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Key Role of Communication in Successful Project Management

iCert Global Project Management 0 2016-06-14 2548

Records reveal that 90% of the productive time engaged by Project Managers is on communication. The PMI’s 2013 Pulse of the Profession report states that effective communications to all stakehol...

The Importance of Holding Professional Training Sessions

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The Importance of Holding Professional Training Sessions

iCert Global Project Management 0 2016-06-13 1759

It’s a well beaten track, and oft-walked path and probably worn out. Even after it goes a full circle, sometimes we are back at square one. So what does it serve to hold a professional certifica...

Overcoming Challenges in Project Management Successfully

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Overcoming Challenges in Project Management Successfully

iCert Global Project Management 0 2016-06-09 1781

The iron triangle is too tough to balance. Too often or not, it was observed that one axis is either long or short compared to the other two. And it might be near perfection to maintain equidistant ax...

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Deep Blue and the AI

iCert Global Other 0 2016-06-07 9707

And its not another chess game. Way back in 1996, a super chess power named Garry Kasparov agreed for a match with IBM’s Computer [it was still ‘computer’ without the intelligence aspect ampl...

The PRINCE2 Practitioner Open Book Exam General Tips

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The PRINCE2 Practitioner Open Book Exam General Tips

iCert Global Project Management 0 2016-06-07 9455

The PRINCE2 Practitioner exam is an open-book format which enables those taking the exam to access Book(s) prescribed by Axelos.PRINCE2 Practitioner Examination format . Objective testing&n...

PRINCE2 Practitioner Exam Question Paper Pattern Guide

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PRINCE2 Practitioner Exam Question Paper Pattern Guide

iCert Global Project Management 0 2016-06-06 2557

If you have PRINCE2 Foundation certification, then the calling is to commit to the next level and complete - The PRINCE2 Practitioner certification. As a PRINCE2 Practitioner certified professional, y...

Enhancing automation, collaboration, and customer experience

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Enhancing automation, collaboration, and customer experience

iCert Global IT Service Management 0 2016-06-03 2623

The Internet growth has reshaped service and its outlook. The ITSM best practices and processes put in place so that organization can step-up potential, performance and profit. The service aspect, unl...

It's the way you type, not what you type—AI's evolution!

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It's the way you type, not what you type—AI's evolution!

iCert Global Other 0 2016-06-01 1629

Password could be a pain, particularly when you have multiple web sites to access many sites. The consumer complains that passwords are fast becoming a psychological burden – an albatross that w...

Artificial Intelligence Provides Alerts for Project Managers

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Artificial Intelligence Provides Alerts for Project Managers

iCert Global Project Management 0 2016-05-31 1839

This blog is written in the backdrop of Google’s CEO Sundar Pichai heralding “Artificial Intelligence’ as “We will move from mobile first to an AI first world." in the rec...

Reading Risks Right or Missing Targets? A PM Case Study.

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Reading Risks Right or Missing Targets? A PM Case Study.

iCert Global Project Management 0 2016-05-27 1499

Profile A high-tech company in the travel industry has bagged a contract from a reputed Client for data migration with phased delivery over a period of ten quarters. The project plan was created based...

Apples, Oranges, and Big Data: A Fresh New Perspectives

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Apples, Oranges, and Big Data: A Fresh New Perspectives

iCert Global Other 0 2016-05-17 2217

Didi President Jean Liu said "Our company's legal name is called 'little orange,“ so apples and oranges today do have a connect – as companies. While it was gathered from indu...

Your Next Steps After Filling the PMP Exam Application Form

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Your Next Steps After Filling the PMP Exam Application Form

iCert Global Project Management 0 2016-05-16 1883

As a prelude to appearing for the PMP® Certification exam, few pointers worth to ponder. 1. Fill the PMP® application form Filling the form can be time consuming and ...

7 Habits of Highly Effective People: A Project Manager View

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7 Habits of Highly Effective People: A Project Manager View

iCert Global Project Management 0 2016-05-10 1783

Penned by a Project Manager When my friend passed this book, it had a sacred aura as if a parchment of scriptures was being handed. Amused thoroughly by this hand-over ceremony, I was mor...

Advance your career with CBAP certification for success.

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Advance your career with CBAP certification for success.

iCert Global Project Management 0 2016-05-05 1895

There was an interesting and exciting write about Business Analysts - The 21st century business analyst is a liaison, bridge and diplomat who balances the oftentimes incongruous supply of IT resources...

Manage Multiple Projects Successfully with MSP Certification

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Manage Multiple Projects Successfully with MSP Certification

iCert Global Project Management 0 2016-05-02 2094

Amazing. Astounding. Awe-inspiring. The technology revolution has taken the industry by storm and dazzles with “disruptive technology “ or ‘creative destruction. Buzz words by the ho...

Certification Competency Elevates You to Elite Status!!

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Apr

Certification Competency Elevates You to Elite Status!!

iCert Global Other 0 2016-04-13 2140

The more the merrier. Just as our quest is insatiable so are the expectations. Try meeting a hiring head or a business investor and you will be questioned more about your skillset. Yes! Your primary s...

