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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. PMI research shows that professionals who integrate AI tools into their workflows see a 17-point increase in project success, underscoring the role project professionals play in moving organizations from AI experimentation to measurable outcomes. #### What are the most important skills for a project manager? Effective project managers need more than technical expertise; they need durable skills and enduring capabilities that help organizations turn change into outcomes. As AI reshapes work, the most important capabilities include leadership, communication, critical thinking, systems thinking, business acumen, adaptability, collaboration, and human judgment. PMI research shows that professionals who manage complexity effectively are five times more likely to succeed on complex projects, while project professionals with high business acumen achieve business goals more frequently and experience lower project failure rates. #### How can I get involved with the PMI community? 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. The PMP is for experienced project managers and requires a combination of formal education and years of documented project leadership experience, making it a more advanced and globally recognized certification. #### How does PMI support social impact? PMI supports social impact by helping individuals, nonprofits, NGOs, and communities use project management to turn purpose into measurable outcomes. Through the PMI Educational Foundation, PMI expands access to project management education for youth worldwide, including underserved and underrepresented populations. Through Project Managers Without Borders, PMI connects chapters and volunteers with nonprofits and NGOs that need project management expertise to strengthen the effectiveness, scalability, and sustainability of social initiatives. 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I cain’t understand them, either.” Playwright-Biographer Robert Emmet (Roosevelt and Hopkins) Sherwood told the New York Times Magazine how he had found, among the newly opened archives of his old friend Franklin Delano Roosevelt, some unpublished correspondence between F.D.R. and the late William Allen White, philosopher-publisher of Emporia, Kans. One of the letters, which had contained a snapshot of F.D.R. in one of his favorite seersucker suits, began “Dear Bill: Here is the seersucker picture, duly inscribed by the sucker to the seer.” Columnist Westbrook Pegler predicted that the present literary scene “might fairly be labeled by critics in the future, the golden age of garbage.” Anyway, said Pegler, who used to be a good reporter himself, and careful of his facts, “fiction is a cowardly medium. The fictioneer needn’t defend his position or accept the responsibility for the harm he does . . .” All in the Family Boxer-turned-Painter William Grant Sherry, 35, who last fall managed to patch up a loudly publicized spat with his cinemactress wife Bette Davis, 42> was in trouble again. Sherry had noisily broken up a party at the RKO studio, where the cast of The Story of a Divorce had just presented Actress Davis with a monstrous trophy for being “a good egg” (see cut). When he heard that his didoes had prompted highstrung Bette to resume divorce proceedings, the ex-pug unburdened himself to the press: “I’m tired of being pushed around. She was the breadwinner, and I was the housewife and I’ve loved doing it. All I asked in return was love and affection … I’d always have dinner ready for her when she got home. I’d take off her shoes and bring her her slippers and fix her a drink. I pressed her dresses when her maid wasn’t here. I’d draw her bath and give her massages. I felt it was a privilege to do things for her. She’d say, ‘Well, what do you want? You’re adequately fed and clothed.’ I didn’t want money. I wanted love, but she hasn’t time for a husband when she works.” After thinking it over for a day or two, Sherry added hopefully: “My wife is a troubled, mixed-up girl. She has never been really happy . . . If she would join me in consulting my psychiatrist, I am positive our marital problems could be worked out.” Wearing his usual three-buttoned business suit and high-laced shoes, Millionaire John D. Rockefeller Jr., 76, told attentive members of the New York Chamber of Commerce how he gradually took over the oil empire of frugal old John D. Sr. “My one desire was to help him in every way in my power. I was always . . . glad to black his shoes, to pack his bag, to act as the courier of family travels … He never gave me any authority, any power of attorney, or any title. For years, however … I signed his name … to countless agreements committing him to large sums of money. He could at any time have challenged my legal right to do so. He never did . . .” In Hong Kong, General Claire Chennault, 59, posed for one more family photo. The wartime chief of the Flying Tigers and commander of the Fourteenth Air Force, father of eight by his first wife before he married Chinese Reporter Anna Chan two years ago, obliged the birdie with a leathery smile as he cradled one-month-old Cynthia Louise. Anna and 14-month-old Claire Anna proudly looked on. Hands Across the Sea When he wrote that Englishmen dress “worse than any men alive,” and added modestly that “the American male is the cleanest, neatest, most tastefully dressed he-creature in the world,” brash Columnist Robert Ruark was asking for it. The editors of Britain’s venerable weekly Tailor & Cutter let him have it with a full broadside: “Open your national wardrobe, Mr. Ruark, and take a good look inside. Look at those Picassian ties; like a rush of blood to the throat. Look at those wide, wide shoulders; extended out and beyond, like a great cloth milkmaid. Look at those long, tight-at-the-bottom hobble jackets. And wake from your little dollar daydream.” Applying for American citizenship: British Cinemactor James Mason and his actress-wife Pamela Kellino; British Novelist Anthony (The Vintage) West, son of Novelist Rebecca West and the late great H. G. Wells. Veteran Washington Hostess Mrs. Perle Mesta, back home on leave after eight months as U.S. Minister to Luxembourg, hurried off the Queen Mary and immediately began reporting how things are over there. “The economic situation is marvelous . . . Grand Duchess Charlotte is a marvelous woman. She’s so sympathetic . . . Luxembourg … is the most beautiful spot on the continent. It’s wonderful to be in a country with women at the head of it. . .” All in Good Time In Tynemouth, England, to launch the 28,000-ton tanker Velotina Princess Margaret inspired the manager of the Park Hotel to invent a new cocktail called the “Royal Blue.” Ingredients: Blue curaçao, parfait amour, French vermouth, gin, lemon juice, Angostura bitters. British Novelist Graham Greene (The Ministry of Fear, The Heart of the Matter), turned up in Goslar, Germany, a little town near the border of the Soviet and British zones. Cagily dodging reporters’ questions, he admitted that he was working with Director Carol Reed on a new movie along the lines of their current hit thriller, The Third Man. María del Carmen Franco y Polo, 23, only child of Dictator Francisco Franco, became the Marquesa de Villaverde in one of the flossiest weddings that Spain had seen in years. Wearing a Balenciaga faille gown, with a veil sweeping down from a diamond and pearl diadem, the willowy brunette bride marched up the aisle of the Royal Chapel, of El Pardo Palace to face Enrique Cardinal Pla y Deniel, Roman Catholic Primate of Spain. Standing beside the Marqués, Cristobal Martinez Bordiu Ortega y Bascaran, 28, who wore the red-and-cream uniform of the Order of “the Holy Sepulchre, Carmen said in a clear, ringing voice, “Si yo quiero” Following an old Spanish custom, the cardinal presented her with 13 pieces of silver (worth about $450), a gift of the bridegroom. 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