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The 18 Most Influential People in Project Management

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based Spire Healthcare Group, and is the CEO and founder of the Otobos Group, an organization that provides project communications to individuals and businesses across multiple industries. She’s also the director of the London-based Project Leadership Institute, which works to build well-rounded and dynamic project management leaders.

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Top 25 Project Management Influencers of 2025

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What distinguishes these influencers in the landscape of project management thought leadership? Jim Highsmith Jim Highsmith is a pioneer in the agile software development space, having co-authored the Agile Manifesto , the founding document of agile software development.

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Organizational Competencies: What They Are and How to Develop Them

Rebel’s Guide to PM

We did a fair amount of off-the-shelf software deployments, and we frequently made the point that we were a healthcare company, not a software development firm. We did have a team of developers who built some in-house apps, and web front ends to databases, but we were not, at heart, a company that built software.

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What can I do with a degree in project management?

Rebel’s Guide to PM

Many of these roles are predicted to be in software development and sub-sectors like app development, IT security and healthcare tech. You’ll have the opportunity to practice your leadership skills and communication skills during group work. That’s about 2.3 million new jobs a year. Quick Questions.

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Project management degrees: Do you need one and what you can do with it

Rebel’s Guide to PM

” Firstly, I should say that I don’t think you require a degree in a particular subject in order to become a project manager – both my degrees are in English Literature and I work as an IT project manager in the healthcare sector. You’ll have the opportunity to practice your leadership skills and communication skills during group work.

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Six Sigma: A Simple Guide for Project Managers

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Six Sigma isn’t the first technique developed to improve process, but it differs from others in three significant ways: It is focused on measurable and quantifiable financial returns. Leadership is critical. The core tool to the Six Sigma approach is the DMAIC roadmap, which is a more scientific method for project development.

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Am I Really Doing Agile?

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Changing requirements, schedules, market conditions, teammates, leadership, customers, organizational structures, you name it. Focus on Agile principles, not practices Let’s go back to 2001 and take a look at the Manifesto for Agile Software Development. It describes four values for software development.

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