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9 Essential Project Management Competencies

Rebel’s Guide to PM

I don’t have the time (or the requirement) to take a certification course, but I’m always prepared to develop the project management competencies I need to succeed. One in five projects is unsuccessful due to ineffective communication, according to research by PMI (The Essential Role of Communications, 2013).

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MS Project Exam Changes?! Oh My!

MPUG

If you’re a Project Manager, it’s likely you’ve heard it through the grapevine: Microsoft has officially retired their MS Project certification exam 74-343 Managing Projects. Here are some of the most frequently asked questions and answers in regards to the 74-343 certification exam. What was the 74-343 examination for?

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Conducting an Efficient Management Review for ISO 27001 and ISO 22301

MindGenius

Conducting an Efficient Management Review for ISO 27001 and ISO 22301. For anyone who has ever managed to try and gather an overloaded management team or Board of Directors together to facilitate a management review meeting for any regulatory compliance standard realises what a nightmare challenge this is to co-ordinate.

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Updates to the CAPM® Exam

MPUG

I’d like to invite you to review them with me by listening in on Episode 433 of The PM Podcast. Sierra has nearly two decades of experience as an expert in certification management and joined PMI in late 2013. Currently, she serves as the Portfolio Leader and Head of Certification Products.

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43 Learning Resources for New and Experienced Project Managers

LiquidPlanner

Certificate Programs. Drawing from his years leading technology projects at Microsoft, Berkun offers readers field-tested philosophies and strategies for defining, leading, and managing projects. If you’re leading technology projects, this is a must-read. Coursera: Applied Project Management certificate. Cost: $196.

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

Online PM Courses

It is all too easy to settle for excellent technical skills and think ‘that’s it. A fully capable project manager needs a wide range of personal and professional skills outside of the realms of their technical project management competence. Take a look at our reviews of the last three ( 2016 , 2017 , 2018 ).

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Is Your Agile Project Healthy?

Project Management Essentials

In 2013, Mike Cohn coined the term scrum smells to describe the signs that a scrum team is in trouble. Outsourcing is a good option for organizations where technology is not a core or strategic competency. Typically, technology contracts are fixed-scope/fixed-price and assume an adversarial buyer-supplier relationship.