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DND Registered - Still getting those UNWANTED calls?

Today I received a call around noon, Thought that call could be one of importance,  I picked it up, The TV was on and I fumbled to pick the remote to mute, However the caller on the other side was insistent to talk, I told him to wait and you know what he said? (By this time I lowered the voice from TV) He was saying in Hindi "Kam Sunai padhta hai kya, kaan kharab hain"  which means - are you deaf - you can't hear? I asked him who are you? He said he is a tele caller and wants to sell me some loans, Can you think of my reaction - How on earth - an uninvited caller calls and tells me that I'm deaf... I yelled - top of my voice I yelled and told him to go to hell. But does it ends here? received another call - this time an automated voice all from shine.com saying I've uncompleted resume - How on earth these people can call me? wasting my time, intruding  my privacy and most importantly - who gave them the right? So I checked as what is the procedure to enroll...

What is Earned value Management (EVM)

I’ve been taking many workshops and get a feeling that  people just fear EVM as a topic. I do understand that there are many technical terms, however if you have been managing projects and is slightly aware of the overall concepts then this should be a piece of cake :) To understand and know EVM, let’s first try and understand as why is EVM so important? How does it help? What is EVM (Earned value management): As per Guide to PMBOK®: Earned value management (EVM) is a methodology that combines scope, schedule, and resource measurements to assess project performance and progress. EVM help understand project progress wrt project Schedule and project cost. EVM terms (If you understand them – you will have no problem understanding EVM) So lets start: BAC: Budget at Completion. It simply is the overall budget or cost baseline, which is approved for your project. There is no formula. This is arrived or allocated to you. PV: Planned Valu...