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Best PMI-ACP Exam Prep Books

Rebel’s Guide to PM

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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Product Manager vs Project Manager – What’s the Difference?

ProjectManager.com

For example, many project managers are accustomed to working within the PMI guidelines for best project management practices. Whereas product managers might rely on agile product development, lean manufacturing processes or lean software development methodologies. What Is a Project Manager? Project Manager Responsibilities.

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Best 12 Project Management Certifications (2022)

ProjectManager.com

Some organizations, such as the Project Management Institute (PMI), will ask you to meet some requirements to be allowed in the program, such as having a bachelor’s degree, months of project management experience or even another project management certification. Price: PMI members, $225, nonmembers, $300.

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Connecting with Business Communities | Nicole Friedberg on “Lean Six Sigma” and the Importance of Lean Six Sigma Skills

International Institute for Learning

Nicole shares her insights on Lean Six Sigma and the importance of Lean Six Sigma skills for individuals and teams. What is Lean Six Sigma, and why is it important? Nicole Friedberg: Lean Six Sigma provides a methodology and toolset to identify and address root causes to unknown problems and ultimately improves processes.

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

ProjectManager.com

Project managers plan, budget, monitor and report on the project with project management tools , sometimes pitching the idea of the project or being assigned to it once it’s already been approved. There are two major certifying bodies, PRINCE2 and the Project Management Institute (PMI). Monitoring Progress.

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Servant Leadership in PMO Management: A Path to Success

The IIL Blog

We’ve taken many different and evolving approaches to driving lean into our processes. Our team leans into this philosophy, strives to innovate, and reduce waste, while delivering more value to business partners of the PMO team. Jeff has been a member of the PMI Global Executive Council since 2014.

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Are your PMs drowning in paperwork?

Kiron Bondale

I ran a one-week poll in PMI’s Project, Program and Portfolio Management discussion group and the ProjectManagement.com community to understand how much effort was being spent on paperwork. This is a common practice in companies which are operating at a higher level of delivery maturity. This problem could be tackled in two steps.

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