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What can I do with a degree in project management?

Rebel’s Guide to PM

PMI reports an expected global need for 25 million new project professionals by 2030. Many of these roles are predicted to be in software development and sub-sectors like app development, IT security and healthcare tech. PMI do accredit some degree programs. The outlook for project management employment. That’s about 2.3

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Come and join your Tribe at #ThePMTribe

The Lazy Project Manager

Elizabeth Harrin – Elizabeth started managing projects in 2000 and has worked in financial services and healthcare, in the UK and France. She’s the author of the PMI bestselling book, Collaboration Tools for Project Managers (and a bunch of other books). She is a Fellow of the APM in the UK.

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

Rebel’s Guide to PM

She wrote: I have been advised that you have to do a degree in a particular subject e.g. engineering, do project management training e.g. PMI®, PRINCE2® etc and work your way up in order to become a project manager. PMI reports an expected global need for 25 million new project professionals by 2030. Is this true? That’s about 2.3

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Do you need a project management degree?

Rebel’s Guide to PM

She wrote: I have been advised that you have to do a degree in a particular subject e.g. engineering, do project management training e.g. PMI®, PRINCE2® etc and work your way up in order to become a project manager. A good starting point if you want to check out what is available is this free course from PMI. Kickoff from PMI.

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Agile, Scrum, or Traditional? The Best Certifications for Your Industry

Accidental PM

Construction, manufacturing, healthcare, and government projects often rely on traditional project management due to their complexity and need for strict oversight. The PMI Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP), issued by the Project Management Institute (PMI), is another valuable credential requiring Agile project management experience.

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#ThePMTribe: A Community with a Difference

Rebel’s Guide to PM

I’ve spent most of my career in IT and business change, across financial services and healthcare, here in the UK and I spent some time working in France too. His books include the Agile Almanac trilogy and, most recently, Enterprise Agility in Healthcare. Elizabeth Harrin, FAPM. I am a Fellow of the APM in the UK.

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How to Start a Project Management Career

ProjectManager.com

It is a discipline that is used across industries as varied as construction, manufacturing and IT to healthcare, professional services and government. PMI offers PMP certification, but also PRINCE2 Practitioner, though this methodology is mostly found in the UK. Here’s what you can do to get a foothold in this exciting industry.