 🧭 2. Discretionary Dependency Also called: Soft logic, preferred logic, or preferential logic 📌 Definition: Dependencies established by the project team based on best…
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PMP: Schedule Optimization Techniques
Let’s break down two important schedule optimization techniques in project management: Schedule Leveling and Schedule Crashing — both found in the PMBOK® Guide. 🟨 1. Schedule Leveling A resource optimization technique that adjusts the project schedule to resolve resource conflicts or overallocations, often without changing the project scope, but it may extend the project duration.…
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PMP : Lead vs Lag
⏩ Lead Time Lead is the amount of time that a successor activity can be advanced with respect to a predecessor activity. 🧩 Logic:“Start the next task before the previous one fully finishes.” 📌 Example: ✅ Use case: 🕒 Lag Time Lag is the amount of time that must pass after the predecessor activity ends…
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PHP: FS vs SF vs SS vs FF
🔗 1. Finish-to-Start (FS) — Most Common Dependency The successor activity cannot start until the predecessor activity has finished. 🧩 Logic:“Start B only after A is done.” 📌 Example: 📈 Usage: 🔄 2. Start-to-Finish (SF) — Rare Dependency The successor activity cannot finish until the predecessor activity has started. 🧩 Logic:“Finish B only after A…
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PMP: Flow-Based Estimating
🔄 What is Flow-Based Estimating? Flow-based estimating is a method of estimation that focuses on the actual flow of work through a system. Instead of predicting effort or duration per task (like traditional estimation), it leverages historical performance data such as: This approach aligns with Lean and Kanban principles and emphasizes predictability and continuous improvement…
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PMP: T-shaped people
The concept of T-shaped people is very important in Agile teams, collaborative project environments, and is sometimes referenced in PMP exam questions under team performance or resource management. 🧍♂️ What Are T-Shaped People? A T-shaped person is someone who has: 🧠 Why It Matters in Projects (Especially Agile) Trait Impact Deep skill Delivers high-quality work…
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PMP : Adaptive planning
Adaptive Planning is a core concept in Agile and hybrid project management, and it’s especially relevant for the PMP exam under Agile principles, planning processes, and change management. 🔁 What Is Adaptive Planning? Adaptive planning is the practice of continuously updating and refining plans as the project progresses, based on feedback, learning, and changing conditions.…
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PMP: Change Champions
Let’s explore the concept of Change Champions — a valuable concept in organizational change management, and highly relevant to stakeholder engagement, team dynamics, and change adoption in both real-world projects and PMP exam contexts. 👥 What are Change Champions? Change Champions are influential individuals within the organization who actively support, promote, and advocate for a…