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Best PMI-ACP Exam Prep Books

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Are you aiming to achieve your PMI Agile Certified Professional ( PMI-ACP )®? The most successful students also include reading a range of PMI-ACP books in their exam prep, as well as a training course, just as that little bit of extra comfort. Pick one book to supplement your PMI-ACP studies. Short on time? Recommended.

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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?

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Measuring the Project Management Maturity of Your Organization

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Organizational Project Management Maturity Model (OPM3) by PMI Developed by the Project Management Institute (PMI) to help managers understand the maturity level in projects, programs and portfolios by using the 10 knowledge areas of the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBoK).

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The 10 Project Management Knowledge Areas (PMBOK)

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It is a set of standard terminology and guidelines for project management published and updated by The Project Management Institute (PMI). Project management knowledge areas coincide with the process groups, which are project initiation, project planning , project execution, monitoring and controlling, and project closing.

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Will a Project Management Certification Help Your Career?

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Knowing how to plan, manage and monitor progress is important and can make the difference between meeting your goals for the year and not. PMI requires this for PMP holders through their Continuing Certification Requirements Program and you could easily find yourself paying for additional courses and materials to keep up.

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The 5 Phases of the Construction Process (Templates Included)

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At this point, there will be a selection of the project delivery method, construction cost estimating and permitting. Construction Estimate As you work on your budget during pre-construction, our free construction estimate template for Excel will help you forecast costs more accurately.

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9 Types of Artifacts in Project Management

Rebel’s Guide to PM

But what if you don’t use PMI methods? Whether you subscribe to the PMI way of thinking or use another approach based on your background, skills, experience, certification or the expectations of management, I’m pretty sure that you’ll have to create project documents. Documents are documents.

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