Some project management software tools allow you to take a snapshot of your project baseline. If yours doesn’t, you can still take a baseline by saving a copy of your schedule in a file with the date in the filename. But how do you know if your project baseline is any good? That’s what we’re […]
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Confused about CPI and SPI? They often sit together in project reports and there’s a good reason for that. But they measure very different things. If you’re unsure how to interpret them, or when one matters more than the other, you’re not alone. In this article, we’ll cover how to use the metrics, tell them
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One of the challenges we hear time and time again is that the shift to green project management and working in more sustainable ways is “hard”. And it is – we don’t dispute that any change to business practices is difficult when you are first setting out to do things in a new way. But
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We packed 35 real Primavera P6 terms into one puzzle. Some will make you nod. A few might make you Google. Let’s be honest, project controls training doesn’t always have to feel like a PMP exam. So, we made something a little different. A proper old-school word search, packed with 35 terms straight out of
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A PDU (Professional Development Unit) is the unit of credit used by the Project Management Institute® (PMI) to measure continuing education and professional development activities for holders of PMI certifications (such as the PMP®, PMI-ACP®, PgMP® and others). Earning and reporting PDUs is required to maintain PMI certifications through the Continuing Certification Requirements (CCR) program.
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Today we’re going to take a look at Earned Value Management (EVM). Managing a project can feel like driving on a foggy road: you know where you want to go, but it’s hard to tell if you’re on time, on budget or heading off-course. Earned Value Management (EVM) is a simple set of ideas and
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The Association of Project Management annual APM Conference 2026 will be held on April 29-30 at the Manchester Central Convention Complex (Windmill Street, Manchester, M2 3GX). The theme for the APM Conference 2026 will be ’The Power of Clarity’, exploring how, in a world of complexity, competing priorities and constant change, clarity is a powerful
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We have been waiting a while for this update to the EIA-748 Rev D, aptly titled EIA-748 Rev E. This has been a multi-year project undertaken by the NDIA, who labor tirelessly to develop both useful and understandable guidelines that we can use in our development and modification of a compliant earned value management system.
Failure In Project Management = Good? If you’ve worked on projects for any length of time, you’ll know that they don’t always go the way you expect. There’s always failure in project management. From the supplier who goes bankrupt, to the natural disaster that delays your essential components arising, to the new hire who doesn’t
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Project Control Summit 2026 will be held April 26-28 at Margaritaville Resort, Lake Conroe, Texas. The theme for the summit will be ’Go the Extra Mile in Project Controls’. Project Control Summit 2026 will offer Keynote Speakers and an abundance of tracks over the three days. Keynotes Shohreh Ghorbani is the founder and technical director
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