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Does my job as a database programmer/report writer contain acceptable PM experience for the PMP Exam?

I would love some feedback on my work experience in the context of the PMP experience requirement. I have an M.S. degree, so I need 4500 hours. I have a background in audit, IT audit, and then database programming during software…
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How granular should an estimate be for building a web page?

Sufficient Granularity? I have a ASP.NET web page to construct. The design of the UI and classes is already complete. I have prepared a task breakdown, including hours needed for each task. Does this WBS need to be split up further to be…
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What is the best way to get a UX/UI team to adopt standards?

We're a team of around 4 UI Developers, 1 Designer and 2 UX. We work on a series of ongoing projects and every month or so, we start a new small project from scratch. All projects are owned by the company we work for. Up until now, when a new…
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Things to consider when a deployment goes wrong

I just launched a big web infrastructure project which has resulted in a lot of inconsistency in the users' feedback on their experiences. Many of the users are not that web-savvy, and, due to technical limitations, the user experience isn't…
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How to keep all the developers on the same page in Scrum?

We are a small team of 6 developers. We usually complete 4 to 5 user stories in a given sprint. Typically every person takes a complete user story and some take a couple of them. The problem arises when there we need to continue the same user…
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How to calculate execution variance?

Our Program Management office is interested in identifying tasks where the projected execution differs from the planned execution. MS Project's "Duration Variance" field calculates the difference between the baseline duration and the planned…
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Deciding how many bugs to leave as unresolved

I work primarily on small-scale (and large-scale) software projects. One of the questions that always needs answering is how do we decide how many bugs should we fix? Realistically, software always has bugs. And these bugs are of different types;…
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Asked to assist on a technical level with a project, have misgivings about the direction and management of the project

The company I work for is looking to create a new version of their main software package, and wants to outsource the development to a local company. So far, so good. The non-technical project manager asked me for assistance (three months in),…
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Skills unavailable currently in our team

We have a IT staff of 5 persons: 1 senior with C and PHP skills. 1 senior with Java and database skills. 1 senior with Flex and Actionscript skills. He get some C# with .Net 2.5 skills, since he followed a training, but he never really used them,…
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What will be the standard increase of price from a Time and Material to a Fixed Price?

Knowing there are pros and cons for each type of procurement contracts. I am trying to find the real price % increase from a time and material contract with specific scope to a fixed price. As an example. Let's say you ask your vendor to prepare a…
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Project component - what exactly is this?

In order to better track issues and plan development of an ever-expanding web application, I am setting up an instance of Trac. As developer, I will use this system primarily, along with the department coordinator and a few end-users. Most of the…
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What should I focus on as a student of IT to prepare myself for a career in Project Management?

I've just started my Master's program in MIS, but the program isn't the strongest. IT is the field I'll be going into, and I want to be as prepared as I can be when I complete my degree. We've covered the different methodologies, however not too in…
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How can I highlight the "today line" in an MS Project Gantt chart?

I have an eye problem, so I want to make the "today line" in my Gantt chart to be larger and bolder. Is there any way to do so?
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How do I roughly estimate the size of my project in dollar amounts?

I've managed a few small projects at work, but I've never dealt with the budget. For instance, I've had a few tool projects, and two contracts, full time developers, and students. The project lasts about 8 months. How would you estimate the size…
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MS Project: Leveling subtask resources by moving summary task

I'm working on a microsoft project pro problem and need help. I have two summary tasks A and B starting on the same day. Each Summary task has sub tasks 1,2 with resources allocated to them and obviously both subtasks 1 and 2 result in…
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