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Do you need a project management degree?

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. A good starting point if you want to check out what is available is this free course from PMI. Kickoff from PMI.

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Book review: Risk Happens

Rebel’s Guide to PM

This can lead us to set up risk management activities that are less than effective, or influence our approaches to managing project risk. The book is not method specific, so it doesn’t matter if you use PRINCE2® , the PMI® equivalent or any other national or international standard.

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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. PMI reports an expected global need for 25 million new project professionals by 2030. Is this true? Free training!

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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?

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HBR Project Management Handbook [Review]

Rebel’s Guide to PM

Written by past PMI Chair and PM champion Antonio Nieto-Rodriguez , the book’s goal is to elevate project management competencies to management levels. PRINCE2 is not spelled correctly in places (“Prince 2”) and while other certification bodies get a mention, AXELOS as the awarding body and ‘guardian’ of PRINCE2 doesn’t.

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12 Ways to Create A Positive Work Culture

Rebel’s Guide to PM

I have spoken about this with many PMI members, my project team members, business owners and other project managers. Good relations are the key to influencing people, getting their attention and finally getting things done. Quite often we have no team directly reporting to us. All of that creates a positive, productive atmosphere.

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Resource Management in Projects: The Ultimate Guide

Rebel’s Guide to PM

Now you need to do the negotiating, influencing, badgering to get the people and other resources you need at the times you need them. What Does PRINCE2 Say About Resource Management? PRINCE2 doesn’t say a lot about resource management. But there are probably some people and materials you’ll need throughout the project.