Inside the New PMI Agile Certification

Published: Sun, 10/21/12

Ask The Expert: Inside the New PMI Agile Certification by Jen Girdish, Robbins-Gioia, LLC

When PMI announced in March that they were going to offer an Agile certification, it didn't surprise some project management practitioners. In fact, the practitioners were the reason PMI chose to offer this addition to their certifications. PMI spent a great deal of time talking to project managers and agilists alike, and the consensus was: There should be a certification process that unifies the different agile methodologies...

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You have finished estimating costs for your project. What is your next activity to manage the costs?
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