ARE Prep: Using Cognitive Skills to Improve Learning

In architecture, as well as just about any profession, there is a great deal of information to process, understand, and retai...

Qualitative versus Quantitative Risk Analysis: Topics to Learn for the Project Management Profe...

Managing risk is a crucial aspect of managing projects. It is wise to anticipate multiple questions on the exam about project...

Estimating Techniques: Topics to Learn for the Project Management Professional (PMP) Exam

As a project manager, you are most likely responsible for estimating the duration of the project activities and the costs for...

Design Development Phase, Achieving Design Continuity

This is the third article in a series on "A Day in the Life of an Architect," this time focused on the design development pha...

Schematic Design Phase, Getting to Closure

Obtaining an education in architecture is certainly a broad and challenging experience. As students, we are immersed in all t...

General Area of Professional Practice (ARE): Pre-Design

Topic: Day in the life of an Architect - During the Programming Phase Recently, I was asked to consider what a typical da...

Four Keys to Project Management Career Growth

There is a continually increasing demand for skilled project managers across all industries. Senior project managers are not...

Cost of Quality: Topics to Learn for the Project Management Professional (PMP) Exam

Project success is determined, in part, by the quality of the product being produced as well as the quality of the project it...

ARE Prep: Additional Sources/Resources for Study Materials

Being an architectural intern can be stressful. Having graduated from a much more structured learning environment (college) m...