PMP Certification Boosts Salary and Rapid Career Growth

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Apr

PMP Certification Boosts Salary and Rapid Career Growth

iCert Global Project Management 0 2016-04-12 2276

Did you know the average annual salary can go up to $81,000 USD? It’s exciting to study the top 10 countries with the highest median annual salaries for project practitioners. Your resume gets o...

Does Certification Still Matter? Find Out Its True Value!

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Does Certification Still Matter? Find Out Its True Value!

iCert Global Other 0 2016-01-22 2207

More often parroted of any other virtues and clichéd by now, the strength and success behind every organization is always attributed to its assets – human assets. And corporate capitalize...

Reflect on the past year & embrace the opportunities ahead

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Jan

Reflect on the past year & embrace the opportunities ahead

iCert Global Other 0 2016-01-08 1919

When the clock chimed 12, and crackers burst open ushering the new year , greetings galore and goodies strewn around, it was a moment to reflect about the past and look right ahead with renewed hope. ...

Are Project Managers Necessary for Successful Projects?

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Dec

Are Project Managers Necessary for Successful Projects?

iCert Global Project Management 0 2015-12-31 1732

What if, there is no Project Manager for the project? At times, people often ponder 'why do we need Project Manager as they neither code nor do QA validation and their effort is of no use to the d...

Agile complements traditional project management But How?

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Dec

Agile complements traditional project management But How?

iCert Global Project Management 0 2015-12-13 1778

Agile doesn’t trade places with traditional project management which is centered around water-fall methodology. Hence Agile doesn’t counter against PMI®, long known for its project man...

For Business or Brotherhood: A Path to Success and Unity

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For Business or Brotherhood: A Path to Success and Unity

iCert Global Project Management 0 2015-11-27 1805

I am in the middle management and certainly at the crossroad when in conflict with customer and colleagues. This is not made up but picked right from one of the conversation, no, a heated discussion w...

Risks vs. Opportunities: Understanding the Key Difference

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Risks vs. Opportunities: Understanding the Key Difference

iCert Global Project Management 0 2015-11-21 1844

Risks Vs. Opportunities What is Risk? Risk is an uncertainty which could lead to an impact (positive or negative) to the project. When we mention uncertainty, it is related...

Quality Management: A true test of the tester’s expertise.

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Quality Management: A true test of the tester’s expertise.

iCert Global Quality Management 0 2015-11-20 3226

The iron triangle of project management has scope+ time+ cost and at the core rests the Quality. Meaning none of the axes can be compromised, which consequently impact Quality adversely. So what&rsquo...

Emotional intelligence (EI) and its effect on Management

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Emotional intelligence (EI) and its effect on Management

iCert Global Project Management 0 2015-11-20 1613

Many of us are familiar with AI [Artificial Intelligence] but what is Emotional Intelligence? And its relevance in Management, especially people management? One respondent quipped ‘ego’. T...

HR Are Humans, Not from Mars: Understanding the Human Facto

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HR Are Humans, Not from Mars: Understanding the Human Facto

iCert Global Project Management 0 2015-11-19 1935

One of my close associate failed to show up for work – very unusual given his propensity to be punctual and as the days dragged on, strangely there was no sign of him. His mobile wasn’t re...

Why Do Projects Fail? Key Factors Behind Project Setbacks.

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Why Do Projects Fail? Key Factors Behind Project Setbacks.

iCert Global Project Management 0 2015-11-18 2184

It’s a generic question but with specific answers. It can be a half-baked cake or badly-burnt dish or unfinished construction or a software gone haywire. Whilst the main reasons attributed are s...

Explore diverse management styles for effective team growth

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Explore diverse management styles for effective team growth

iCert Global Project Management 0 2015-11-16 2642

Coercive Style – This style in Project Management is possible when the Project Manager is technically and functionally knowledgeable enough to give detailed direction to the team. Though there i...

Roles of Project Manager in Different Types of Projects

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Roles of Project Manager in Different Types of Projects

iCert Global Project Management 0 2015-11-16 1809

Here I would like to share some of the project management styles that would be effective in certain environments. We can consider some of the common project environments and what type of project manag...

Transforming Customer Satisfaction into Customer Delight

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Transforming Customer Satisfaction into Customer Delight

iCert Global Other 0 2015-11-05 2128

Customer Satisfaction comes with top quality and on-time delivery as captured/defined in the Scope. Customer Delight is something which has to be earned with right customer engagement skills or knowle...

Do you always complete your projects within the deadline?

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Do you always complete your projects within the deadline?

iCert Global Project Management 0 2015-11-03 1797

Most likely the answer is No except few exceptional cases. What are the factors that causes the delay? It could be a sum factor of many. 1. Scope Change/Change in the requirem...

Explore RTI: Insights, updates, and resources in one blog

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Explore RTI: Insights, updates, and resources in one blog

iCert Global Other 0 2015-10-31 2652

“We hold these truths to be self-evident that all men are created equal” – and equality is evident at birth alone. With growth, we grow with the notion that justice is not the same a...

