In this video, I will answer the question, what is float? Or, if you prefer, what is Slack? (not the software)



Float as schedule f
lexibility
It is the amount of time a project activity can slip...

Build a light-up kids activity timer with Arduino in this fun engineering project

What is Project Risk Management?<b<br/>r/>

Project Managers know that projects are risky. Risk management is therefore a vital discipline. Indeed, a focus on project risk is a sign of real project management maturity.

What will happen to the planet if climate change melts what's left of Arctic permafrost? Shedding light on this overlooked threat, Arctic geologist Sue Natali reveals the true danger of heating up the iciest place on the planet: the...

People measure all types of things everyday: distances walked, sizes of clothing, quantities of food and time for cooking.



In this activity, children aged 3-7 will trace their feet and cut them out to use as non-standard...

Dopamine is a special chemical, neurologically speaking. The neurotransmitter is crucial for decision-making, learning, movement and more. Scientists know that varying dopamine levels affect neurons, but don’t yet have a method to...

Ground rules… What are they, does your project team need them, and how to set and maintain them if it does? That’s what we’ll look at in this video.



What are Gr
ound Rules
Ground...

In the functional MRI room at the University of California, Berkeley, it's story time. All in all, getting a brain scan for this project on language learning isn't a bad gig -- just kick back, listen to some stories and watch some...

Regression is the process of adjusting model parameters to fit a prediction to measured values. There are independent variables as inputs to the model to generate the predictions. For machine learning, the objective is...

Landsat is not the only satellite orbiting Earth and sending back data. It takes a team of data sets to get the full picture of what’s happening down on the surface of Earth. Episode 4 shows how Landsat is...

There are six (arguably seven) strategies for managing risk. But the one that is least understood is the most powerful of all… if you can make it work: removing a risk entirely.



So, let's survey one...

This video explains determining the budget.<br<br/>/>

This clip is from the chapter "Project Cost Management" of the series "PMP® Certification Training".This section explains project cost management.

Deborah Zaitchik says executive function measures for Alzheimer’s patients show staggering declines. Under a National Science Foundation-funded INSPIRE project, Harvard University psychologists Susan Carey and Deborah Zaitchik are...

"Openness" and "restructuring" led to the collapse of the Soviet Union. But if it also led to the collapse of orthodox economics, James Galbraith wouldn't mind.



The University of Texas economist outlines how the profession...

The U.S. fire season in 2012 was by some measures a record-breaking season. NASA scientist Doug Morton discusses the links between climate and wildfires and the likelihood of seeing more extreme fire events in the future.<b<b<br/>r/>r/>

Playdough doesn’t have to just be for little kids. Here is a fun way for the older ones to join in. From measuring and mixing the dough to making a light glow, this experiment is sure to be engaging and...

Computer science engineer Arthur Zang invented the Cardiopad, a game-changing medical device that could save millions of lives in rural Africa and beyond. The small tablet measures heart activity and performs cardiac tests, but its true...

Computer science engineer Arthur Zang invented the Cardiopad, a game-changing medical device that could save millions of lives in rural Africa and beyond. The small tablet measures heart activity and performs cardiac tests, but its true...

Expert, Elspeth, introduces us to a shire horse and pony and explains how horses are measured in hands. We also meet farrier, Steve, who tell us why horses need shoes. Use this fun exercise to measure each other in