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Top 10 Project Management Qualifications

ProjectManager.com

Having PMP certification is an industry standard to show that you’ve learned the basics and know the various project management methodologies. Project planning is the second stage in project management, after initiation and before execution, monitoring and controlling and closing.

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Product Manager vs Project Manager – What’s the Difference?

ProjectManager.com

Project managers are in charge of managing teams during the initiating, planning, scheduling, monitoring and closing phases of a project. Project Manager Skills & Certifications. Here’s a quick overview of the most common project management skills and certifications. Certifications. Certifications.

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PMI Membership for Professionals and Students: Is it Worth It?

Rebel’s Guide to PM

When I run project management rooms on Clubhouse or open my DMs for questions on Facebook or LinkedIn, one of the most common questions is: What certificate should I get? Closely followed by: “So is it worth joining PMI?”. People who want to earn their certification without becoming a member. Professional development.

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7 Steps To A Project Management Capability Assessment

Rebel’s Guide to PM

It’s easy to think that certification is the answer to developing capability in your project managers, but it’s better to take a step back from that. The objective of this capability assessment is, after all, to make sure that the two map closely. Don’t get analysis paralysis People are busy. Find a decent balance.

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PRINCE2 and PMBOK: How They Compare

Rebel’s Guide to PM

In 2020, AXELOS, the awarding body for the PRINCE2 family of certifications, launched a version specifically aimed at the US market, with relevant vocabulary and case studies. It’s approach to running a steering group or project board is very clear and there is an emphasis on roles and responsibilities. In brief, how does PRINCE2 work?

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Sauce & Spoon: Tips for Your Google Capstone course

Rebel’s Guide to PM

I’ve been managing projects for over 20 years and I found the Google Project Management Certificate capstone course quite tricky. For more general tips on how to earn the Google project management certificate quickly, read the story of how I passed the certificate in a week. Recommended Google Project Management Certificate 5.0

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Closing a Sprint with MS Project Agile

MPUG

Like every project has to be closed, a Sprint, also has to be closed. In this article, we will take a scenario for Sprint in a Scrum project and follow the steps needed to close a Sprint Project. Then, I will demonstrate the closing steps. In the above figure, I’ve applied a custom grouping: Sprint and Features.

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