by Mounir Ajam | Apr 27, 2017 | Project Management Terminology
There are too many debates on social media, especially LinkedIn, and by subject matter experts and even thought leaders in project management about the need to have a common language. One of the justifications for documents like the PMBOK Guide, the ANSI approved PM...
by Mounir Ajam | Apr 26, 2017 | Project Management Terminology, Project Management Videos
What is the difference between output and outcome? Why does it matter in project management? In the project management context, an output could refer to the result of a given process, like those discussed in ISO 21500 or PMBOK Guide. Well, if we consider the output of...
by Mounir Ajam | Apr 25, 2017 | Project Management Terminology, Project Management Videos
As we deliver project management workshops, work with clients, or people in general, we find that in the majority of cases, people use the term quality to refer to grade. Well, although these terms are related, quality is different from grade. An explanation is in...
by Mounir Ajam | Apr 24, 2017 | Human Aspects of Project Management, Project Management Terminology, Project Management Videos
Kids were having steak for lunch so they were steakeholdersĀ š Well, our topic today is not about steakholders but stakeholders and shareholders. No cup holders for today. Honestly, this topic is easy and straight forward. We do not often see too much confusion between...
by Mounir Ajam | Apr 21, 2017 | Knowledge Management
ISO 21500 mentions the need to have three types of processes to deliver projects, project management processes, product processes and support processes. However, ISO focuses on the PM Processes. PMBOK Guide is not as explicit but reading and understanding the guide it...
