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Why Earn a Project Management Professional (PMP)® Certification?

The IIL Blog

Another PMI® study, Project Management Job Growth and Talent Gap 2017-2027 , indicates that by 2027, employers will need nearly 88 million individuals (about twice the population of California) in project management roles; the need for experienced, skilled PM’s is growing exponentially. The current cost of membership is $149 (USD).

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The Scrum Master Salary Report 2024

Scrum.org

The Scrum Master Salary Report 2024 is the fifth edition of the industry survey after 2017, 2019, 2022, and 2023. By the way, the average salary of the participants in the survey is $87,800, with a standard deviation of about $46,400. Overall, 1,114 Scrum Masters and Agile Coaches participated in the survey. male and 38.3%

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Project Management Training To Help You Achieve Certification in 2017

Rebel’s Guide to PM

APM Salary and Market Survey 2016 says that 23% of people last studied for a project management related qualification within the last six months. There is a dizzying array of courses out there to help you achieve project management qualifications, both for PMI courses, PRINCE2 courses and more. Certification: PMP®, CAPM®, PMI-ACP®.

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7 Hidden dangers of project management (Or why even well-planned projects sometimes fail)

Rebel’s Guide to PM

The Standish Group’s CHAOS Report and other surveys report that project failure is more common than we would like. Working with the wrong people PMI’s Pulse of the Profession report shows that for every $1 billion invested in the United States, $122 million was wasted due to poor project performance.

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My Top 10 Most Popular Blog Posts of 2018

Project Risk Coach

Year Visitors 2018 113,206 2017 57,560 2016 42,000 2015 33,000 2014 21,000 One of my 2018 goals was to have 75,000 people visit the Project Risk Coach website. In 2019, I will be creating more online courses with a focus on project risk management and helping individuals prepare for the PMI-RMP Exam.

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Project Management Statistics: 45 Stats You Can't Ignore

Workamajig

68% - more than 2/3rd - of organizations in PMI's annual survey said that they used outsourced or contract project managers in 2018. ( As per Wellingtone's survey, only 22% of organizations use a PM software. 50% of respondents in a survey said that their biggest challenge is that PMO processes are seen as overhead.

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Top 11 Cities for Project Management

Rebel’s Guide to PM

The Shanghai (2017-2035) Master Plan lays out the bigger picture for investment and development across the city. The average salary for a project manager in the USA is US$116,000, the highest of all the countries in this list, and according to the PMI Salary Survey, second only to pay in Switzerland. Washington DC area.