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This week's featured lessons learned comes to us courtesy of Uthaya Shankar Misilamani, PMP. Uthaya Shankar Misilamani journey began in Dec of 2013 and it was only last month that he took and successfully passed the PMP exam. Get to learn more from his experience and what it would take to prepare, be accepted by PMI and to sit for the exam to become PMP certified.

Uthaya Shankar Misilamani, PMP says: "The Exam itself - was moderately tough but very tricky with about 35 calculation based questions...

A work breakdown structure (WBS) in project management and systems engineering, is a tool used to define and group a project's discrete work packages in a way that helps organize and define the total work scope of the project. A work breakdown structure element may be a product, data, service, or any combination. A WBS also provides the necessary framework for detailed cost estimating and control along with providing guidance for schedule development and control. Additionally the WBS is a dynamic tool and can be revised and updated as needed by the project manager...

You are managing a mega construction project. You conduct bi-weekly team meetings and distribute weekly targets. However, you are frequently finding that your team does not understand you properly and is not performing according to the guidelines which have been communicated.

Which of the following is most likely missing in your team meetings?

A. Verbal communication
B. Non-verbal communication
C. Paralingual communication
D. Team's feedback

Hint: What must be included in your team meetings to make sure that your team understands your targets?

We help you prepare for the PMP Exam by explaining explicit and explicit requirements from the Collect Requirements process.

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Highly recommended! PMP: Project Management Professional Exam Study Guide Written by project management expert Kim Heldman

PMP: Project Management Professional Exam Study Guide (Disclosure: Compensated Affiliate) is an excellent book that will guide project managers on their way to the PMP Exam. It provides comprehensive coverage of the exam objectives, essential PMP topics, concepts, and key terms...