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What Is a PMO Director? Role, Responsibilities & Salary

ProjectManager.com

PMO stands for project management office and it’s responsible for the project management standards in an organization. Either way, it’s run by a PMO director. There are different types of PMOs, all headed by a PMO director. What Is a PMO Director? The responsibilities of a PMO director are varied.

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9 Tips For Mentoring a Project Manager

Rebel’s Guide to PM

Being asked to mentor someone means that your experience has been recognized as a project management professional (not necessarily a certificate holder, but someone who knows how to do the job well). Perhaps you’ve been asked to mentor an apprentice , or someone new to the PMO or team. Who are you mentoring?

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7 Ethics Tips For Project Managers

Rebel’s Guide to PM

If you a PMI certification holder, volunteer, member or in some other way connected with PMI, the organization will expect you to meet the requirements of the PMI Project Management Code of Ethics as part of your day job. Ethics Tip #1: Disclose Your Interests. Ethics Tip #2: Don’t Use Assets From Your Last Job.

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15 Non-Academic Project Management Books to Earn PDUs

Rebel’s Guide to PM

You can earn PDUs (professional development units) for ongoing certification renewal, such as for the Project Management Professional (PMP)®, from reading. Reading is a fast way to earn PDUs but it needs to be relevant to the certification you hold. Full of stories and tips, this is one you’ll want to return to again and again.

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Questions to ask a project management mentor

Rebel’s Guide to PM

I’m thinking of taking a project management certification. Which certifications do you have and what was your experience of getting them? What’s it like running big projects/a PMO/working in X field? What are your tips for managing multiple projects ? Which of these do you think would be the best fit for me?

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15 Easy Ways to Earn PDUs in 2023

Rebel’s Guide to PM

Do you need to earn PDUs to maintain your PMI certification? If you hold a PMP ® , PgMP ® , PfMP ® or PMI-PBA ® certification, you need to earn 60 PDUs every three years. If you hold a PMI-ACP ® , PMI-RMP ® , PMI-SP ® certification, you need to earn 30 PDUs in a three-year cycle. You’re in the right place!

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Tips for PfMP®Application

The IIL Blog

It is also one of the most difficult certifications to obtain, because a candidate must have a specific experience requirement and they need to follow a meticulous application process. Here are my top tips for PfMP application preparation: Make an assessment of the eligibility of your experience.

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