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15 Non-Academic Project Management Books to Earn PDUs

Rebel’s Guide to PM

You can earn PDUs (professional development units) for ongoing certification renewal, such as for the Project Management Professional (PMP)®, from reading. Reading is a fast way to earn PDUs but it needs to be relevant to the certification you hold. How many PDUs can you get for reading? PDU claim: 2 hours. PDU claim: 4 hours.

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What Makes Agile Transformations Successful? Results From A Scientific Study

Scrum.org

Kim Dikert and his colleagues reviewed 52 prior scientific studies in 2016 to identify common challenges and success factors for Agile transformations. He observed a successful Agile transformation at a complex and highly regulated military agency that took place between 2014 and 2016. Good research always builds on earlier research.

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Project Management and Artificial Intelligence: Bring It On!

The IIL Blog

It could generate insights into the stakeholders’ interests, power, influence, and engagement. AI tools could generate a stakeholder-specific analysis of concerns, engagement, and influence. In 2016, Alan founded Project Management Essentials to share his passion for and experience in project management, leadership, and Agile.

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Project Success: Implementation AND Adoption

The IIL Blog

Watchers take a “wait and see” approach and are heavily influenced by early indicators of success or failure. In 2016, Alan founded Project Management Essentials to share his passion for and experience in project management, leadership, and Agile. In every organization, there are leaders, watchers, and resisters.

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Improve Your Project Schedule

International Institute for Learning

Tools influence and constrain what we do. In 2016, Alan founded Project Management Essentials to share his passion for and experience in project management, leadership, and Agile. He also holds multiple Agile certifications from Disciplined Agile, Scrum Alliance, and Scaled Agile.

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The PMI Talent Triangle: A Guide [for members and non-members]

Online PM Courses

Take a look at our reviews of the last three ( 2016 , 2017 , 2018 ). The PMI Talent Triangle defines three areas for continuing education for holders of all PMI certifications. We’ll see what the PMI includes in them, and how they are important for project managers, whether you are a certificated PMI member or not.

PMI 72
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Episode 185 – Redefining Project Success through Sustainable Project Management

Velociteach

And we offer tools and methods, certification for people, our most popular being the GPM-b , and also our organizational sustainability assessment model and other tools. So this is back in like 2016 or so. How to Influence Stakeholders WENDY GROUNDS: It’s a good story. And since that time, we’ve grown year by year. It’s great.