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Check Out The Popular PMO Training Trends

Organizations these days get a higher rate of project success by establishing a Project Management Office (PMO). The PMO within an organization is a department that sets and handles processes by which projects are managed. 

The PMO increases the accuracy of projects within a defined resource, budget, and schedule. This leads to cost savings. Cost savings are specific when accuracy comes into the equation. A PMO also makes certain that organizations develop and apply process across the board which leads to enhancement in project management skills and uniformity in a project team. These processes develop through data collection and analysis, reporting, templates, communication, and more. A PMO helps in better decision making by connecting schemes together with the organization’s results that lead to success within their projects. PMO resolves an organization’s resourcing issues by examining the skills of the project managers. Its office has an overall view of an organization’s projects portfolio and therefore is able to support the high-level management team.

49% of PMOs provide project management training. Check out some of the popular PMO training trends and their percentage:

PMO Training Trends

PM basics 		85%

PM software and tools 		67%

Leadership skills 		55%

Advanced PM skills 		51%

PMP prep 		42%

Business alignment 		34%

PM certificates 		22%

So, it is very important for a PMO that their organization get tangible and meaningful business benefits. To achieve this, the office must not only need good processes and good people but also supporting technology. However, there are five biggest barriers to any PMO success:

  • Some PMOs have poor resource management capabilities
  • Values added by PMO are challenging to prove
  • PMO have not enough time and resources for strategic activities
  • PMOs are perceived as unnecessary overhead in certain organizations
  • PMOs have resistance to change within the organization

Therefore, when a PMO is introduced into an organization it is important that it is done in a manner that balances the existing structure of the organization. An effective PMO provides benefits, ensures efficiency, and will significantly improve project success rate. Want to learn more about PMOs skills and abilities? Check out the latest PMP certification course offered by uCertify.

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Check Out Jay Nelson’s Feedback On uCertify PMI ACP Course

Jay Nelson is 10+ years of experienced Scrum Master with a demonstrated history of working in the software development industry. He is skilled in agile methodologies including Scrum, XP, Kanban, SAFe, and Lean with a focus of building high performing teams. He is a strong program and project management professional with certifications in SAFe SPC4.6 (Program Consultant), SAFe4.0 Advanced Scrum Master (SASM), Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP), Certified Scrum Master (CSM), and Project Management Professional (PMP). He has also developed the Agile Health App, that provides users, the ability to measure the health of five key areas, tips to discuss, share, and learn for continuous improvement. Recently, Jay reviewed uCertify PMI ACP course and provided the following valuable feedback:

Jay Nelson reviewed uCertify PMI ACP course.

“I took uCertify course for the PMI-ACP certification exam prep and I was amazed with the course quality. The course offers labs that provide real world scenarios for the exam preparation. The course also comes with interactive learning tools that keep learners engaged.

I also took the PMI-ACP practice questions in the course to see how close it is to the real exam. I found the course to provide complete coverage of the certification exam objectives. I recommend uCertify to candidates preparing for the PMI-ACP certification.”

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Check Out The Topics To Focus For PMI ACP Certification

The PMI Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP)® validates your knowledge of agile principles and techniques. It’s no wonder that PMI-ACP® is one of the fastest growing certifications. Organizations that are highly agile and susceptible to market dynamics complete more projects successfully than their slower-moving counterparts. The PMI-ACP covers many approaches to agile including Lean, Scrum, Kanban, extreme programming (XP) and test-driven development (TDD). This certification increases professionals’ versatility and importance among employers, stakeholders, and peers. Since agile methodologies have shown a whole new way of IT project management, PMI ACP exam preparation has taken a giant leap towards successful agile implementation for project managers and agile developers. Gaining the PMI ACP certification enhances professionals’ adaptability in Agile technologies and increases team productivity and customer satisfaction.

PMI ACP Certification Topics

As per PMI, the following are prerequisites to ACP certification exam:

  • General project experience of 2,000 hours working on teams. A PMP® or PgMP® certification will fulfill this requirement but these certifications are not compulsory to apply for the PMI-ACP.
  • Working on agile project teams or with agile methodologies for 1,500 hours. This prerequisite is in addition to the 2,000 hours of general project experience.
  • Training in agile practices for 21 contact hours.

Here are the PMI-ACP certification exam domains and their percentage:

DOMAIN PERCENTAGE OF EXAMINATION
Agile Principles and Mindset 16%
Value-Driven Delivery 20%
Stakeholder Engagement 17%
Team Performance 16%
Adaptive Planning 12%
Problem Detection and Resolution10%
Continuous Improvement (Product, Process, People) 9%

So, are you eligible for the PMI ACP certification? What are you waiting for? Start your prep today with the hands-on PMI ACP course offered by uCertify.

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Check Out Elizabeth Harrin’s Feedback On uCertify PMI SP Course

Elizabeth Harrin is an award-winning project management writer and the creator of “A Girl’s Guide to Project Management.” She is also an active project management professional with more than a decade of experience in financial services and healthcare. She is a Fellow of the Association for Project Management and has authored four books that include “Customer-Centric Project Management“, “Overcoming Impostor Syndrome”, “Social Media For Project Managers,” and “Project Management In The Real World“. Elizabeth has skills in blogging, consultancy, PRINCE2, IT Strategy, IT Management, and more. Currently, she is working as Program Manager in Spire Healthcare Group plc. Recently, Elizabeth reviewed uCertify PMI SP certification course and provided the following valuable feedback:

Elizabeth Harrin uCertify review

“The uCertify PMI SP course is comprehensive. This course offers interactive learning resources and practice tests to gauge how much you have learned from the course material.

The uCertify PMI SP course comes with a study planner which provides a realistic way to plan out your studies so that you can cover all the material before the exam. Overall, the course is based on the PMBOK Guide to scheduling. I would recommend it to everyone preparing for the certification exam.”

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Nonkululeko Mdakana’s Feedback On uCertify PMI ACP Course

Nonkululeko Mdakana has 2+ years of work experience as System Analyst in Rand Mutual. She has skills and industry knowledge in business analysis, business process design, Agile methodologies, Scrum business analysis, risk management, and more. She has also earned a number of certifications, such as IT Security Foundations: Core Concepts, The Open Group Certified: TOGAF® 9, Certified AgilePM®, Foundation AgilePM® Practitioner, and many more. Recently she had an access to uCertify PMI ACP course and provided following feedback:

Nonkululeko Mdakana’s Feedback On uCertify PMI ACP Course

“The PMI ACP Project Management course from uCertify is properly structured and offered more support and practice than I expected. It comes with pre-assessment, lessons, performance labs, practice test, and post assessment and by the time that helped me provide hands-on expertise on exam topics.

What I found unique about the PMI ACP Project Management course is that it is contrary to typical Agile project management courses and is the blend of all Agile methodologies in one course. This gave me a view of how the Agile framework is holistically structured to support the delivery of quality working solutions in any organization. The course setup is exceptional and I recommend it to anyone preparing for PMI ACP certification. I look forward to complete more courses with uCertify.”

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