Project Manager Resume

How to Create a Powerful Project Management Resume

Today’s Project Manager must have a resume reflecting the expertise and skill-readiness for a digital age rife with change. The Project Management Institute (PMI) reported 1.4+ million certifications worldwide in their 2018 Annual Report, indicating the global significance of the profession and the incredible competition in the job market. Use the steps below to create …

Megan Bell

How to Use the PMP Credential

How to Use Your PMP® Credential to Advance Your Career

As you look to advance your career one of the first things that will typically come to mind is to earn a certification to validate your skills and experience. The Project Management Professional (PMP)® certification is one of the most globally recognized and highly coveted certifications.  Having this credential opens the door to a multitude …

Erin Aldridge, PMP, PMI-ACP, & CSPO

Erin Aldridge, PMP, PMI-ACP, & CSPO

Leadership and Nonverbal Communication

Fine Tune Your Leadership and Non-Verbal Communication

As an effective leader, non-verbal communication is key. Leaders should try to use their voice in a way that excites people and creates the right mood for both themselves as well as others around them. Today, project management is focusing more on the human element of organizational change management.  Fundamentally, PMI is placing a greater …

Erin Aldridge, PMP, PMI-ACP, & CSPO

Project Management Career Paths

Project Management Career Paths for Your Future

A project manager is in charge of coordinating and overseeing a group’s tasks. They are responsible for the success or failure of projects, timelines, budgets, scope creep, and more; making project management one of the top career paths available today. Project managers not only influence what happens on their teams but also have significant control …

Erin Aldridge, PMP, PMI-ACP, & CSPO

8 PM Underperformance Problems

8 Project Management Underperformance Problems

Every project manager faces worries about underperformance throughout their career. In fact, most projects present challenges that seasoned project managers must learn to overcome. In this article, we will look at some real-world examples of project management underperformance, how these experiences negatively impact the success of a project, and how Project Management Professional (PMP®) credential …

Erin Aldridge, PMP, PMI-ACP, & CSPO

How to Get the Most Out of Team Meetings

How to Get the Most Out of Team Meetings

As a project manager you know your primary responsibility and skill is communication.  And you know a lot of your communication is done through team meetings.  But, how can you be sure your team meetings are as effective as possible? Research shows most project managers believe their meetings are highly effective, yet most team participants …

Erin Aldridge, PMP, PMI-ACP, & CSPO

Project Communications

Project Communication and Stakeholder Engagement

While all facets of project management and leadership are important, the most important skill a project manager or leader can possess is communication. It is said a project manager spends 90% of their time communicating. I have seen the single greatest factor impacting project success is communication.  In fact, project communication is so vital, it …

Erin Aldridge, PMP, PMI-ACP, & CSPO

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Keeping Your PMI® Certification Fresh: A Tutorial on PDUs

Project management is a complex, ever-evolving forum of methodologies, principles, and best practices. So, it’s little wonder why Project Management Institute (PMI) asserts that a continuing education is an essential part of a project manager’s professional development. Consequently, PMI requires certain post-exam educational standards be met in order to maintain certification status. These requirements, known …

Erin Aldridge, PMP, PMI-ACP, & CSPO

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When Team Members Clash: Managing Conflict in a Team Environment

In a perfect project management world, all projects would be done on time, within scope, and under budget. But any practicing project manager will tell you the sad reality: things are not always going as planned. In that sense, it’s plausible that conflict will occur at some point in your project’s development. Taking appropriate preventative …

Erin Aldridge, PMP, PMI-ACP, & CSPO