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Will a Project Management Certification Help Your Career?

LiquidPlanner

The Certification Option. There are also courses run by training companies that will give you a certificate, or you could go the whole way and sign up for a Masters in Project Management at one of the top business schools. But what if you’re switching from a purely technical role to one that involves managing projects?

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Mastering Project Estimation: Simplified Techniques for Reliable Scheduling

MPUG

The solution, of course, is estimating. There is a whole science to estimation, and it would be possible to go very deeply into this. But before we start, let’s tackle the Estimation Elephant in the Room…. The estimation techniques they use are a deliberate trade-off between speed and accuracy.

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Best PMI-ACP Exam Prep Books

Rebel’s Guide to PM

Below, I list the best agile books for your certification studies. Self-paced with video training modules, you'll quickly be on your way to your agile certification. Keep reading for my analysis and reviews of the best PMI-ACP prep books that will help you understand agile methodologies and earn your agile certification.

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Professional Development Day 2022 – IGNITE!

International Institute for Learning

Facilitating Innovation in a Post COVID-19 World . Find out how to be a catalyst for change (facilitating innovation) and NOT an antagonist (frustrating innovation). Estimating and Applying Points with Agile – How to apply, and when is it done? Risk and PMI’s Risk Management Professional (RMP) Certification.

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How To Motivate Your Project Team

Rebel’s Guide to PM

You are likely to notice more creativity and innovation, the mood in the room is uplifting. We have so much material about what processes to use, and yet it is estimated that 70% – and possibly as much as 81% – of project success depends on the human side of projects. What does ‘engagement’ actually look like? Gertman et.

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Adopting Agile Practices Isn’t Agile Transformation

Leading Agile

They may also be writing user stories, using burn-down charts, and practicing agile estimating and planning. The teams should effectively utilize their capacity, create opportunities for innovation based on new information, and build products in collaboration with customers to ensure the right products are being developed.

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Why your team’s Scrum Genius might be holding you back

Scrum.org

Maybe you’re the Scrum Genius — someone who has a lot of experience, has been part of teams that have delivered several successful products and has certifications the length of your arm. Or maybe they did some research on the internet and read that you must use story points or you should never use story points when estimating.

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