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In cooperation with Project Management Institute
EDUCAUSE has worked with Project Management Institute (PMI®) to offer members access to new professional development resources. PMI is the world's largest project management member association, representing more than 600,000 practitioners in over 185 countries. As a global thought leader and knowledge resource, PMI advances the profession through its global standards and credentials, collaborative chapters and virtual communities, and academic research.
EDUCAUSE members can now access the following PMI resources:
- Free articles on topics relevant to IT project management
- EDUCAUSE discount on PMI's online course, Applying the Fundamentals of Project Management, offered in English, Spanish, and Brazilian Portuguese
Why Is Project Management Important?
Project management is the application of knowledge, skills, and techniques to execute projects effectively and efficiently. Today, project management is recognized as a strategic competence that is indispensable to business success.
In the field of information technology, the completion of projects on time and within budget is not only expected, but vital for ongoing success and improvement in higher education. Strategic project management can help your institution work smarter and faster, and gain a better understanding of how organizations succeed, learn, and change.
Skilled and credentialed practitioners are among an organization's most valuable resource. Project managers are considered:
- Change agents. They make project goals their own and use their expertise to inspire a sense of shared purpose within the team. They enjoy the adrenaline rush of new challenges and the responsibility of driving business results.
- Dynamic thinkers. They are comfortable with complexity in changing environments. They work well under pressure and can shift between the "big picture" and the small but crucial details, knowing when to concentrate on what.
- Communicators. Project managers cultivate the people skills needed to develop trust among all of a project's stakeholders.
- Problem solvers. They adapt their approach to the context and constraints of each project, knowing that there's no one-size-fits-all solution.
Additional Project Management Resources
- Project Management Constituent Group - e-mail discussion group
- Project management resources in the EDUCAUSE Library
"PMI" is a service and trademark of Project Management Institute, Inc., which is registered in the United States and other nations. The PMI logo is a trademark of Project Management Institute, Inc., which is registered in the United States and other nations.
