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What can I do with a degree in project management?

Rebel’s Guide to PM

That’s due to: an increase in the number of jobs requiring project management-oriented skills (i.e. most knowledge work jobs as well as industries where PM has traditionally been important) higher demand due to economic growth retirement rates. That’s about 2.3 million new jobs a year. What kind of industries can you work in?

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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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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. That’s due to: an increase in the number of jobs requiring project management-oriented skills (i.e.

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Six Sigma: A Simple Guide for Project Managers

ProjectManager.com

Since then, Lean Six Sigma has been used in a variety of economic sectors, such as healthcare, finance and supply chain. As Agile methods continue to grow from the software development egg in which they were hatched, the style has found itself saddling up with Six Sigma. For one, it doesn’t incorporate information technology.

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Using Scrum for Improving Operations

Scrum.org

Healthcare professionals. Healthcare professionals treat patients. Lots of steps, lots of work they need to be careful and diligent about, but it's not something they need Agile for on an ongoing basis. Accounting professionals focused on Revenue Accounting. Marketers of many kinds.

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Top 25 Project Management Influencers of 2025

NimbleWork

Top 25 Project Management Influencers Elizabeth Harrin With over 20 years of experience as a seasoned project manager, Elizabeth Harrin has made a name for herself as both a project leader and an educator, lending her expertise to prominent technology companies.

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What Is a Service-Level Agreement? (Example & Templates Included)

ProjectManager.com

It’s part of the contract between any technology vendor and sets up what will be levied upon them if the agreement isn’t upheld. Whichever SLA is used, it should be reviewed and modified by the customer and legal counsel as they skew in favor of the supplier. Project management software can help you keep track of SLAs.