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Change in career is difficult for anybody. It is no different rather even more difficult for military personnel’s or veterans as they move into the civilian zone. In the military, planning and decision-making are key skills they acquire. They follow frameworks like The Marine Corps Planning Process (MCPP) and Situation, Mission, Execution, Administration, and Command (SMEAC). These decision-making frameworks, when combined with other frameworks, can be highly beneficial in the corporate world.   The Veteran Program by CP: Certification Planner, LLC is excited to be back with its “Power to our Heroes Program”. It is an appreciative gesture from Mr. Suhaan Kkhanna, Founder and CEO of Certification Planner that saw its inception in 2016. Amides overwhelming response, CP has successfully trained over 1000 veterans in certifications like PMP, Lean Six Sigma, ITIL Foundation, and PMI-ACP. With the initiative, CP has helped veterans in building successful careers in multip...

Project Management Institution (PMI ®) is a global organization committed to providing a standard learning platform in various functional spectrums like Project Management and Business Analysis. PMI ® continuously strives to connect professionals with the means to improve and grow in their career with certifications, researches, and seminars. Especially known for its advancements in the Project management field, PMI ® governs certifications like PMP ® , CAPM ® , PMI-ACP ® , PgMP ® , etc. PMI ® has been experimenting and taking multiple steps lately to add value to the certification life cycle. What started as an attempt to make certification examinations convenient has evolved into a project to improve the whole certification process. In the latest advancement, PMI ® has announced the launch of Alexa Skills, an Amazon AI-Powered Voice Service that aims to make it easier for the customers to get their questions answered. Earlier in the year, PMI ® had assoc...

Project management has gone through a lot of changes in recent years. Project Management Institution (PMI ®) , a non-profit-organization, continuously strives to promote project management learning through its certification update. In the latest development, PMI ® has announced changes to PMP ® exam. The changes will come in effect from 16 th December 2019. PMI ® has already released the new PMP ® Exam Content Outline. In this article, we will discuss the changes in PMP ® exam indicated by the new PMP ® exam content outline. Please note, while the exam content outline has changed, no change has been made to PMBOK ® Guide. The last update to the guide came into effect in 2017 and the next update is not expected till 2023. What is the current exam content outline? From the last update, which came out in the year 2015, PMP ® exam content is based on 5 domains identified by PMI ® . These domains are based on the various stages in the project life cycle and inc...

The scope and extent of project management are changing and so are the certifications related to project management. In the latest advancement , Project Management Institute (PMI ®) has announced changes to the Project Management Professional (PMP®) examination . From 16 th December 2019, the PMP Exam is going to change. PMI has already released the new exam content structure . Anyone taking the examination from 16 th December onwards will have to adjust their preparations based on the new exam Content. Does this mean PMBOK ® is going to change as well? “NO”, the 6 th edition of PMBOK was released by the end of 2017 and the 7 th edition is not expected until 2023. This means that the PMBOK will not be changing any time soon. In this article, we will discuss what experts have to say on the matter of taking up the new PMP examination. We approached instructors holding PMP credentials and industry experts with the question “What is the best time to take up PMP certific...

PMI is a no profit global organization assigned with the task of driving research, training, and certification for project management. With organizations investing heavily in project management and professionals involved in project management, the importance of the task set maintained by PMI has increased multiple folds . PMI holding true to its end by conducting regular research to understand the changing trends in project management and materializing it through PMBOK, and an array of certifications in project management that are governed by PMI. The last major release by PMI was in the form of the 6 th edition of PMBOK. PMI had made several big changes in PMP; one of the most sought-after certifications in project management spectrum, like the introduction of Agile methodologies in PMI. PMI is all set to make some major changes to the PMP examination. While the company has not explicitly stated the changes that it intends to make, it has indicated that the changes wo...