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Organizational Process Assets: What does that even mean?

Rebel’s Guide to PM

Outside of the world of PMI, I’m not sure that the term is widely used at all, but let’s put that aside for a moment and consider what they are and how to use them. They might be influenced by market conditions (risk appetite statements might change, for example, if the market suddenly gets a lot more competitive).

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How the CAPM exam is changing in 2023: What you need to know

Rebel’s Guide to PM

Every so often PMI carry out an assessment of what people in project management jobs do all day. At the time of writing, PMI had not yet announced the new date from which all candidates would be taking the new exam. It also covers project controls. The reference texts are: PMBOK® Guide – 7 th edition (PMI). I didn’t know.

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Book review: Risk Happens

Rebel’s Guide to PM

Risk management is the most important of your project controls. This can lead us to set up risk management activities that are less than effective, or influence our approaches to managing project risk. Mike Clayton defines risk as “uncertain events that can affect outcomes,” in his book, Risk Happens!:

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How To Make 2023 A Successful Year for Your Projects

Rebel’s Guide to PM

John Estrella John Estrella With the release of the Agile Practice Guide along with the PMBOK® Guide Seventh Edition , we can’t ignore PMI’s direction to incorporate adaptive life cycles such as agile , iterative or incremental life cycles into project and development life cycles. In a word, it’s assertiveness.

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Quick and Easy: This is New in the PMBOK Guide Edition 7

Inloox

Besides certification programs and extensive market research programs, PMI has been publishing its PMBOK guide (Project Management Body of Knowledge) since the late 1990s by setting standards for project, program and portfolio management. The PMBOK guide is a project management guide developed by PMI. What is PMBOK?

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9 Essential Project Management Competencies

Rebel’s Guide to PM

Soft skills include: Communication Leadership Self-awareness Confidence Resilience Teamwork Business acumen Influencing and negotiating Networking Stakeholder engagement. One in five projects is unsuccessful due to ineffective communication, according to research by PMI (The Essential Role of Communications, 2013). Networking.

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The Truth about Bullying in Project Management

Rebel’s Guide to PM

The PMI Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct included as part of the standard for Responsibility the statement: “We report any illegal or unethical conduct.” The best short answer is to appreciate what is within your realm of control and influence in order to create an action plan. What is the complaints process?