Exclusive Interview with Oliver F. Lehmann on Situational Project Management

Published: Mon, 10/02/17

For your Project Management Professional (PMP)® Exam
Situational Project Management
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The one thing I really like about project management is how unpredictable my days can sometimes be. I come to the office in the morning with a clear plan of what we are going to do today, and then something happens.

Maybe something breaks, a critical resource is unexpectedly not available today, or -- even more normal -- the customer wants a change and he wants it now. I love this challenge, because as a project manager I now have to re-evaluate the situation and change my plans accordingly. That is situational project management.
However, there's more to situational project management than just responding with a knee-jerk reaction. These times demand situational awareness, skill and finesse from us project managers.

And so I’m very happy to welcome Oliver Lehmann who literally wrote the book on this topic. The book is called Situational Project Management the dynamics of success and failure.
 
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Creating Your Study Plan - The Complete Guide
Stephen R. Covey, in his best-selling book The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, famously stated: “Start with the end in mind.” Applying this concept to studying for and passing the Project Management Professional (PMP)® certification exam means understanding what material is covered on the exam, how the PMP® exam is structured to test your comprehension and knowledge, and developing and following a study plan. Starting with the end in mind allows you to treat your study plan like a project, maximize your time and resources, and increases your ability to get your PMP certification.
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In this article I am going to show you how to create your very own study plan. Step by step. We begin with a general overview and then quickly move on to nearly a dozen best practices that we have identified. You will know exactly what to do!
 
Sample Question and Answer
You have recently been appointed as the project manager of a new project. One of the project documents that is part of your company's Organizational Process Assets is one that lists various risk categories in a hierarchical fashion. What is this document called?

A. Risk Register
B. Risk Management Plan
C. Risk Breakdown Structure
D. Influence Diagram
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HINT: Think about what type of document displays risk category information in a hierarchical fashion.
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The PMP® Exam is not an easy exam. You have to find the correct answer to 200 multiple choice questions within 4 hours. That's just 1.2 minutes for each. And sometimes it looks like more than one of them are correct.

In this free episode of The PM PrepCast we discuss 2 concepts and 4 techniques of how to approach questions and finding the "best" answer. This episode is a good example of a series of episodes in which we discuss study tips and tricks. We empower you.
 
Audit failed - Because of Project Contributor
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"I just received an email from PMI that I have failed audit.

Reason is - I have self identify myself as Project Contributor on Projects. what should I do now? what role should I select? I
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"...During the last week, students should concentrate on the revision exam questions from PM PrepCast website. The questions are professionally set and very similar to the real Project Management Professional (PMP)® Exam.

This strategy worked for me and I guess it would work for any student who wants to pass their exam on the first chance."
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