by Mounir Ajam | Feb 6, 2017 | Project Life Cycle, Project Management Process Groups
We realize that we discuss this topic often, and others do as well on various online platforms and social media sites. Yet, we continue to see PMPs, PMI Registered Education Providers (REP), “PMP Instructors” confuse this concept and think that the process...
by Mounir Ajam | Jan 3, 2017 | Methodology-CAMMP, Project Life Cycle
The following post is part of a chapter in our upcoming book on The Customizable and Adaptable Methodology for Managing Projects™ (CAMMP™). This section presents a possible scenario on taking a project from idea to closure following the CAMMP Project Life Cycle, which...
by Mounir Ajam | Jul 14, 2016 | Applied Project Management (4PM)
This will be a very short post and maybe more on the light side Technically, in the new sixth edition of the PMBOK Guide, per the exposure draft, there are only four process groups not five. Well – let us agree first on the definition of a group. Would you agree...
by Mounir Ajam | Mar 16, 2016 | Methodology-CAM2P, Project Life Cycle, Project Management Process Groups
Introduction Over the years, the PMBOK Guide has the ANSI stamp on the cover, giving the impression that the whole guide is an ANSI Standard. However, inside the guide, one can find a mention that the ANSI Standard was part of Chapter 3 in the 3rd and 4th edition of...
by Mounir Ajam | Mar 11, 2016 | Applied Project Management (4PM), Project Management Process Groups
I struggled with writing or starting this blog since I honestly did not know what to say. Is “I told you so” appropriate? Is it good that some of the PMI volunteers are finally waking up, appropriate? Maybe the question should be: Is PMI listening to us...