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A History of PMI & Its Role in Project Management

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Every trade has its trade association, an organization that represents the industry and offers training or networking. 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.

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Project Management Conferences in Asia Oceania and Africa 2023/2024

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PMI Africa Conference: Nairobi, Kenya, 10-12 September 2023 The theme for this year’s PMI Africa conference is The Africa We Want: Together We Can. The theme is Impact and Influence, with a focus on equipping project professionals with the skills to maximise their impact and influence in the workplace.

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Implementing AI in your projects: how to start and improve

Rebel’s Guide to PM

At this level, it is likely that the individual’s depth of experience and knowledge about their organization, industry, and project management will influence the quality of the final outcomes. For those looking to dive deeper into AI-enabled project management, PMI continues to help project professionals in their mastery of AI.

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Project management degrees: Do you need one and what you can do with it

Rebel’s Guide to PM

You’ll learn: What job titles to look for once you graduate What industries you can work in What you can expect to earn How to transition from another industry via a degree Lots more! A project management degree can lead to a wide range of career opportunities including general management, in a huge range of industries.

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Business Acumen for Project Managers [Free Checklist]

Rebel’s Guide to PM

In 2022, PMI updated the Talent Triangle to include business acumen. PMI defines it like this: Professionals with business acumen understand the macro and micro influences in their organization and industry and have the function-specific or domain-specific knowledge to make good decisions. What is business acumen?

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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

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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?