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The 5 Phases of the Construction Process (Templates Included)

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Construction project management has five phases, the same as any project. Construction phases have different names and require different documentation to begin with. We’ll define in depth each of the five construction phases: initiation, pre-construction, procurement, construction and post-construction.

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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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Top 10 Project Management Methodologies – An Overview

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We’ll go through some of the most popular project management methodologies, which are applied in many sectors such as software development, R&D and product development. When to Use It: The practice originated in software development and works well in that culture. Top 10 Project Management Methodologies.

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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. PMI reports an expected global need for 25 million new project professionals by 2030. Is this true? That’s about 2.3

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Implementing AI in your projects: how to start and improve

Rebel’s Guide to PM

These tasks can be reviewed under two main dimensions: complexity and degree of human intervention required. All of these are human traits that, to some degree, can be augmented by AI: Enhancing strategic thinking: GenAI is familiar with strategic models and constructs.

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A Quick Guide to Value Engineering for Projects

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It’s a way to look at your project, whether it’s project management, construction or manufacturing, and figure out how to execute it for the best value. Also called value analysis, it reviews new or existing products during the design phase of a project and determines how certain substitutions can reduce costs while increasing product value.

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What can I do with a degree in project management?

Rebel’s Guide to PM

PMI reports an expected global need for 25 million new project professionals by 2030. That’s due to: an increase in the number of jobs requiring project management-oriented skills (i.e. most knowledge work jobs as well as industries where PM has traditionally been important) higher demand due to economic growth retirement rates.