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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. You can find my views on whether CAPM or PRINCE2 is the right choice for you here. Is this true?

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Project Management Training to Help You Achieve Certification This Year

Rebel’s Guide to PM

The APM Salary and Market Survey 2017 (pdf) says that 53% of project professionals expect to have to take on new skills and training in the next 5 years. There is a dizzying array of project management courses out there to help you achieve project management qualifications, both for PMI courses, PRINCE2 courses and more. In a hurry?

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Project Management Trends [2022]

Rebel’s Guide to PM

In the APM Salary and Market Trends survey 2021 , 61% of respondents reported that working from home options were an important criterion for choosing a new role, up from 52% in 2020. I’ve written in the past about the results of my survey into why people are leaving project management. Think about how your PMO teams are rewarded.

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Project Boards and Project Steering Groups: An Introduction

Rebel’s Guide to PM

Have as many layers as fits within your PMO methodology. That’s the minimum (and the approach advocated by PRINCE2). A survey by the Centre for Complexity and Change at The Open University found that a third of project managers are involved in the decision making process but are not the sole decision maker themselves*.

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PM Experts on Why Projects Fail – Epicflow Research Part 1

Epicflow Blog

Eigen Halpin , a PMO Manager at Cisco, emphasizes the importance of proper organization, which presupposes clear roles and responsibilities across teams. According to a survey conducted by PMI in 2018 , 29% of respondents said poor communication was the primary cause of project failure. Improper Communication. Poor Leadership.

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Complete Collection of Project Management Statistics 2015

Wrike

3% use PRINCE2. [4]. 55% of organizations surveyed review project portfolios monthly, 23% review them quarterly. [13]. Project Management Offices (PMOs). PMO Popularity by Company Size: 61% of small organizations (<$100M) have a PMO. 88% of mid-size companies ($100M-$1B) have a PMO. Finance – 93%.

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Project Management Trends: 2018 Topics to Watch

LiquidPlanner

The updated PRINCE2 guidelines that were released this year also include information on tailoring for your environment. It does take a while for practice to catch up with guidance, so expect to see some changes in your PMO soon; we can expect more flexibility with how to apply project management best practice.

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