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Monday, January 16, 2012

PM Primary formula sheet (from Qvive)

There are some formulas that you must know for the PMP exam. You can download a sheet which is very practical on this website (Qvive): http://qvive.biz/down.aspx 

Friday, January 13, 2012

Question about PERT

PERT, or three points estimates, means "PROGRAM Evaluation and Review Technique". There are 3 estimates for each task: Optimistic, Pessimistic, and Most Likely. The formula is a must know!

A very straightforward question could be like this:

Given the following estimates: Optimistic 3 days, Pessimistic 9 days, and most likely 6 days, what is the PERT weighted average?

A. 6.1

B. 6.3

C. 6

D. 4

The answer is page 150 of the PMBOK (Chapter 6, Project Time Management)


Tuesday, January 10, 2012

Happy New Year 2012!

I hope that all your projects will be successful!
But how we define if a project is sucessful?