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7 Ways Project Manager Roles Are Changing

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The days of technical, scope, scheduling, budgeting, assigning resources and delivering deliverables on time have evolved to include soft skills such as conflict resolution, leadership, and even trends towards more business management skills such as business modeling and strategic analysis. Thanks for watching!

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Wicked Problem Solving Course Review (PMI)

Rebel’s Guide to PM

Welcome to my PMI Wicked Problem Solving review! The WPS course is a self-paced video training class is a partnership between PMI and Tom Wujeck. You get 18 PDUs credited to your PMI account , so it’s worth a lot. Problem solving was the top skill* that project managers were perceived to have in a study by PwC and PMI.

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PMI Membership for Professionals and Students: Is it Worth It?

Rebel’s Guide to PM

So you’re considering joining PMI® as a member or a student member? Closely followed by: “So is it worth joining PMI?”. I’ve been a member of PMI for many years, so I feel I can confidentially give you the insider information! What are the benefits of being a PMI member? How much does PMI membership cost?

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Organizational Project Management (OPM) Basics

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Project Management Project management is the process of planning, organizing and managing resources to deliver a project on time, within budget and meeting quality expectations. According to the Project Management Institute (PMI), it “ensures that an organization can leverage its project selection and execution success.

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11 Project management skills employers expect you to have

Rebel’s Guide to PM

If you consider competency frameworks from the Association for Project Management (APM), or the guidance from the Project Management Institute (PMI), there are many more core skills listed. One in five projects is unsuccessful due to ineffective communication, according to research by PMI (The Essential Role of Communications, 2013).

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Top 10 Project Management KPIs Explained

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Then, for the project scope, there are project management KPIs that allow monitoring the progress of the project team to ensure that the tasks outlined in the project plan are completed on time, under budget and meeting the corresponding quality standards. You want to keep a close eye on your labor cost to see, are you over budget?

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A History of PMI & Its Role in Project Management

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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. Given its vast influence, it’s important to have a basic understanding of PMI and its history. A History of PMI.

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