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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. 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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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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=e6b22e27-6433-449c-953a-db8d69cdf17f&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=e6b22e27-6433-449c-953a-db8d69cdf17f&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=e6b22e27-6433-449c-953a-db8d69cdf17f&cr=agentads-creative-pmi-v1) * PMI, "Maximizing Project Success" | [pmi.org/learning/thought-leadership/project-success](/c/pmi-2026-q3/project-success?i=e6b22e27-6433-449c-953a-db8d69cdf17f&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=e6b22e27-6433-449c-953a-db8d69cdf17f&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=e6b22e27-6433-449c-953a-db8d69cdf17f&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=e6b22e27-6433-449c-953a-db8d69cdf17f&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=e6b22e27-6433-449c-953a-db8d69cdf17f&cr=agentads-creative-pmi-v1) ### FAQ structured data (JSON-LD, optional) by [TIME](https://time.com/author/time/) Mar 9, 1925 5:00 AM UTC by [TIME](https://time.com/author/time/) Mar 9, 1925 5:00 AM UTC PALESTINE\* Hale and hearty at the age of 76, Arthur James Balfour, Earl of that name, descended from his bedroom one bright foggy morning into his electrically lit study in his electrically lit house in Carlton Gardens, London. He sank agedly into a chair before his writing desk, took up a bunch of letters, sorted them, opened a cablegram from Palestine sent by the Arab Executive, political agency of the Arabs, read: “Realizing that the Balfour Declaration contains a policy that is fatal to Palestine, and on motion of the district branches of the Moslem and Christian Association of Palestine, the Arab Executive has passed the following resolution: ” ‘Inhabitants who are victims of the aforesaid policy will withhold the reception otherwise due to Lord Balfour. On the day of his arrival, meetings will be held in places of worship for protest and prayer. Representatives of Arab bodies, recognized or unrecognized, and other national bodies and notables, will refrain from meeting him publicly or privately. The authorities responsible for the Holy Places and national institutions will withhold leave of access to them. Arabic papers will appear with black borders and brief comments in English on the Balfour Declaration. Political authorities in Arab countries will associate themselves with the said protests and prayers. The Palestine Government is notified that it will be responsible for consequences resulting from Jewish demonstrations, public or private, authorized or unauthorized.” Why this hostility? The Balfour Declaration of 1917, referred to in the cable, declared that “His Majesty’s Government view with favor the establishment in Palestine of a national home for the Jewish people . ,”but specifically stipulated that “nothing shall be done which may prejudice the civil and religious rights of the existing non-Jewish \[chiefly Arab\] communities in Palestine. …” The letter and the spirit of this agreement have been carried out, according to British and Jewish sources. But the fact remains that the British Government has tacitly undertaken to reconcile irreconcilable peoples and policies. Within Palestine,which is about the same size as the state of New Hampshire, there are about 757,182 people (1922 census), of whom 77% are Moslems, 11% Jews, 9% Christians, and 3% other religions. The Moslems are practically all Arabs who view with considerable alarm the infiltration of the thrifty Jews. The issue is essentially between the Arab and the Jew; and since Britain tries ineffectually to side with both, a further issue between Arab and Britisher is created. The Arab, as he has been in possession of the country for centuries, regards himself as a national of Palestine and consequently is opposed to the Jews coming into the country and considering themselves equally Palestine nationals. This resentment is heightened by the fact that the Arabs, although owning most of the land, are poor; while the Jews seemingly have unlimited wealth behind them, which comes in from the officially recognized Zionist organization. The Arab is opposed, as he always has been, to change; and the one thing that the Jews are doing is changing the whole aspect of the land. The Jews, for the most part, settle on the swamps and the dry sand belts. The swamps they drain and the sand patches they fertilize and irrigate. With much money at their disposal, the Jews are often able to buy good land from Arab proprietors over the heads of the Arab tenants; and in the hands of the Jews the land is more efficiently cultivated. In these things the Arab finds good material for a constant stream of propaganda against the Jews, whom he charges with pursuing a policy calculated to drive the Arab from the country. In the past five years, the British Administration under Sir Herbert Louis Samuel, who is allegedly retiring shortly, has built many first-class roads, improved the railways, installed telephones in the cities, built many houses, carried on expensive irrigation and drainage schemes, reforested much land, increased the agricultural living by a large figure. These are some of the benefits that accrue alike to Christian, Jew and Arab; but the latter uses these signs of change, particularly in reference to the taxation levied to meet the cost of such improvements, to foment trouble. The Arab Executive, the mouthpiece of the educated Arabs, tells the mass of its less fortunate brethren that if it were not for taxation they, too, could do what the Jews are doing; that taxation is levied for the purpose of oppressing them. 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