Rebel’s Guide to PM

APRIL 19, 2023

Do you need to earn PDUs to maintain your PMI certification? If you hold a PMP ® , PgMP ® , PfMP ® or PMI-PBA ® certification, you need to earn 60 PDUs every three years. If you hold a PMI-ACP ® , PMI-RMP ® , PMI-SP ® certification, you need to earn 30 PDUs in a three-year cycle. You’re in the right place!

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

DECEMBER 13, 2019

Every so often PMI carry out an assessment of what a project manager does all day. In other words, PMI (or more specifically, the agency contracted to do this work) look at what a project manager actually does day-to-day and link this back to the qualification. Plus PMI want to put more emphasis on Agile ways of working.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

APRIL 19, 2023

Is your re-certification cycle coming to an end for your PMI certificate? The PMI Continuing Certification Requirements guidelines are laid out in the CCR Handbook , which you can download from the PMI website. There are different requirements for each of the PMI certifications. PDUs with the Agile PrepCast $129 Earn 30.5

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

You’re here because you are planning to take your PMI Agile Certified Professional ( PMI-ACP )® exam. As well as a PMI-ACP training course, the most successful students also include a study guide in their exam prep because those books are designed to help you get ready for the test. The Agile PrepCast.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

APRIL 11, 2025

Project communication and working with stakeholders are the things I'm most interested in from the big wide world of project management I even wrote a book about it. What about if I work in an Agile team? We won't talk about burndown charts, information radiators or other agile artifacts that are used for communication and reporting.

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ProjectManager.com

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

Agile Methodology. What It Is: In a nutshell, Agile project management is an evolving and collaborative way to self-organize across teams. The agile methodology offers project teams a very dynamic way to work and collaborate and that’s why it is a very popular project management methodology for product and software development.

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Leading Answers

MAY 30, 2021

It has been 10 years since the PMI-ACP exam was created, and I published my PMI-ACP Exam Prep book. I recall the Steering Committee meetings where we discussed what we believed was necessary for agile practitioners and team leaders to have experience in and an understanding of. I am more of a pragmatist.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

PRINCE2 Agile Foundation. PRINCE2 Agile Practitioner. But it’s not as well-known in the United States, where the Project Management Professional (PMP)® certificate from PMI, the Project Management Institute, has the largest market share. What about agile project managers? Your next steps.

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Online PM Courses

SEPTEMBER 8, 2024

By Chuck Cobb Agile Project Management Agile , Agile Project Management Share 0 Tweet 0 Share 0 Agile Project Management now feels like a part of the landscape of the project profession. It’s 7 years since the PMI introduced Agile into the 6th Edition of its Project Management Body of Knowledge.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

APRIL 13, 2023

Product Name / Product Image Rating Learn More Best place to start Kickoff from PMI 5.0 See the course Best place to start Kickoff from PMI 5.0 Product Name / Product Image Rating Learn More Best place to start Kickoff from PMI 5.0 See the course Best place to start Kickoff from PMI 5.0 See the course 1. See the course 1.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

OCTOBER 4, 2021

The Project Management Institute approach has been to bring more agile into the main guide, and to publish it alongside the Agile Practice Guide. The PRINCE2 guidance is not specifically agile , but it could be adapted to be so. There is also PRINCE2 Agile as a specific, different qualification you can get. See on Amazon.

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Project Risk Coach

JUNE 26, 2023

Becoming a PMI Risk Management Professional (PMI-RMP®) can be difficult. How can these individuals earn the required PMI-RMP contact hours? PMI Chapter meetings with no risk management content do not qualify. When you submit your application, PMI may conduct an audit. Project managers are busy people.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

How questions are split on the new exam Project management fundamentals and core concepts Predictive plan-based methodologies Agile frameworks/methodologies Business analysis frameworks What are the reference texts? Do you need agile experience to take the exam? Agile frameworks/methodologies. Will the exam experience change?

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JANUARY 31, 2023

It’s a lot to read, so here are some spoilers drawn from common themes I heard time and time again in the interviews: Agile : if you don’t know enough about it, you need to start learning. He is the author of Reinventing Communication by Routledge, a book on how to design, lead and manage high performing projects.

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The Lazy Project Manager

MARCH 2, 2020

Her latest book What’s Your Catalyst? He now works with individuals and organisations around the world to help them transform the way they deliver, and he does that through writing books (The Project Book being his latest release), keynote speaking and facilitating programs. She is a Fellow of the APM in the UK.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

Separately they are offering a Cyber Monday deal for $40 off the Agile PrepCast Elite. It includes everything you need to study for and pass the PMI-ACP exam. There are so many great management, leadership, and productivity books out there but there is never enough time to read them all. Use coupon code CYBER2021 at checkout.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

MARCH 18, 2021

Note: This article was put together before the PMBOK® Guide – 7 th edition was published so the information in it is drawn from publicly available information about what is going to be in the book. But what if you don’t use PMI methods? And yes, agile project management artifacts get a mention. Documents are documents.

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ProjectManager.com

FEBRUARY 7, 2019

She has written five books on project management including Communicating Change, Collaboration Tools for Project Managers, Handbook of People in Project Management, Shortcuts to Success: Project Management in the Real World and Customer-Centric Project Management. Related: Top Project Management Conferences of 2019. Jason Westland.

