Using the PMCD Framework, this 20-minute video explains what you need to know before spending your money on a Project Management course.

The Project Manager Competency Development Framework, 3rd Edition (PMCD Framework/PMCDF) is a practice standard of the PMI®. Here’s what you need to know.

“A better approach to identifying and solving project management areas within our divisions. Improved understanding of how to create a better collaborative and communicative environment.”

“Changed how I should be approaching and working through problems and projects.”

“Fun and dynamic. Loved the way the content was shared as it was entertaining and made understanding of the work easier.”

Try not to mix work and studies. You lose focus on both this way. Also, separate your studies from your family time. It will not work while the kids are awake.

The PMCD Framework (or PMCDF) is a practice standard of the PMI®. It describes what the PMI® considers to be important characteristics and attributes for a project manager.

Fifi de Poodle has been formally evaluated for demonstrated experience, knowledge and performance. So why doesn’t she have the knowledge needed to manage a project?

“Make sure you understand what is asked before answering.”

We explain how to ensure that you focus on the right things.

Leo’s working hard to do something he’s never done before.

“This is a nice way to implement tracking your own progress, clearly stipulating the milestones along the way.”

Much of the evidence used for assessment in the PMI®’s Project Manager Competency Development Framework (PMCDF) is in written form. These tips help to lay the foundation.

Habits provide rhythm, creating the predictability needed for tracking progress and identifying deviations in the pattern.

“If there is one aspect of Project Management which I cannot emphasise enough, it is Critical Thinking. Whatever you read or listen to in this course, do it with all your attention and focus.”

“You will need to give yourself time to study and do your assignments per day… as routinely as possible in the same timeslot to form a good solid habit for yourself.”

Discerning clients and employers aren’t looking for someone who just has a fancy certificate in Project Management. They’re looking for someone who can do the actual work.

Do you want help right now, or is becoming an expert user part of a longer-term career move? Or do you need this to make projects run better overall in your organisation?

Project managers spend most of their time communicating with the project team and with other stakeholders. So, if you want to master this important activity, you’ll have to master the basics of writing.

This article is part of a series on professional writing skills needed to support the development of project manager competencies according to the PMI®’s Project Manager Competency Development Framework (PMCDF).

If you’ve just signed up for the online Project Management Concepts course, here is what you can expect over the next few months.

The Project Manager Competency Development Framework of the PMI® describes the knowledge, performance and personal competencies needed to manage projects effectively. The Practical Certification Programme (PCP) supports your development in all three dimensions.

In discussions aimed at bringing about organisational changes, we should agree on the definitions of abstract terms we use.

This article is part of a set of articles about standards and accreditation. It answers questions which corporate skills development practitioners may have about the Practical Certification Programme in Project Management (PCP).

How is it possible that an agile framework like Scrum can result in so much cynicism that even Google has learned to predict the phrase “waste of time”?

The waterfall and agile models are used in the context of the Software Development Life Cycle. The core principles also apply to a variety of other project types.

In Project Management, it’s particularly important to learn how learning works, how to support learning, and why different people learn differently.

If we agree to this definition of quality, we can curb many disagreements between customers, suppliers and the project management team.

There are three main reasons why we recommend the Project Management Concepts course prior to training for your PMP® exam.

Metahabits are important for project manager competency development. The article explains what it means to take agency over your habit-building, and provides insights for moving towards building metahabits. It describes how the Project Management Concepts course is designed to help you with this.

In Project Management, we need to clearly define what we mean by terms such as system, method, methodology, framework, process, vision, strategy and tactic. Everything at work changes based on how we understanding such terms.

In projects, defining abstract terms helps us see the broader context, allowing us to better see where to zoom in.

The teaching methods worked for me: 100% | I got value for my time and money: 100% | I gained new insights: 100% | My understanding was enriched by…

Q: What one thing that you have learned will have the greatest impact on your work on Monday morning? A: The Rule for Risk. Hands down.

“All is perfect, the teaching approach enables the student to be open with their requirements.”

How would you describe your overall experience of the Workshop to colleagues or friends? “Go for it.”

What one thing that you have learned will have the greatest impact on your work on Monday morning? “The importance of stakeholders on a project.”

“Very professional and informative.”

Doing it by hand in the beginning helps to ensure that the task logic really reflects what is logical in the real world.

When would be a good time to start learning about effective authority structures, and how to put them into place?

“Following this interaction, our organisation has undergone such a fundamental change in our ability to take responsibility for how we either hold ourselves back or allow ourselves to flourish.”

“Tania was a font of knowledge, but more than that, she was perceptive to my particular needs and systematically and professionally filled the gaps in my Project Management foundation, while offering wisdom in related areas of psychology and personality profiles.”

As certificates are becoming commoditised, mastery is the new scarcity. The study habits and critical thinking skills you acquire in Project Management Concepts will help you as a lifelong learner in pursuit of mastery.

Knowledge implies justifiable belief or skilled action. Hence, when students blindly memorise and are tested for recall, they are not being tested for knowledge.

Habits spell behaviour. Habit is the single most important predictor of your performance.

We provide practical, relevant, cost-effective Project Management training. Our learning programmes are designed to meet real needs, not HR training quotas and bureaucratic checkbox requirements.

This article explains the difference between a Product Breakdown Structure and a Work Breakdown Structure by means of a simple example.

This article provides a background reference for the contextual discussion of Network Diagrams in the Project Management Concepts course.

When we study Project Management to address real problems, then the meaning of words (and the implications of these words) matter a whole lot more.

Some Project Management activities have no immediate external recognition or reward, but they are essential, and the cumulative effect of not having done them will show up in a time of crisis.