Are activities part of the WBS?
PM Certification commentary by William Duncan, asapm Certification Chair. I got an email earlier today from an asapm member who wanted an answer to the title questions above. I told him “yes,” and he...
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PM Certification commentary by William Duncan, asapm Certification Chair. GAPPS is the Global Alliance for Project Performance Standards. asapm is a founding member of GAPPS, and we continue to be...
View ArticleArt or Science?
PM Certification commentary by William Duncan, asapm Certification Chair. Once again, from a LinkedIn discussion … someone posted a question. “Is project management an art or a science?” There were...
View ArticleMore on Project Success
PM Certification commentary by William Duncan, asapm Certification Chair. A slightly edited version of a recent LinkedIn post … this all started with a question that asked, “is scope, cost, and...
View ArticlePerformance Based Competency
PM Certification commentary by William Duncan, asapm Certification Chair. I’ve been getting a fair number of questions recently about “performance based competencies,” and it’s been quite a while since...
View ArticleIndicators of PM Competence
PM Certification commentary by William Duncan, asapm Certification Chair. I haven’t been very reliable about posting here regularly. Part of the reason is that I often get involved in LinkedIn...
View ArticleIs Yours a PM Certification or a Certificate?
PM Commentary by Stacy Goff, asapm President We have noticed a significant recent increase in advertisements for “PM Certifications”, resulting in “Certified Project Managers”, that are really...
View ArticleCan’t anybody here play this game?
PM Certification commentary by William Duncan, asapm Certification Chair. My Dad always rooted for the underdog. As a result, I hated Casey Stengel and the Yankee’s with a passion … until Casey took...
View ArticleWhy do we repeat our mistakes?
PM Certification commentary by William Duncan, asapm Certification Chair. According to research, it’s because we don’t realize we’re making mistakes....
View ArticleThe rush to licensure
PM Certification commentary by William Duncan, asapm Certification Chair. The idea of licensed project managers has been discussed off-and-on for nearly 30 years now. With the Association of Project...
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