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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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7 Easy Steps I Use To Close A Project Effectively (Steal my checklist!)

Rebel’s Guide to PM

But there’s another area that is arguably as important, if not more so than those: how to close a project. I've closed out lots of projects in my 20+ years career as a project manager. One project in particular was difficult to close and sticks in my mind as there was no one to hand it over to, so I sat with it for ages.

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Generative AI for Project Managers (PMI Course Review)

Rebel’s Guide to PM

If you’ve been on LinkedIn recently, you’ve probably seen someone in your network sharing that they have earned the Generative AI Overview for Project Managers badge by completing a PMI training course. Head over to the PMI website, register for a free account. Close the popup to progress through the module.

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Organizational Project Management (OPM) Basics

ProjectManager.com

According to the Project Management Institute (PMI), it “ensures that an organization can leverage its project selection and execution success. Project Managers A project manager is responsible for the planning, executing and closing of a specific project. They help select projects and deal with budgets, risk and reporting.

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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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PMI Updates PMI-RMP Exam

Project Risk Coach

Are you aware that the Project Management Institute (PMI) is updating the PMI-RMP exam? Let's look at the PMI-RMP Pilot Exam process, what's different in the exam, the Pilot Exam Content Outline, and how to apply. 1 PMI-RMP Pilot Exam 2 What's Different in the New PMI-RMP Exam? Table Of Contents.

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Project Risk Management: How-to guide (with tips)

Rebel’s Guide to PM

Optimizing risk responses is one of the 12 Project Management Principles in the PMI/ANSI Standard for Project Management which is now bundled with the PMBOK® Guide. The PMI Risk Practice Standard doesn’t include anything. At the beginning of the project you’ll identify lots of risks and then close some and open new ones.