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How to Start a Project Management Career

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It is a discipline that is used across industries as varied as construction, manufacturing and IT to healthcare, professional services and government. PMI offers PMP certification, but also PRINCE2 Practitioner, though this methodology is mostly found in the UK. Here’s what you can do to get a foothold in this exciting industry.

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Project management degrees: Do you need one and what you can do with it

Rebel’s Guide to PM

She wrote: I have been advised that you have to do a degree in a particular subject e.g. engineering, do project management training e.g. PMI®, PRINCE2® etc and work your way up in order to become a project manager. Let’s say you currently work in a construction project management role. Is this true?

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Do you need a project management degree?

Rebel’s Guide to PM

She wrote: I have been advised that you have to do a degree in a particular subject e.g. engineering, do project management training e.g. PMI®, PRINCE2® etc and work your way up in order to become a project manager. You can find my views on whether CAPM or PRINCE2 is the right choice for you here. Is this true? Next steps.

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Is Hybrid Really a Popular Project Approach?

Rebel’s Guide to PM

PRINCE2 and the PMBOK® Guide are now very clear on the need to tailor and adapt ways of working to suit the project and the situation (and, of course, agile methods have always involved continuous learning and improvement), so today there is a greater acceptance that you can still do things ‘formally’ and yet be flexible.

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Project Manager Job Description (with free copy+paste examples!)

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Anything that has a start and a finish, resulting in a product, is a project and its life cycle requires the oversight and leadership of a project manager. There are two major certifying bodies, PRINCE2 and the Project Management Institute (PMI). Leadership skills. Excellent decision-making and leadership skills.

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Unlocking the Power and Mastery of Development Approach and Life Cycle

Project Pulse Journal

Setting the Stage: Initiate with Vision Clarity Implementing a good development approach starts with a clear vision and objectives guided by visionary leadership at the planning phase. Through visionary leadership and objective clarity, you have the assurance that the chosen approach aligns with the project's ultimate vision.

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Definition of Broken (DoB): A Tool for Improving Communications and Outcomes

Leading Answers

PRINCE2 popularized tolerances and exception plans procedures in the 1990s. While PMI literature does reference risk tolerances and escalations, the PRINCE2 coverage is much broader. The goal is not to set traps for future punishment but to promote constructive dialog and consensus about what constitutes a significant problem.