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How to Start a Project Management Career

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Many colleges offer a course of study in project management, but you can also study business management, engineering and other disciplines. PMI offers PMP certification, but also PRINCE2 Practitioner, though this methodology is mostly found in the UK. The Computing Technology Industry Association (CompTIA) has Project+.

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Free and Low Cost Project Management Resources

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I’ve also included some low cost/high value resources that I find myself recommending frequently to people who are on tight budgets. I find their search engine quite difficult to navigate but if you spend the time hunting you can normally find the document you want. Everything from risk management to a comprehensive course.

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Top 10 Project Management Methodologies – An Overview

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What It Is: Introduced by engineers working at Motorola in the mid-1980s, Six Sigma works to improve quality by identifying what is not working in the project. What It Is: PRINCE2 stands for Projects IN Controlled Environments, and is a structured certified methodology. It requires a certification to practice.

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100+ Project Management Terms: PM Terminology Explained

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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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What Is a Product Breakdown Structure (PBS)? Templates & Examples Included

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Projects are designed to deliver a product or a service within a specific timeframe and budget, a process that the project manager oversees. The product breakdown structure can be used in any product management situation, though it stems from the PRINCE2 methodology. PBS accredited to PRINCE2 Wiki. PBS Example.

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10 Places to Get Free Project Management Templates

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I also think that the templates are sometimes over-engineered for smaller projects, so you may have to simplify them. If you are looking for information on project budgeting, check out my blog over at ProjectManagement.com, The Money Files. PRINCE2 Templates from Axelos. ProjectManager.com. Project Bliss.

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How to List Projects on Your Resume: A No Stress Guide

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If you are a software engineer, show me your software projects. For example, perhaps you’ve contributed to lots of project budget planning as part of projects but only lead the effort to create a project budget from scratch just once. List the number of people on the team, the budget, the benefits, and the impact.