3 Point Estimate: Triangular Distribution vs Beta Distribution (PERT)

PMP aspirants often come across the 3 Point Estimate when studying for the PMP exam for the first time. There are 2 different formulas for the 3 Point Estimate, and it is generally not clear to most project managers as to which one to use, and when, or why. I have written about the 3 … Read more

The PMP Exam is Changing in January 2016

PMP Exam Changes in January 2016

  Although the PMP exam is still based on the PMBOK Guide, Sixth Edition, there have been changes to the PMP Exam starting from January 12, 2016.  The last day to take the exam based on the current format is 11-Jan-2016. What exactly has changed in the PMP Exam? PMI has recently conducted a Role … Read more

Beat The Meeting Mania

InEffective Meetings

Many people love to call meetings. For any and every problem, they will call a meeting. Call as many people as possible, and then meetings become uncontrollable, hardly ever discussing the topic which was supposed to be discussed. I have seen some people even boast that they went to 6 meetings “back to back”. I … Read more

Focus on Your Strengths

Focus on Your Strengths

We all have some strengths and some weaknesses. From school days, parents & teachers all keep hammering us regarding our weak areas. If you are weak in Maths, everyone will keep pushing you to improve your Maths. You study hard, go for tuition classes, buy extra assessment books, do more Math questions and papers to … Read more

Have You Read Any Book Recently?

For most of the adults, they hardly pick or read a book after graduating. “Isn’t it enough to study for umpteen years in college? Who wants to touch books again… Anyway, I think I already know enough!” they quip. And so once the college has ended, one may read only an occasional book in their … Read more

Are You Good At Delegating?

Delegating For Managers

Do you feel overloaded, stressed, and don’t seem to be making much progress? This is a common issue faced by most managers.  There are only a limited number of hours each day. What you do with these is crucial to your success. You must identify your core skills and tasks that only you can do, … Read more

Shut Up! and Listen…

Shut Up & Listen

  One of the key aspects of being a Great Project Manager, is to be a Great Communicator. And to be a Great Communicator, you have to become a Great Listener… Many people think that listening is not part of communication. They think that only when they are talking is when communication happens. In most … Read more

Dump Multi Tasking. Embrace Single-Tasking!

Smallest Step Matters

As busy project managers or active team members, we seem to be running around, getting things done asap. Cheaper, Faster, Better, Multi-tasking are buzzwords which are key to our survival. Multi-tasking is a fantastic drug… it really gets you hooked. Whatever you do, you feel like you are in control, that you are doing more, … Read more


Warning: count(): Parameter must be an array or an object that implements Countable in /home/pmchamp/public_html/wp-content/plugins/slickquiz/php/slickquiz-front.php on line 59