Resources for Project Management Education and Academic Research 1
Project Management Institute (PMI) is the world s largest not-for-profit membership association for the project management profession. Our professional resources and research empower more than 700,000 members, credential holders and volunteers in nearly every country in the world to enhance their careers, improve their organizations success and further mature the profession of project management. 2
Project Management is currently one of the top skill sets sought by employers across a broad spectrum of industries * *US News and World Report, February 2103 3
Industry growth forecast While national economies will fluctuate in the year ahead (2015) - some expanding, others contracting - they will share one constant: a strong demand for project managers * From 2010 to 2020, as the profession grows by over US$6.6 trillion, the global economy is seeing 15.7 million new project management roles created in seven project-intensive industries** *Global Jobs Report 2015 **Project Management Talent Gap Report 4
Project Management Degree Programs can help academic institutions fill market demand and help students acquire the knowledge and skills necessary for sustainable employment and career advancements 5
PMI Academic Group is devoted to building and advancing the future of the project management profession through knowledge creation, dissemination and education of the next generation of project managers and project management scholars. Teaching curriculum and resources Global Accreditation Future PM practitioners and scholars Research knowledge creation Academic outreach 6
What does PMI offer the academic community? 1. Teaching resources 2. Research and education events 3. Global programmatic accreditation 4. Resources for students 5. Academic and professional communities 7
1. Teaching Resources Project Management Curriculum and Resources Developed by faculty for faculty global group of faculty volunteers, with experience across multiple industry domains and in several academic disciplines Over a two year period - through focus groups, workshops, individual contributions 8
A flexible curriculum framework Provides guidance to faculty and institutions that wish to: Introduce a foundational PM course Add new material into an existing PM course Develop an entirely new course on a PM topic Integrate PM in an existing course in an allied discipline 9
It consists of: Comprehensive resources for a foundational PM course 30 essential knowledge modules, as defined by a series of faculty workshops and industry research Course content outlines with specific topics and learning outcomes Guidance to develop a course sequence or to expand existing courses with topics from the knowledge modules 10
Practitioner validation: Curriculum has been reviewed by several large global companies that recruit undergraduate with PM expertise 11
Getting started The materials are available for free download for those with valid academic credential at PMITeach.org 12
2. Research and education events Knowledge creation and dissemination Funding of new and doctoral research PMI Research and Education conference Research Working Sessions (ROWS) Publishing opportunities Academic Research Awards 13
3. Global Accreditation Center for Project Management Education Programs (GAC) Independent academic accreditation body Fosters academic excellence in undergraduate and graduate degree programs Assists faculty and universities in the continual improvement of project management and related degree programs Has accredited over 95 project management and related degree programs around the world 14
4. Resources for students PMI Student Membership PMI s Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM) Scholarships, awards and grants offered by the PMI Educational Foundation (PMIEF) Networking opportunities 15
5. Academic and Professional communities PMI Academic Network and Volunteer opportunities Partnering with a PMI local chapter 16
More information PMITeach.org GACPM.org 17
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