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Nigerian Graduates and CAPM Nigerian graduates must be proactive in adding value to their resume as early as possible in their career. One of the relevant certifications that stands out is the CAPM stands for: Certified Associate Project Management from Project Management Institute,(PMI) USA. This certification is accepted worldwide as proof of project management competency. Having a CAPM certification proves that the candidate has project management knowledge of industry best practices, as well as capability to study any environment with vision of enhancing problems regarding projects. It is an excellent advancement for University graduates wishing to start a career in the project management arena. Project Management is defined as “the application of knowledge, skills, tools, and techniques to a broad range of activities in order to meet the requirements of a particular project according to PMI. It comprised of five Project Management stages namely: • Initiating Proces...

Must watch Project Management Blogs   (0-5 year old) *Add Value, Learn and Share with your colleagues www.thelazyprojectmanager.com http://www.unlikebefore.blogspot.com/ www.ritetracpm.blogspot.com http://theusefulpm.blogspot.com/ http://mikeclayton.wordpress.com http://blog.zilicus.com www.barbecana.com http://www.projectarabgulf.com http://martinwebster.eu http://www.projectgreen-a2z.com http://greenblog.pmi-sfbac.org/ http://www.greenstartech.com/blog-home/ http://www.virtualprojectconsulting.com www.tensixconsulting.com/blog http://www.pm-lotus.com www.falcontraining.com/blogs http://edge.papercutpm.com www.ronrosenhead.co.uk http://www.brilliantbaselines.com Do you know more Project Management related Blogs?Share and add to this list below. Finally… And now, to my readers – I hope you enjoyed reading our article?  Thanks for reading. Before you go, I’d like you to do 3 things for us:  1. Connect with us: Find us on Facebook (hit the 'like' button whe...

    Welcome to #NigerianProjectClinics a Free Twit Chat event: Are you on Twitter? If so then participate with us on 29-02-2012 from (10am-1pm) West African Time at this Twit Chat Event! Follow our hastag #NigerianProjectClinics for this twitter event. We are on Twitter @ritetracconsult   I am starting something new that will help you get more best practice Knowledge on managing your Projects especially here in Nigeria.   I'm asking you to ask me the tough questions.   As a Project Management coach and consultant, I help people navigate their way through the tough Project Management challenges they may be facing.   People seem to have so many great questions that I thought I'd try doing this event to tackle the much we can during the twit chat event.   You can prepare ahead of time by emailing your questions to info@ritetracconsult.com.ng today with Your burning question about doing a WBS(Work Breakdown Structure) Your burning question about M...

AGILE PROJECT MANAGEMENT IN NIGERIA Agile management or agile project management is an iterative method of determining requirements for engineering development projects in a highly flexible and interactive manner .   The iterative nature allows cross functional teams to move back and forth through the development life cycle until the development is complete.  Agile techniques are beneficial in environments where it is difficult to plan ahead due to organizational processes and environmental factors, projects that require constant feedback and are too complex for the customer to understand and specify before testing prototypes .       Agile techniques allow for deliverables to be submitted in stages giving time for testing and validation with internal and external stakeholders before proceeding to the next phase.   It is pertinent to note that there is a difference between agile and waterfall development; the delivery time in agile is shorter due to ...

Getting Sign offs on Project Documents As a project manager, have you had issues getting clients to sign off on documents prepared for their review?   Well, sometimes getting clients to read through the document and then thoroughly understand the contents before appending a John Hancock can be a daunting task.   In my experience, clients are reluctant to sign off on documents because they feel obligated or bound to its contents.   It makes them responsible if there are any issues which affect the project in the long run.   Clients don’t want to be held accountable for affirming something that could potentially have an impact on the project, the organization or even their employment. Project sign-off usually means accepting the project during the project closure phase, which involves making sure that all the deliverables are completed, and all the deliverables are according to the project scope. However, a project sign-off can also mean the following: - Approvi...