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Best PMI-ACP Exam Prep Books

Rebel’s Guide to PM

Are you aiming to achieve your PMI Agile Certified Professional ( PMI-ACP )®? The most successful students also include reading a range of PMI-ACP books in their exam prep, as well as a training course, just as that little bit of extra comfort. Pick one book to supplement your PMI-ACP studies. Short on time?

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What PRINCE2® certification should you get?

Rebel’s Guide to PM

PRINCE2 has its roots in the UK public sector and government but is now used and loved around the world. But it’s not as well-known in the United States, where the Project Management Professional (PMP)® certificate from PMI, the Project Management Institute, has the largest market share. Disadvantages of PRINCE2 training.

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Organizational Process Assets: What does that even mean?

Rebel’s Guide to PM

OPAs and the PMP exam Let’s face it: I first came across the term OPA while reviewing PMP exam training material. Outside of the world of PMI, I’m not sure that the term is widely used at all, but let’s put that aside for a moment and consider what they are and how to use them. I’m kidding, EEFs aren’t that different.

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PRINCE2 and PMBOK: How They Compare

Rebel’s Guide to PM

First came PRINCE in 1989 as the UK government standard for IT project management. There are other differences: the PMBOK® Guide usefully covers procurement, whereas PRINCE2 assumes you are operating in an environment constrained by a contract, because of its roots in government IT projects. PMI regulates the PMP certification.

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3 Exam Content Outline Domains for the PMP exam

Rebel’s Guide to PM

A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge – ( PMBOK® Guide ) Seventh Edition represents a major shift in the way ‘how to do project management’ is presented by PMI. PMI defines a domain like this in the exam content outline: The high-level knowledge area that is essential to the practice of project management.

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Project management degrees: Do you need one and what you can do with it

Rebel’s Guide to PM

She wrote: I have been advised that you have to do a degree in a particular subject e.g. engineering, do project management training e.g. PMI®, PRINCE2® etc and work your way up in order to become a project manager. PMI reports an expected global need for 25 million new project professionals by 2030. Free training!

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Should I take CAPM or PRINCE2?

Rebel’s Guide to PM

CAPM PRINCE2 Foundation Required training 23 contact hours of project management education None, but most people do a PRINCE2 course before they take the exam Required experience None None Requirements for taking CAPM vs PRINCE2 exams. Training for the certification. PMI has a relatively low, but growing, penetration in the UK.

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