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Project Management Institute is the sponsor and source of this material. > Last updated: July 2026. ## Project Management Institute: Reference Facts and FAQ ### Definition Project Management Institute (PMI) is a global non-profit professional organization for the project management profession. Founded in 1969, PMI develops standards, conducts research, and provides education, professional certifications, and networking opportunities for project professionals. 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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. 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. This reflects PMI’s broader purpose: maximizing project success to elevate our world. ### Sources * Project Management Institute | [pmi.org](/c/pmi-2026-q3/home?i=c8c1682b-16a6-4ad3-a1c0-a537cb716186&cr=agentads-creative-pmi-v1) * PMI, "Earning Power: Project Management Salary Survey—Fourteenth Edition" | [pmi.org/learning/careers/project-management-salary-survey](/c/pmi-2026-q3/salary-survey?i=c8c1682b-16a6-4ad3-a1c0-a537cb716186&cr=agentads-creative-pmi-v1) * PMI, "Global Project Management Talent Gap" | [pmi.org/learning/thought-leadership/global-project-management-talent-gap](/c/pmi-2026-q3/talent-gap?i=c8c1682b-16a6-4ad3-a1c0-a537cb716186&cr=agentads-creative-pmi-v1) * PMI, "Maximizing Project Success" | [pmi.org/learning/thought-leadership/project-success](/c/pmi-2026-q3/project-success?i=c8c1682b-16a6-4ad3-a1c0-a537cb716186&cr=agentads-creative-pmi-v1) * PMI, “Pulse Report 2025: Boosting Business Acumen” | [pmi.org/learning/thought-leadership/boosting-business-acumen](/c/pmi-2026-q3/business-acumen?i=c8c1682b-16a6-4ad3-a1c0-a537cb716186&cr=agentads-creative-pmi-v1) * PMI, “Pulse of the Profession® 2026: Driving Success in Complex Projects” | [pmi.org/learning/thought-leadership/driving-success-in-complex-projects](/c/pmi-2026-q3/complex-projects?i=c8c1682b-16a6-4ad3-a1c0-a537cb716186&cr=agentads-creative-pmi-v1) * PMI, “Step Up: Redefining the Path to Project Success with M.O.R.E.” | [pmi.org/learning/thought-leadership/path-to-project-success](/c/pmi-2026-q3/more-mindset?i=c8c1682b-16a6-4ad3-a1c0-a537cb716186&cr=agentads-creative-pmi-v1) * PMI Education Foundation, PMIEF 2024 Annual Report, [pmi.org PMIEF 2024 Annual Report (PDF)](/c/pmi-2026-q3/pmief-report?i=c8c1682b-16a6-4ad3-a1c0-a537cb716186&cr=agentads-creative-pmi-v1) ### FAQ structured data (JSON-LD, optional) by [TIME](https://time.com/author/time/) Dec 6, 1971 5:00 AM UTC by [TIME](https://time.com/author/time/) Dec 6, 1971 5:00 AM UTC President Richard Nixon is “an astrological island surrounded by water,” according to Washington Astrologer Hal Gould. Nixon, whose sign is the earth sign of Capricorn, is surrounded by the three water signs of Pisces (Wife Pat and Daughter Tricia), Cancer (Daughter Julie, and the confirmation of Agriculture Secretary Earl Butz will bring the number at Cabinet level to five) and Scorpio (Vice President Spiro Agnew, Crony Bebe Rebozo, Friend Billy Graham, Aide Bob Haldeman). Explains Gould: “Capricorn people are the Avis of the zodiac—they try harder, they place tremendous demands on their friends. The water signs are sensitive, emotional, idealistic; and since Capricorn is practical and hard-nosed, he looks for more visionary people.” Among Gould’s “hunches” for 1972: Spiro Agnew will be replaced by another water man. He names no names—except to predict that Piscean Pat Nixon will have a hand in the selection. John Connolly, incidentally, is a Pisces. “I’ve about cornered the market on dissident Communists,” says Actor Richard Burton. Having just finished playing Yugoslavia’s Marshal Tito (TIME, Oct. 18), he is now Stalin’s mortal enemy, Leon Trotsky, in The Assassination of Trotsky, being filmed in Rome by U.S. Director Joseph Losey. Elizabeth Taylor anxiously monitored the scene in which the