What is the Best Power of the Project Manager?
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What is the Best Power of the Project Manager?

By法赫德Usmani, PMP

A project’s environment is much like a startup company’s environment. There is continuous pressure to perform with a limited budget and a fixed schedule. More importantly, you will always have new team members.

In this situation, you will have to manage your team and motivate them to perform their best.

This is not an easy task, and you will have to use your soft and hard skills to push team members continuously.

As a project manager, you can have many powers. The sixth edition of the PMBOK Guide recognizes the following fourteen powers:

7 Softw最好的资源管理are: Free & Paid

7 Softw最好的资源管理are: Free & Paid

By法赫德Usmani, PMP

This article will discuss the 7 best resource management software, their features, ratings, pros and cons, and how much they cost. But before I delve into detail about these resource management tools, let’s have a brief overview of resource management and how this type of software can be useful. A resource can be man, machine,…

5 Conflict Resolution Techniques in Project Management
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5 Conflict Resolution Techniques in Project Management

By法赫德Usmani, PMP

In project management, the work environment is dynamic and stressful, unlike a functional environment where it is very stable. Conflict is a common occurrence in this field.

Whenever two or more stakeholders have different opinions or interests, conflict can occur. According to the American Management Association, managers spend 24% of their time managing conflicts.

Conflicts happen due to many reasons, such as schedule priorities, scarce resources, technical reasons, and personal issues.

Don’t panic, it’s usually not as bad as you think. If appropriately managed, conflict resolution can build trust and sometimes bring new ideas and opportunities. Proper conflict resolution can make the difference between a positive and negative outcome, and an incorrect resolution can negatively affect a project.

Enterprise Environmental Factors (EEF) & Organizational Process Assets (OPA)
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Enterprise Environmental Factors (EEF) & Organizational Process Assets (OPA)

By法赫德Usmani, PMP

Though the nature of a project is temporary, they are not performed in isolation. They work in a controlled environment and affected by Enterprise Environmental Factors (EEF) and Organizational Process Assets (OPA).

The Project Management Institute terms them as influences. Enterprise environmental factors can be internal or external, while organizational process assets are always internal to an organization.

Enterprise environmental factors and organizational process assets are widely discussed in the PMBOK Guide and are inputs of almost all processes. You must have a thorough understanding of these terms.

Although the concepts are straightforward, many PMP aspirants fail to understand them and often make mistakes on the exam.