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IBM Project Manager Certificate: My Student Review

Rebel’s Guide to PM

Summary review The IBM Project Manager Professional Certificate is a good CAPM® alternative or course to use towards your CAPM prep. If you are planning on a career in tech, do the IBM IT Project Manager Certificate instead. You’re in the right place. If you are aiming for an IT job, you’d be better off taking that course.

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Is the IBM IT Project Manager Certificate worth it?

Rebel’s Guide to PM

And many of the professional bodies offer certificates and credentials that require pre-requisites – difficult to get if you are just starting out in technical project management. I’ve spent many hours reviewing the materials and going through the lessons so you can save time in your own course evaluation. And you know what?

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What Makes A Good Product Owner?

Scrum.org

Van Waardenburg & Van Vliet (2013) offer a case study in a large organization and conclude that “The Project Manager focuses on the ’how’ of a project, the Product Owner focuses on the ’what’”. This includes training, technical support, and preparation for new releases. This makes the Product Owner clearly a leadership role.

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Navigating your Career: The Importance of Career Mapping

Wrike

In this article, we will explore the concept of career mapping, its benefits, steps to creating a career map, challenges faced during the process, and case studies exemplifying successful career mapping. Are you passionate about technology, healthcare, or perhaps entrepreneurship?

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The Science of Growth [Book Review]

Rebel’s Guide to PM

The book presents interesting case studies of pairs of companies where one has been successful and one hasn’t. After studying the performance of these companies, the author (and his research team behind the scenes who also get a mention) has put together a formula for what makes one company succeed where another fails.

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Without a Root Cause Analysis, No Corrective or Preventive Action is Credible - Part 1

Herding Cats

There are some more definitions needed before we get started, Stakeholder is a term taken from Dr. Stephen Covey's Principle-Centered Leadership , describing all persons who have a stake in the success or failure of an enterprise or group. Why Do Information Technology Projects Fail?” What Are Problem Causes of Software Projects?

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23 Project Management Books for All Experience Levels

Wrike

You’ll learn about Work Breakdown Structures, defining a project schedule and budget, controlling deliverables, managing issues and risks, leadership and communication skills, working with stakeholders, and more. Projects fail all the time, whether due to faulty strategies or uncontrollable circumstances. Brooks, Jr.