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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. For example, let’s say you have a job as an IT team leader or marketing manager. Is this true?

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How to Get Into Project Management: 5 PMs Share Their Stories

Rebel’s Guide to PM

When my role was made redundant, the parent company took me on in a project manager’s role. I completed the PRINCE2® qualification soon after I started my IT role. As a new project manager it helped me to become familiar with the elements of a project and formalise my processes and documentation. Mayte Mata-Sivera.

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How to Become a Project Manager in 2022: 3 Ways to Get A Job (with examples)

Rebel’s Guide to PM

Check a few project management job descriptions to see what employers are looking for. The Certified Associate in Project Management ( CAPM ®) is a good entry level certification if you have limited project management experience, and PRINCE2® Foundation is another formal training option you can take without any practical experience.

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The Chief Project Officer: Roles and Responsibilities

Epicflow Blog

In addition, their focus on effective resource allocation, stakeholder engagement, and change management contributes to enhanced operational efficiency, increased agility, and improved project outcomes. What organizations require a CPO?

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#PMOT – Who are the Project Managers on Twitter to Follow?

Online PM Courses

And we mustn’t forget that there are other widely used hashtags in the #PMOT community, like #Agile, #PMO, and #PMP. But, as the hook for a roundup of some of my favorite Project Managers of Twitter, #PMOT is as good as any. Donnie’s Article at Online PM Courses: A Simple Way to Develop Interpersonal Skills for Project Managers.

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100+ Project Management Terms: PM Terminology Explained

ProjectManager.com

Agile A methodology for project and product management, typically used to deliver software projects in an iterative way with short bursts of work called “sprints” Though initially designed as a process for IT and engineering projects, it has since been successfully applied to other industries like marketing.

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Socio political complexity and project management

Susanne Madsen

The rate of change is simply too high for us to effectively be able to control it. Instead we have to change our mind-set and see change as an opportunity rather than a threat. Change can be good if we open our minds to it and become more agile in our approaches. Red bucket – socio political complexity.