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How to Start a Project Management Career

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PMI offers PMP certification, but also PRINCE2 Practitioner, though this methodology is mostly found in the UK. The Computing Technology Industry Association (CompTIA) has Project+. There are many others, including Certified ScrumMaster, Associate in Project Management (APM) and Program Management Professional (PgMP).

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Resource Management in Projects: The Ultimate Guide

Rebel’s Guide to PM

You might want to take this even further and document exactly how you are going to estimate how much time resources will be required for, how you are going to ‘win’ scarce resources, and what risks you might face around securing the resources. Step 2: Estimate Resource Requirements. Resource estimation is always tricky.

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

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There are two major certifying bodies, PRINCE2 and the Project Management Institute (PMI). Here are the main project management certifications offered by the PMI: Project Management Professional (PMP): This certifies that you’re a capable project manager who is competent in waterfall and agile project management.

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How to Manage Fixed Date Projects

Rebel’s Guide to PM

LeRoy Ward, PMP , PgMP, and PMI Eric Jenett Project Management Excellence Award winner, when I asked him for his view. Work out the end date ignoring the fixed delivery date, even if you do have to crash your analysis time into a shorter period and use estimates with a greater degree of uncertainty than normal. But now what?

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The PMI Talent Triangle: A Guide [for members and non-members]

Online PM Courses

The PMI Talent Triangle is a simple tool that reminds us all about the value of a broad range of professional skills. The most succinct – and possibly best known – articulation of that full range of capabilities is the PMI’s Project Management Talent Triangle. Just a Moment… Who or What is the PMI?

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What Do Companies like Apple, Amazon and Google Look for in Project Managers?

Epicflow Blog

PMI Professional in Business Analysis (PMI-PBA) certification is a superior idea for you if you want to work with stakeholders in defining requirements and forming project outputs. PMI Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP) is a unique course that will make you an expert in Agile methodology, which is a must in project management.

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Project Management Trends [2022]

Rebel’s Guide to PM

Reimagine the must-have project management skills,” says Brantlee Underhill, Managing Director, North America, Project Management Institute (PMI). In 2021, Cisco estimated that 82% of consumer internet traffic was video. There’s not enough focus on whether the people receiving the ‘something’ are actually ready to work with it.

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