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What is your least favorite PMBOK knowledge area or process?

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Sante Delle-Vergini, PhD Senior Project Manager| Infosys Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
I would have to say Close Project or Phase, but with emphasis on "Project". I always feel a little sad when a project is done.
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Sante Delle-Vergini, PhD Senior Project Manager| Infosys Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Mar 26, 2018 9:08 PM
Replying to Riyadh Salih
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For me Sante is to report the percentage completed of the BOM
Yeah that can be annoying Riyadh.
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Sante Delle-Vergini, PhD Senior Project Manager| Infosys Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Mar 26, 2018 9:37 PM
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Documenting lessons learned, it is ongoing from day one until the end and once you start to skip it and ignore it, it will get very messy.
That's interesting Kevin, you don't like it much.
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Sante Delle-Vergini, PhD Senior Project Manager| Infosys Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Mar 26, 2018 9:54 PM
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I think, Manage Stakeholder Engagement is one of the important but undesirable processes. It is really difficult to explicitly understand their expectation and keep them satisfied throughout the project.
Thanks Mahabubur, I guess I enjoy the psychological aspect of stakeholder engagement.
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Vijay Selvaraj Lead Engineer| W-Industries Houston TX, United States
Except Identify Stakeholders all the other processes in Stakeholder Management.
It was good when it was with Project Communications Management.
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Mar 27, 2018 5:57 PM
Sante Delle-Vergini, PhD
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Thanks for your input Vijay.
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Rami Kaibni
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Senior Projects Manager | Field & Marten Associates New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada
Mar 27, 2018 4:40 AM
Replying to Sante Delle-Vergini, PhD
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Wow Rami, stakeholder engagement is my favorite and it's your least favorite.
NO ... Don't get me wrong. I enjoy this area but it is the most hectic sometimes.
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Mar 27, 2018 5:57 PM
Sante Delle-Vergini, PhD
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Ah I understand, bittersweet in other words.
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Sante Delle-Vergini, PhD Senior Project Manager| Infosys Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Mar 27, 2018 9:06 AM
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Except Identify Stakeholders all the other processes in Stakeholder Management.
It was good when it was with Project Communications Management.
Thanks for your input Vijay.
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Sante Delle-Vergini, PhD Senior Project Manager| Infosys Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Mar 27, 2018 11:44 AM
Replying to Rami Kaibni
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NO ... Don't get me wrong. I enjoy this area but it is the most hectic sometimes.
Ah I understand, bittersweet in other words.
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Mar 27, 2018 10:37 PM
Rami Kaibni
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Yes Sir
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Lenka Pincot Chief of Staff to the CEO| Project Management Institute Paris, France
Stakeholder management is my favorite. But my least favorite is procurement, dealing with suppliers. It is always so many headaches involved ... the best thing is to have everyone onsite and actually make the difference between internal or external team member not noticeable. But this is not always possible and than it’s difficult.
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Mar 27, 2018 9:25 PM
Sante Delle-Vergini, PhD
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Lenka, procurement is certainly a big drag.
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Sante Delle-Vergini, PhD Senior Project Manager| Infosys Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Mar 27, 2018 8:50 PM
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Stakeholder management is my favorite. But my least favorite is procurement, dealing with suppliers. It is always so many headaches involved ... the best thing is to have everyone onsite and actually make the difference between internal or external team member not noticeable. But this is not always possible and than it’s difficult.
Lenka, procurement is certainly a big drag.
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Mar 27, 2018 9:28 PM
Lenka Pincot
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The funny thing is I was almost 10 years an external supplier and I thought how well I’m doing and I always wondered why some clients are not happy. Then I changed the sides and I started to see the things completely different:)
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Lenka Pincot Chief of Staff to the CEO| Project Management Institute Paris, France
Mar 27, 2018 9:25 PM
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Lenka, procurement is certainly a big drag.
The funny thing is I was almost 10 years an external supplier and I thought how well I’m doing and I always wondered why some clients are not happy. Then I changed the sides and I started to see the things completely different:)
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Mar 27, 2018 9:32 PM
Sante Delle-Vergini, PhD
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You had the best (or worst) of both worlds so you are in a unique position to judge procurement. For me it's all the documentation and working with legal, finance and often separate procurement departments internally that are just as much as pain than dealing with some vendors.
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