Common pain points faced by project managers in their work

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Common pain points faced by project managers in their work

iCert Global Project Management 0 2015-10-29 2797

#Task Tracking/Up to date Project Plan: When the Project Manager plays individual contributor role, then it’s really a challenge to collate the status update of different teams invo...

Why is PMP certification still popular and in demand today?

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Why is PMP certification still popular and in demand today?

iCert Global Project Management 0 2015-10-27 1880

PMP Certification is very much relevant to all those who are into Project Management irrespective of the fields specialized. Contrary to popular belief that PMP is related to IT/Software Project Manag...

PMI Preparatory Course: Essential Insights and Takeaways

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PMI Preparatory Course: Essential Insights and Takeaways

iCert Global Project Management 0 2015-10-26 1797

PMI Preparatory Course equips the project manager aspirants/professionals not only for PMP exam but also helps them acquire very good insight on Project Management principles. Professionals who have n...

Who Are Your Stakeholders?Understand and Manage Effectively

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Who Are Your Stakeholders?Understand and Manage Effectively

iCert Global Other 0 2015-10-19 2016

Ah! That’s an interesting poser and a twisted one too. I was engrossed in a status update with a developer, and looking at the data on the table the achievements trailed way behind the projectio...

Is the Trend Shifting Towards Agile in Project Management?

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Is the Trend Shifting Towards Agile in Project Management?

iCert Global Project Management 0 2015-10-14 1800

It’s an interesting pointer that can be deliberated but never decided with a Boolean yes/no response. Waterfall is the conventional methodology and given Agile’s merits it’s too attr...

Technical Managers Excel in Leadership and Management Roles

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Technical Managers Excel in Leadership and Management Roles

iCert Global Other 0 2015-10-12 1923

This is very dicey. What about technology-agnostic managers? Don’t they become good Managers? How much of a value-add is thrown-in with the ‘technical’ tag. End of the day its Manage...

Effective Risk Management Strategies for Business Success

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Effective Risk Management Strategies for Business Success

iCert Global Project Management 0 2015-10-08 2454

Risk Management is an art in the area of Project Management and Project Manager is to be intuitive enough to identify the risks right from project inception, elaboration, construction till transition ...

Risk Mitigation: Strategies for Success and Protection.

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Risk Mitigation: Strategies for Success and Protection.

iCert Global Project Management 0 2015-10-05 1962

Risk Mitigation is to pre-empt and be prepared to respond to unexpected or anticipated issues that might spring up in course of development. Risk mitigation is not about developing the solution for an...

Managing People as Valuable Asset for Organizational Success

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Managing People as Valuable Asset for Organizational Success

iCert Global Other 0 2015-09-29 1835

‘When dealing with people remember you are not dealing with creatures of logic but creatures of emotions – Dale Carnegie' What is People Management? Why do we need to manage...

PMP Certification: Do You Have It? Get the Details Here!ay!

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PMP Certification: Do You Have It? Get the Details Here!ay!

iCert Global Project Management 0 2015-09-25 2216

There are currently 658,523 active PMP certified individuals. In the year 2010, there were roughly about 360000 plus. So in 5 years the number almost has doubled. Surely the demand in the market too h...

Top 10 Best Proven Ways to Pass the PMP Exam Successfully

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Top 10 Best Proven Ways to Pass the PMP Exam Successfully

iCert Global Project Management 0 2015-09-23 1917

This is a very common question heard in the corridors tread too often by the Information Technology professionals, to be the most significant, while other verticals and domains are following suit. And...

The new PMP Exam will be available after 11 January 2016

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The new PMP Exam will be available after 11 January 2016

iCert Global Project Management 0 2015-09-19 1618

There seems to be some misconception or misleading news in the market about the changes announced by PMI with regard to PMP and PMI-ACP. First, the date as published by some REPs is not 1 November 201...

PMP Live Virtual Classes from $699 – Enroll with iCertGlobal

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PMP Live Virtual Classes from $699 – Enroll with iCertGlobal

iCert Global Project Management 0 2015-06-17 1832

iCertGlobal Offers, PMP Live Instructor Led Virtual Class Course start from $699, Try Now! Key Features • 35 PDUs certificate • 4 Days Instruct...

PMP vs PRINCE2: Key Differences and Important Considerations

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PMP vs PRINCE2: Key Differences and Important Considerations

iCert Global Project Management 0 2015-06-10 1718

Join Our Upcoming Webinar! Topic : “PMP® OR PRINCE2® - Points to Ponder” This webinar talks about the similarities and differences between the two most recognize...

May 2015 PRINCE2 Foundation & Practitioner Training Schedule

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May 2015 PRINCE2 Foundation & Practitioner Training Schedule

iCert Global Project Management 0 2015-05-07 1601

PRINCE2 Certification Training Course Workshop with 100% MoneyBack Assurance by iCert Global in India | PRINCE2 Certification Training Course Workshop with 100% MoneyBack Assurance by iCert Global in ...

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