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A History of PMI & Its Role in Project Management

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The Project Management Institute (PMI) is a nonprofit organization for those working in project management across the globe. If you have even a passing interest in the field, then you’ve bumped up against PMI. Given its vast influence, it’s important to have a basic understanding of PMI and its history. A History of PMI.

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Virtual Leadership [Book Review]

Rebel’s Guide to PM

So, in the normal style of my book reviews, let me tell you more about what’s in the book and what else I thought about it. Virtual work is supported by communications technology that helps people to connect when far apart. We filmed this video in an apartment in Barcelona where we were staying during the PMI Global Congress.

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PMI Conference observations

Zen Project Management

The PMI Conference was held this past weekend in Chicago. When I first started attending almost 20 years ago, it was the PMI Symposium, then Global Congress and now the PMI Conference. PMI tried to improve he quality of the sessions. I don't know if PMI got the results they wanted.

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10 Easy Ways to Get PDUs & Stay PMI Certified

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If you hold a qualification from the Project Management Institute (PMI) like PMP (Project Management Professional) or PMI-ACP (PMI Agile Certified Professional), CPD is mandatory. The PMI measures CPD in Professional Development Units, or PDUs. PMI’s PDU Requirements. Two Types of PMI PDUs. What is a PDU?

PMI 193
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Meeting Management Techniques for Project Managers

Rebel’s Guide to PM

Meeting management skills are no longer part of the Exam Content Outline (ECO), which you can download from the PMI website. The chair found it hard to give different people the floor as several people were due to give short presentations but he couldn’t make the laptop show their slides. People join conference calls from cars.

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Lessons from the PMI Summit 2023

NimbleWork

This year, we participated in the Project Management Institute’s annual PMI Summit, held in Atlanta. With the advent of technology, especially mobile and AI – how has the job of a project manager evolved? Mobile devices and technologies have certainly eased things a lot, especially on the go.

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15 Easy-to-Do Types of Professional Development

Rebel’s Guide to PM

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