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Difference between “Earned Value” and “Contribution Margin”?
I have been searching here and there for the meanings of "Earned Value" and "Contribution Margin", it doesn't seem to make sense to me why so many project could have a positive(+) Contribution Margin, ...
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Project metric definitions
I often read about Agile development in blogs. It seems that some PM terms are sometimes mentioned with slightly different meanings depending on the context. Could you transcribe from a book (either ...
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What's the exact definition of “Program Manager”?
I'm still confused with the title 'Program Manager' after I went through this site and searched over threads. Actually I haven't seen many 'Program Managers' in practice.
Is it a regular role in ...
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What is the spiral method of project management methodologies?
What exactly is a spiral module in terms of projects management methods?
What does it entail? Is it a loosely formed term akin to agile as well (as there are various variants)?
Finally, In which ...
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Disregard PMBOK. How could I define a Project?
I've been placed in a new position, to manage "projects" for a help desk/tech support organization. Some of the projects on my list have arbitrarily been removed, because they were not considered a ...
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Is Agile Lean? Or are Agile and Lean totally separate philosophies?
Can I say Agile is "not" Lean and both Agile and Lean are totally different concepts or philosophies?
If I take lean principles:
"Self Organization"
"Kaizen or Cont. Improvement"
"Quality ...
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What is kanban?
I'm curious as to what kanban is. I just learned about it seconds ago reviewing another question.
(a) What is involved that would consider it Kanban?
(b) Also how does it different from other ...
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What is an engagement manager - what does (s)he do?
Could anyone please give me a role description of an engagement manager? I think it should be the person internally responsible for getting a deal.
The more detailed the better. References are also ...
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What is the generally-accepted definition of a “software project?”
One of side discussions here on PMSE brought me to this: what exactly do we understand when we say "a project?"
The most obvious thing is to start with Wikipedia definition:
A project is a ...
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What is OEM-dependent consulting?
Is this a common term in consulting?
Our prof mentiones this, but I can't find any definition in the inet.
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Whats the difference between a project manager and an IT manager?
What is the difference between these roles and where is the crossover? Is it possible to be both in particular jobs?
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What's the best definition and explanation of project risk?
I've had trouble in the past explaining project risk to non-PMs.
For me the key element I struggle to get people to accept is that a risk is something outside the control of those on the project ...
