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How to Learn About Project Management (and Earn PDUs)
Looking for ways to learn more about project management? Maybe you’ve passed your PMP Exam and now need to earn PDUs in order to maintain your certification. Or maybe you’ve had your PMP certification for awhile and looking for new ways to earn PDUs. Here are five recommended ways with resources and links to make the most of earning PDUs, as you continue your project management journey.
Leadership Success for Teams and Projects
Leadership involves having the ability to inspire, motivate, and guide a team towards a common goal. It requires a combination of qualities, skills, and behaviours that enable a leader to effectively manage and influence others. Leadership isn’t about telling people what to do or having power over others, it’s about giving people a reason to follow you for the benefit of the group and a higher purpose.
The Value of Project Management
“By 2027, employers will need nearly 88 million individuals in project management-oriented roles” and to fill this, 2.2 million new project-oriented roles will need to be hired for every year [source]. Wonder why project management is even a thing and why organizations are looking to increase the number of project managers?
What is Project Management?
Project Management is a common term these days, but what exactly is it? Isn’t it just the formal way of saying “getting shit done”? I have to admit — prior to really learning about project management, I had thought: project managers just hold status meetings, make schedules and budgets, and ask “is it done yet?” — how hard could it be? Those things might be part of it, but there’s so much more to it.
Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification - How I Passed the Exam
First off, if you’re interested in getting your PMP, go check out How to Get your PMP Certification and figure out the requirements from the Project Management Institute (PMI), “the leading professional association for project management.”