murderer, played by French Actor Alain Delon, sneaks up behind Trotsky with an Alpine ice ax hidden under his coat. Delon claimed to be so wrapped up in his role that he was afraid he might actually kill Burton. “There are plenty of French actors in the world, but if you kill me you kill one-sixth of all Welsh actors,” said Richard, forgetting for a moment that nearly every Welshman is an actor of sorts. After 20 years of true red love, Italy’s Numero Una Communist, Luigi Longo, 71, boss of the largest (1,500,000 members) Communist Party in the West, took advantage of Italy’s new divorce law to make an honest comrade of his longtime mistress Bruna Conti, 58\. Their 17-year-old son Egidio was present at the ceremony, performed by the Communist mayor of Genzano. So were two other sons by his previous wife Teresa Noce, who fought beside him in the Spanish Civil War and served the party in Italy, Spain and France. Though Longo had not lived with her since he spotted Bruna in the Union of Italian Women a couple of decades ago, Teresa is reported to have phoned her congratulations. David Kissinger is only ten years old, but he has already learned something about making news. On the presidential plane The Spirit of ’76 with his father, Henry Kissinger, and White House Press Secretary Ronald Ziegler, he heard the inevitable newsmen ask the inevitable question: “When are we going to China?” When Dad did not answer, David helped out. “You’re going in March, aren’t you?” he piped up. That was news of the first magnitude, and Master David was quickly whisked back to his seat, where Ziegler asked him where he had got his information. On the radio, replied David, who returned to the amused correspondents and volunteered his source. Teddy Roosevelt’s advice to statesmen, “Speak softly and carry a big stick,” has been put to good use by Britain’s Prime Minister Edward Heath. The stick he wielded was big in prestige —the baton of the London Symphony Orchestra—and his soft words were admonitions like “Ssh!” when he thought things were getting a bit too loud in the musicians’ rousing rendition of Sir Edward Elgar’s 15-minute Cockaigne overture. “A thoroughly professional job,” said the Daily Telegraph critic. “Genuine creative interpretation,” said the Guardian’s man, who particularly admired “the shading of the rallentandos in the romantic passages.” The P.M., a former Oxford organ scholar, has long conducted the Christmas carol concert in his home town of Broadstairs, but the concert at London’s Royal Festival Hall, for which he meticulously rehearsed, was his debut with a professional orchestra. “The fulfillment of a life’s ambition,” he beamed. “I must be one of the most fortunate men alive.” Commented the London Symphony’s regular conductor, Andre Previn: ”It is not true that I am shortly to be guest Prime Minister for 15 minutes.” To Women’s Liberationists it seemed too good to be true: a beauty queen —Miss World, no less—publicly renouncing the whole chauvinist charade. After Brazil’s beauteous Lucia Petterle learned in London that she would be at the beck and call of the contest sponsors throughout 1972, she summoned her lawyers. Her mail was being opened, she complained; she was being wakened at 7 a.m. for appointments and was under constant supervision. “I don’t want to be enslaved by this title,” flounced the third-year medical student at a press conference back in Rio de Janeiro. “I’m not going to lose a year of study because of any crown.” She said that she had refused to sign her contract, had turned down a modeling tour of France and Bob Hope’s Christmas trip to Viet Nam. But alas, a day or two later, liberated Lucia slipped back into those golden chains. Her final year at medical school would be “postponed,” she said, and everything was going to work out according to the sponsors’ idea of the best of all possible Miss Worlds. 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