Projects generally have multiple tasks going on at one time. With this being said it would definitely be possible for the project to have multiple pri...

A team is going to follow their project manager's examples. Therefore if he is lackadaisical his team is most likely going to slack off on assignments...

The two survey answers seem unrelated to me. I say this because you can love your job without being praised. Everyone wants to feel appreciated and re...

I am a little surprised that percentage for benefits, meaningful work, and being recognized are the lowest. One of the most famous saying is "do a job...

No one has all of the answers, and most people are learning as they go along. In the mini-sims I always tried to gather up as much information as I ca...

I believe for myself personally I would need improvement in the risk management portion of project management. It seems as though it is something that...

In almost all cases it is the project manager's sole responsibility to make sure that everyone is talking regardless of organization. The title the pe...

Using the minisim as an example. The product that was being made required a specific amount of friction in order for the product to work. Specificatio...

Reactive management is most certainly not a bad thing if it required. Hopefully, it will not be required as a good PM should be able to account for an...

EV, SV, and CV are mainly used as estimates so that the PM and stake holders can know where the project is at, and how it is doing. These values allow...

If I had to choose between the two possible cases I myself would go with scenario 2. It is better to be behind schedule but under budget, than ahead o...

I believe by growth you mean scope creep. Scope creep generally refers to changes or uncontrolled growth in a project's scope. This can involve poor c...

When determining a schedule human factors should already be taken into account. I believe that a good project manager should already have sick days, a...

Both variance types are crucial when trying to stay within the scope of the project. Schedule variance is calculated by subtracting the planned value ...

I do not have experience with industrial projects, however I have been on a surgical research team. While on this team we went over the DDP of the pro...