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Leading Agile

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

In this video, we explore the evolving landscape of Agile and examine why traditional frameworks may fall short in complex, large-scale organizations. Our discussion highlights the importance of stable teams, clear backlogs, and tested products—”The 3 Things”—as foundational for Agile success. Where are we at? Yeah, 2001.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

OCTOBER 13, 2020

Do you need to earn PDUs to maintain your PMI certification? If you hold a PMP ® , PgMP ® , PfMP ® or PMI-PBA ® certification, you need to earn 60 PDUs every three years. If you hold a PMI-ACP ® , PMI-RMP ® , PMI-SP ® certification, you need to earn 30 PDUs in a three-year cycle. You’re in the right place!

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Kiron Bondale

APRIL 10, 2022

Retrospectives are an integral part of the Scrum framework but conducting such reviews regularly is core to most flavors of agile. It’s available on Amazon.com and on Amazon.ca as well as a number of other online book stores). However, that doesn’t mean they are well performed.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

MARCH 27, 2020

Colin now works with individuals and organisations around the world to help them transform the way they deliver and he does that through writing books (The Project Book being his latest release), keynote speaking and facilitating programs. Rick has written 4 best selling books (Project Management That Works!, Morris, PMP.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

Note: PRINCE2 is not a good choice if you are aiming to work in a predominantly agile project management environment. Agile approaches are not covered by Foundation or Practitioner. While you can tailor the framework, it’s not enough for agile teams. 7 Best PRINCE2 Books for 2023 (Including PRINCE2 Agile Books).

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Leading Answers

AUGUST 11, 2020

Part book-club, part study-group, these sessions feature weekly live Zoom calls with me, Mike Griffiths and exclusive study materials. This small group, seven-week program, is a cost-effective alternative to full-blown training courses for people able to work through my book independently.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

MAY 22, 2022

The book includes a list of 50 secrets in Appendix D which is a summary of The Standish Group’s Chaos Manifesto 2012: The Year of the Executive Sponsor. If you can spare an hour, go through the PMI Kickoff course. Kickoff from PMI. An excellent free beginners project management course that comes in Agile and Predictive versions.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

NOVEMBER 29, 2017

This article, What Are The Dates for the 2018 PMI Exam Changes? Key Dates for PMP® Exam Changes and Other PMI Exam Changes. PMI-ACP® Exam: 26 March 2018. Elizabeth: Is there anything else that’s changing, in the PMI set of qualifications? Also the PMI-ACP test changes, the same day, also in first quarter.

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Kiron Bondale

APRIL 3, 2022

#noestimates debate, but I felt it might be useful to understand what estimation techniques are being used by teams who are using agile approaches for delivering the scope of their projects. If you liked this article, why not read my book Easy in Theory, Difficult in Practice which contains 100 other lessons on project leadership?

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Project Risk Coach

OCTOBER 9, 2017

Perhaps these individuals are influencing you through a blog, online videos, online courses, or books. In addition to her books, Susanne provides great articles on her website. His passions are Agile, project management methodologies, and PMOs. Grab a cup of coffee as I share seven influencers that I follow. Susanne Madsen.

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Project Risk Coach

SEPTEMBER 11, 2017

Four Reasons to Read the PMBOK 6th Edition The Project Management Institute (PMI) released the PMBOK 6 th Edition on September 6 th , 2017. PMI Members can download their PDF copy of the PMBOK 6th Edition. PMI conducts Role Delineation Studies for each certification every five to seven years. Get the Agile Practice Guide.

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MPUG

MARCH 17, 2025

In Part 1 of his series , Satya Narayan Dash introduced us to the challenges and solutions of scaling Agile methodologies across larger organizations through his practical CIPSA (Certified in Practical Scaled Agile) framework. You can read books about swimming or watch videos, but eventually, you have to jump in the pool.”

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NimbleWork

OCTOBER 21, 2024

Continuous Innovation: From Agile methodologies to change management, these influencers are at the forefront of evolving project delivery practices. Elizabeth is also a prolific author, having published seven books on project and change management.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

MAY 8, 2024

What about if I work in an Agile team? Agile teams can be fully costed internal resource funded from BAU budgets, so if you work in-house in a Scrum team, for example, you might not have to work out or track any incremental costs. However, I am not a registered PMI authorized trainer. Can I claim PDUs?

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Leading Answers

JANUARY 2, 2022

The next 7-week PMI-ACP Supported Study Group with Mike Griffiths is starting soon. This live 7-week online book-club / self-study program works as follows: Read one chapter of my PMI-ACP Exam Prep book each week. Frequently asked questions: Q: Does the course include a copy of my PMI-ACP Exam Prep book?

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JANUARY 24, 2022

Reimagine the must-have project management skills,” says Brantlee Underhill, Managing Director, North America, Project Management Institute (PMI). Read Anthony Mersino’s excellent book: Emotional Intelligence for Project Managers. Are you waterfall or Agile ? You don’t get that from reading a book. What you can do.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

NOVEMBER 27, 2022

Is Brain Sensei approved by PMI? Brain Sensei started out as a self-paced PMP exam prep course, but now they offer a range of study options for people taking PMI certifications. It covers all the key project management terminology (agile and waterfall/predictive), plus the project management principles and key concepts.

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Software Review 2023 PMI Certification 410

Kiron Bondale

APRIL 24, 2022

I wanted to understand what approaches were most used and ran another poll in PMI’s LinkedIn Project, Program and Portfolio Management group. As Scrum continues to be the most popular agile framework, the majority response for the first choice is not surprising. 19% indicated they did the same but also used a Blocked column.

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ProjectManager.com

JULY 20, 2023

You need to be versed in several different methodologies, such as Agile, Scrum, PMBOK, and Prince2, depending on the types of organizations you’re looking to support. It’s the old debate between book smarts and street smarts. PMI Professional in Business Analysis (PMI-PBA) This is another certification offered by PMI.

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