Men, Women & the PMP [Infographic]
This infographic shows the difference between men and women project managers, both in their career industries and their salaries.
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Training
Learn about the best project management training and certification courses and watch Elizabeth Harrin’s training videos. Plus sign up for live training when the next course runs!
Changing the Face of PM Training
Finding a good project management training course can be difficult. Craig Kilford of CourseConductor.com is trying to change that with his review site. I recently interviewed him to learn more about it and the philanthropic initiative to get more reviews.
APMP: Reflections On The Course
It has been awhile since I have done a formal training. I recently attended an APMP course and exam and wanted to share my thoughts about it with you.
Project Management Certification Questions [Video]
This video answers the questions, “How effective is online project management training?” and “Why is the PMP exam so difficult?” These are the questions you asked me about project certifications.
The Biggest Challenge Facing Project Managers Today
Learn about the biggest challenge facing project managers worldwide, but especially in the UK. The choice of professional bodies, credentials and certificates makes it difficult for individuals and employers to know where to turn for advice and information. What are we going to do about it? Answers on a postcard please!
APM Chartered status is go: PMI’s objections are dismissed
This is going to be long, so here’s the summary: APM is applying for a Royal Charter PMI® objected at the time The Privy Council decided that they were going to recommend a Royal Charter for APM PMI raised legal challenges The High Court has conducted a judicial review into the objections PMI’s objections have…
Review: uCertify’s PMI-RMP Prepkit
This is a review of the PMI-RMP Prepkit course version 5, first published in 2018. If you are planning to take the PMI Risk Management Professional (PMI-RMP)® credential, then you’d be advised to get yourself some study materials. After all, the Practice Standard for Project Risk Management doesn’t exactly make riveting reading, and PMI itself…
Book Review: Practical Project Management for Agile Nonprofits
I was a volunteer. I lost count of how many hours of community service I donated over 13 years of providing first aid cover at school fetes, amateur dramatic theatre productions, Remembrance parades, or in teaching others. But I don’t volunteer any more. Instead, I have a standing order that pays an amount to charity…
Project work is growing, but the profession is struggling to keep up
Project-related work and the number of project-related jobs are growing too quickly for our approaches to professionalism to keep up. You don’t have to look to hard to see that the world of work is becoming more focused on projects. I don’t think it’s just project professionals who would say that – business leaders are…
Is project management training really effective?
There’s a whole industry around certification training for project managers. Job adverts declare that you have to be PMP® certified or a PRINCE2® Practitioner. But does training actually make a difference to how you do your job? Training can make you about 26% more effective, according to research by PM Solutions (link broken as at…
Villanova Friday: The conclusions
For the last 8 weeks I have been taking the Maximising IT/IS Team Effectiveness course with Villanova University. I’ve been blogging about my experiences of the virtual learning environment in this series. Over the years I have tried classroom courses, a weekend project management courses and distance learning. The Villanova experience added to the range…