Project Management courses and training in South Africa and other African countries
Critical thinking is a key gateway skill to competence in the Project Manager Competency Development (PMCD) Framework.
The articles below explain the importance and application of critical thinking in the study of Project Management.
We explicitly raise this topic in many of our articles, because the majority of our clients from all walks of life and across all cultures have grown up in schooling and educational environments where critical thinking was not encouraged. Most conventional Project Management training also does not provide means for fostering the kind of critical thinking needed for effective Project Management.
To understand what we mean by critical thinking, check out the definition and explanation provided by The Foundation for Critical Thinking.
Isidore has worked in a leading role in projects in number of countries in Africa. In March 2018, he completed the Project Management Concepts course online. We asked him about his experience.
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In this article, I explain six steps you can take to understand concepts well in the Project Management Concepts Course and other study situations.
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Before anything else, let’s ask, “What is this about, and why is this important?” and only then concern ourselves with questions like, “What is the difference between a PBS and a WBS?”
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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?
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In Project Management, it’s particularly important to learn how learning works, how to support learning, and why different people learn differently.
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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.
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Knowledge implies justifiable belief or skilled action. Hence, when students blindly memorise and are tested for recall, they are not being tested for knowledge.
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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.
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If you’re motivated primarily by getting a certificate, you’ll focus on learning the right answers, but if you wants to learn so that you can solve real problems, you’ll focus on understanding the questions.
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This article explains the rationale behind the online Project Management Concepts course, in the light of the PMCD Framework of the PMI®.
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