For professionals who would like to level the playing field, educating one’s self would be the best route to go about. An increasing number of industry professionals have been taking the Project Management Professional Exam yearly. Some people might wonder, what is project management and why do people need to take and pass the exam? For better understanding, it would be better to dissect what constitutes project management. Let us define what a “project” is first.

According to the on line site of the Project Management Institute which is the world’s leading nonprofit membership association for project management professionals, a project is a temporary group activity designed to produce a unique product, service or result. A project having a defined time line, meaning a clear beginning and end time makes it temporary. It having a clear time frame also defines the project’s scope and resources. It was defined as unique because “it is not a routine operation, but a specific set of operations designed to accomplish a singular goal. So a project team often includes people who don’t usually work together – sometimes from different organizations and across multiple geographies”. Having defined what a project is, it can… Continue reading ...