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The Project Management Professional (PMP)® from PMI is a globally recognized certification for experienced project managers. For those newer to the field, PMI's Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM)® is a common starting point. Other notable certifications include those focused on agile methodologies, such as the PMI Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP)®, and program management certifications like the Program Management Professional (PgMP)®. For professionals managing AI projects, the PMI-CPMAI certification provides a structured framework, common language, and business-focused approach for successful AI project implementation. #### How does PMI support career growth for professionals? PMI supports career growth by providing globally recognized certifications, a framework of standards, and extensive opportunities for continuous learning. Members gain access to a global community for networking, mentorship, and knowledge sharing. The organization also produces research and thought leadership on emerging trends, helping professionals stay current with skills in areas like AI, agile practices, and strategic business management. These resources are designed to help professionals at all levels enhance their skills and advance their careers. #### What is the PMBOK® Guide? The PMBOK® Guide, or A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge, is PMI’s foundational guide to generally accepted project management knowledge and practice. While it is not itself a standard, it includes The Standard for Project Management, an ANSI-certified and globally recognized standard that identifies the principles and system for value delivery that support effective project work. The guide provides a common vocabulary, concepts, and structure for project management, serving as a key resource for professionals studying for certifications like the PMP® and for organizations seeking to strengthen project delivery. #### How is AI changing project management? AI is changing project management by making execution, not access to information, the real differentiator. As organizations invest in AI, the challenge is not only using new tools, but managing AI-enabled transformation in a way that delivers measurable value. Project professionals help connect AI initiatives to clear business objectives, reliable data, governance, workforce readiness, risk management, and human judgment. 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Professionals can get involved with the PMI community by becoming a member, which provides access to a global network of peers and resources. Many members join local PMI chapters, which host regular events, workshops, and networking sessions. Online, PMI's projectmanagement.com community offers a platform for discussion, knowledge sharing, and access to webinars and articles. Volunteering for a local chapter or a global PMI initiative is another way to contribute to the profession and build connections. #### What is the difference between PMP and CAPM? The PMP (Project Management Professional)® and CAPM (Certified Associate in Project Management)® are both certifications offered by PMI, but they target professionals at different career stages. The CAPM is an entry-level certification designed for individuals with little or no project experience, validating their understanding of fundamental project management knowledge and terminology. 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Detail of the buttons on a Microsoft Xbox One wireless controller, taken on January 22, 2016.Future Publishing—Future Publishing by [Matt Peckham](https://time.com/author/matt-peckham/) ## Matt Peckham Apr 6, 2017 3:09 PM UTC Microsoft’s tricked out Xbox Scorpio, the codename for a souped-up version of its current flagship Xbox One games console that’s due later this year, is on track to hit its performance marks, and maybe even exceed them, [reports Digital Foundry](http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/digitalfoundry-2017-scorpio-is-console-hardware-pushed-to-a-new-level). The site was granted access to Redmond’s campus for a day to have a glimpse of what Microsoft’s been up to in its push to craft a 4K-angled set-top capable of sufficiently distancing itself from Sony’s similarly souped-up PlayStation 4 Pro, which [arrived in November last year](http://time.com/4559098/playstation-4-pro-review-sony/). So far, so good, says Digital Foundry, calling Scorpio’s ability to both achieve native 4K gaming as well as enhance existing Xbox One games “a considerable technical achievement.” By contrast, the PlayStation 4 Pro, while offering similar seamless backward-compatibility along with 1080p mode performance enhancements to existing games, rarely runs games at native 4K, and instead relies on rendering tricks that approximate native 2160p. Scorpio has a custom eight-core CPU, a high-clock GPU with 12GB of GDDR5 memory and “the whole thing is housed in a compact body with integrated power supply and, for a console, state-of-the-art cooling,” reports Digital Foundry. That translates to “remarkable” performance, says the site, noting that the demonstrations it’s witnessed suggest the box should be capable of hitting native 4K “across a range of content, with power to spare to spend on other visual improvements.” **Read more:** [Here’s when this year’s biggest video games are coming out](http://time.com/4648561/video-game-release-dates-2017-xbox-one-playstation-pc/) If you’re an existing Xbox One user with no plans to buy a 4K television, but eyeing Scorpio as a way to play existing games with visual and performance perks, the new system appears to check that box, too. Microsoft says Scorpio will, for starters, eliminate frame tearing—a glitch that can distort a moving image when confronted with underpowered hardware. For older games that support dynamic resolution scaling, Scorpio’s raw horsepower should propel them to their maximum resolutions as well, bringing older Xbox One games that had suffered in head-to-head comparisons with the PlayStation 4 up to Sony par, or past it. Another improvement involves Scorpio’s use of hardware-level overrides to make the textures in existing games look better. In short, Scorpio will intercept an older game’s lower-fidelity filtering calls, then insert much higher-fidelity ones, improving the overall look of a scene without developers having to lift a finger. What’s more, Digital Foundry reports this trick extends to (even older) Xbox 360 games, too. Load times are also much improved, thanks to the convergence of Scorpio’s faster CPU, zippier hard drive and option to access all of the box’s 8GB of system memory. (The latter isn’t possible in the base Xbox One, which draws the line at 5GB.) And if video streaming’s your thing, Digital Foundry says Microsoft is aiming to facilitate up to 4K, 60 frames per second capture “with no performance hit.” The technical specifics in these pieces—warning, they’re eye-glazingly in the weeds if you’re not invested in jargon like “checkerboarding, advanced anti-aliasing techniques, temporal super-sampling and dynamic resolution”—are definitely of interest if you’re keeping score on the level, say, of an [Anandtech](http://www.anandtech.com) or [Tom’s Hardware](http://www.anandtech.com). But the broad strokes narrative—that Scorpio is going to be notably more powerful than PlayStation 4 Pro and in that sense more likely to hit native 4K without compromises—is as it was coming out of E3 last June, [when Microsoft unveiled](http://time.com/4366727/xbox-project-scorpio/) Scorpio’s basic performance metrics. As then, we’re talking about a boutique device that’s destined to appeal to a subset (perhaps even of core gamers) with fairly deep pockets. Digital Foundry speculates the price for Scorpio could be $499, which if right, would position it as the antithesis of a mainstream, much less impulse buy. And it’s important not to miss that the choice to hand Scorpio’s first press-analysis-slash-feting to an outlet like Digital Foundry is its own kind of messaging. Digital Foundry is an enthusiast site that caters to videophiles who obsess over nitpicker distinctions most gamers couldn’t care less about (applying the label “gamer” as broadly as it warrants application in 2017). Scorpio seems aimed more at the gaming equivalent of a bibliophile who buys signed and numbered editions of bestsellers, or an art connoisseur who obsesses over the precise framing and canvas particulars of a print. A perfectly respectable category, in other words, but also arguably the opposite of the market a device like the Nintendo Switch is after. 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