Managing Changes in Construction Projects

Scope management is responsible for the majority of project failures. In construction project, scope management deals with the analysis and approval of changes. D.M. Dillts & K.R. Pence (2006) found out critical factors in project failure related to changes, as follows: Change in initial project expectations Change in overall project importance to the organization Change in need for the project (by the organization) Change in overall complexity Change...

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Project's Scope Change

In project management concept, scope management is directly connected with managing the changes required during the execution of projects, arises from the need for efficient and effective control over projects. Several researches on scope and change management showed the common causes of project's scope change, as follows: 1. Poor scope statement - incomplete and ambiguous scope statement, inconsistent with project assumptions, deliverables does...

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Pass PMP Exam on First Try

As a trainer, one of a good news for me when one of your training participant texting and inform you that she/he passed the PMP exam. Yes, yesterday I've got a very good news, because Mba Trisni Sophiwati has passed PMP exam on her first try. I thought she is the first Indonesian that passed PMP exam using PMBOK 5th edition since it launched and the exam is using it on August 1st, 2013. Here is her testimonial that already published to in PMI...

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The Benefits of Professional Certification

Is it your organization required you to hold international professional certification? Have you ever considered increasing your value by holding the various certifications? Generally speaking, professional certification has a significant importance in the project management (PM) industry, especially for projects where large amounts of cash (or risks) are involved. Certification refers to the recognition of the skills, knowledge, and/or...

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Project Leadership

What is project leadership? Project Managers manage project and people. This role requires management and leadership skills where the emphasize lies on managing the project data and leading the project team. Couple days ago, I attended the Project Management Symposium in Philippines and I listened to a very interesting presentation about Project Leadership by Dr. Shaligram Pokharel and I learned many valuable things from him. He said that as...

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Risk Management Series (2)

In the previous post, I already described the certification of Risk Management Professional (PMI-RMP) and certification requirement. On this edition, I will share brief knowledge of risk management. Basic Concept of Risk Management Process Basically, risk management process is aiming to help control projects by reducing uncertainty events. There are two key areas that cause risks, assumptions and estimates. I highly recommend to trying identifying...

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