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		<title>Gap Analysis</title>
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By: Ray Myers, Jr., PMP
Gap analysis is a simple but useful tool that can help project managers achieve their objectives and improve performance.  It is a study that helps to find ways to bridge-the-gap between the current state and a desired future state. Gap analysis can also help to understand and prioritize business needs by [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Common Project Documents</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Jul 2010 11:55:02 +0000</pubDate>
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By: Ray Myers, Jr., PMP
Initiation

Feasibility Study
Business Case
Financial Analysis
Requirements Document
Project Proposal
Contract
Project Charter
End of Phase Checklist

 Planning

Scope Statement
WBS (baseline)
Statement of Work
Project Management Plan
Stakeholder Analysis
Risk Management Plan
Communications Plan
Change Management Plan
Issue Management Plan
Quality Management Plan
Procurement Management Plan
Acceptance Plan
Schedule

Gantt Chart
Network Diagram


Functional Specification
Human Resource Plan
Organization Charts
Project Budget
End of Phase Checklist

Monitoring and Controlling

Change Control Plan
Issue Management Plan
Risk Management Plan
End of Phase Checklist

 Closing

Client Acceptance [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Project Manager Tools</title>
		<link>http://www.pmservicesnw.com/2010/07/project-manager-tools/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Jul 2010 08:49:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By: Ray Myers, Jr., PMP
Project manager tools include, but are not limited to:
Scope

Project charter
Scope statement
Statement of work
Change management plan
WBS

Time

Gantt charts
PERT charts
Critical path analysis

Cost

Cost estimates
Earned value management

About the Author: Ray Myers, Jr. is a PMP certified project manager with over 2o years experience planning and managing technology projects.   Contact Ray at wwwpmservicesnw.com
Article source: www.pmservicesnw.com
&#169;2010 PMServicesNW. All [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Project EVM Formulas</title>
		<link>http://www.pmservicesnw.com/2010/06/project-evm-formulas/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Jun 2010 08:01:36 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Earned Value]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[By: Ray Myers, Jr., PMP
If you haven’t seen or used EVM formulas, you will at some point in your project management career and you will need to know these formulas to pass the PMP examination.  EVM stands for Earned Value Management.  Earned Value is a simple and easy to use method to quickly determine your [...]]]></description>
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		<title>SWOT Analysis</title>
		<link>http://www.pmservicesnw.com/2010/06/swot-analysis/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 27 Jun 2010 07:55:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By: Ray Myers, Jr., PMP
The SWOT analysis is an extremely useful tool for understanding and decision-making for all sorts of situations in business and organizations.  SWOT is an acronym for Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats.
SWOT analysis can be done in either an individual or group setting.  Conducting this analysis as a group activity using Brainstorming [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pareto Analysis</title>
		<link>http://www.pmservicesnw.com/2010/06/pareto-analysis/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Jun 2010 06:27:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By: Ray Myers, Jr., PMP
Pareto Analysis is a statistical technique that is used to focus attention to the vital few factors that are responsible for producing most of the problems in a project.  You’ve heard it said that 20% of the causes are responsible for 80% of the effort to resolve the problems.  What if [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Decision Tools: PMI</title>
		<link>http://www.pmservicesnw.com/2010/06/decision-tools-pmi/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Jun 2010 06:23:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By: Ray Myers, Jr., PMP
Here is another decision tool that is easy to understand and apply.  Is called PMI or Plus, Minus, and Interesting.  PMI is commonly used to compare alternatives.
PMI
P     Plus-positive reasons
M    Minus – negative reasons
I     Interesting- points of interest
The process is quick, easy and may result in surprising results.
Procedure

List reasons under the appropriate [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Deming Cycle</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Jun 2010 06:12:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By: Ray Myers, Jr., PMP
The Deming Cycle is a 4 step process that is typically used in business or project process improvement.  The 4 steps of the Deming Cycle are: Plan, Do, Check, Act or sometimes referred to as PDCA.  PDCA was the brainchild of Dr. Edwards Deming who is considered by many to be [...]]]></description>
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		<title>SMART Goals</title>
		<link>http://www.pmservicesnw.com/2010/06/smart-goals/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Jun 2010 06:11:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By: Ray Myers, Jr., PMP
SMART Goals have become a part of the vocabulary of project planning and performance management.  Everyone will benefit from goals and objectives when they are SMART because the object is to keep the project requirements clear and focused.
Goals should be SMART
Specific
Measurable
Achievable (alternatives: Ambitious or Agreed upon)
Realistic
Time-based
 
Some organizations use this as an [...]]]></description>
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		<title>2 Decision Making Techniques</title>
		<link>http://www.pmservicesnw.com/2010/06/2-decision-making-techniques/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Jun 2010 06:08:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By: Ray Myers, Jr., PMP
Decisions are hard to make and they are even harder to make if you don’t have enough information about the problem or situation.
Can’t make up your mind?  Too many options?  Don’t know what to do?  Well, don’t feel bad about it because everyone will have difficulty making a decision at one [...]]]></description>
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