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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. Government jobs typically pay better than working in education. Is this true? That varies depending on the industry.

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Project Boards and Project Steering Groups: An Introduction

Rebel’s Guide to PM

Here’s an introduction to these important groups as part of the governance framework so you can get yours set up and working on your project. A project board provides oversight and governance for the project. What you need is adequate governance for the project. Have as many layers as fits within your PMO methodology.

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100+ Project Management Terms: PM Terminology Explained

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E – Project Management Terms Earned value management (EVM) A way to measure project performance, and is commonly used in government projects. ” G – Project Management Terms Henry Gantt American mechanical engineer and management consultant who developed the Gantt chart in 1910.

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Changing the Face of PM Training

Rebel’s Guide to PM

Go for something like PMP® or PRINCE2 and the choice is even greater. I love Management of Portfolios (MoP), a book I co-authored which is the UK Government/AXELOS global best practice standard. Job adverts declare that you have to be PMP certified or a PRINCE2 Practitioner. So how do you pick the right course for you?

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Project Cost Management – The Essential Things to Know and Do

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The governance considerations for project cost management. Anything else… You’ll also want to add in whatever else your Project Management Office(PMO), your Project Board, or your Project Sponsor asks you to include. Typical categories of cost include: time costs (for contractors and consultants on hourly rates).

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Becoming a Project Manager – A Complete Guide for 2018

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Project management methodologies – Agile, Waterfall, PRINCE2, PRiSM, Six Sigma, Critical Path, and many more. For Europe, you might want to look for a PRINCE2 certification. The PRINCE2 Certification. This certification has three main levels: PRINCE2 Foundation. PRINCE2 Practitioner. PRINCE2 Professional.

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Complete Collection of Project Management Statistics 2015

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3% use PRINCE2. [4]. Government – Federal. Management Consulting. Government – City/State/Local. Project Management Offices (PMOs). PMO Popularity by Company Size: 61% of small organizations (<$100M) have a PMO. 88% of mid-size companies ($100M-$1B) have a PMO. 9% use an IT methodology.

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