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Supplied in partnership with Project Management Institute. 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. 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Though it is impossible to know for sure, they were probably used as part of an animistic ritual. Along with the many other paintings discovered in caves in Europe from that period, they are a potent reminder of the moment in our history when tools and intellect first meshed. Jean-Daniel Sudres / Hemis / Corbis ### Revealing New Worlds  The Hubble Space Telescope beams back images from the far reaches of space (like this photo of the Carina Nebula, taken in 2009) contributing to numerous breakthroughs in astrophysics and introducing new data that has required new theories and explanations. Carried into space by a space shuttle in 1990, the telescope has provided data for nearly 9,000 peer-reviewed papers. It is scheduled to remain in operation until 2014, when NASA plans to launch its successor, the James Webb Space Telescope. NASA, ESA and the Hubble SM4 Ero Team ### The Renaissance  Artists working in Italy in the 15th century achieve a paradigm shift in both their methods of representation and vocabulary of meaning. Perspective is developed to a more realistic degree than ever before and the human body is rendered in accurate anatomical detail. Artists like Sandro Botticelli, the master behind The Birth of Venus, above, brilliantly merged classic and Christian themes, an achivement that helped redefine the place of artists in society. No longer were they classed with ordinary craftsman, but were now considered members of the intellectual elite. Imagno / Getty Images ### Photography Is Invented  A French theatrical designer, Louis-Jacques-Mandé Daguerre and a British inventor, William Henry Fox Talbot, above, right, develop technology that freezes time in its flight, offering a new way to capture reality. Daguerre's daguerreotype (1839) and Talbot's invention of a method to capture light on paper (rather than metal) meant that we would no longer have to conjecture about the look of the past; if a camera was present, an event's visual contours could be locked in place forever. Hulton / Getty Images ### Cinema is Born  Though many had experimented with moving pictures before, it was the aptly named Louis and Auguste Lumière who developed a system for projecting the images onto a big screen. In the mid-1890's the brothers showed shorts like the "Danse Serpentine", above, in theaters, providing audiences with a larger-than-life experience and making the "movies" into a group experience. Lumiere Brothers ### The Soviets and Propaganda  In order to convince the workers and peasants of Russia that the Bolshevik Party, having seized power in October 1917, was a legitimate source of authority, Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov, a.k.a. Lenin, and his cadre develop an extremely aggressive program of agitprop — short for agitation and propaganda. Incorporating plays, posters, pamphlets and newspapers, the agitprop program touched on many themes, but it emerged over time that the party's most powerful symbol was Lenin himself. This scene, of the Bolshevik leader exhorting Red Army troops set to depart for the Polish front, was reproduced thousands, if not millions of times in the 70-plus years that the CPSU held power. Mansell Collection / Time Life Pictures ### Television Hits the Airwaves  Inspired by the development of radio and cinema, a series of inventors working in the early twentieth century perfect a method of sending sound and pictures through the air. (Among them was American Philo T. Farnsworth, who was able to transmit this image of actress Joan Crawford on his equipment in 1934.) Though the National Broadcasting Company succeeded in transmitting live television images from the New York World's Fair in 1939, television's progress was delayed by World War II. Once the war was over, however, the medium took off, as TV sets invaded living rooms everywhere, driving revolutions in entertainment, politics, journalism and social behavior that are still going on today. Bettmann / Corbis ### The Nazi Propaganda Machine  Cameramen working for the Third Reich use cinema and still photography to extol the achievements of the Third Reich. Much like the Soviets, Hitler understood well the power of imagery, but by the time he ascended to power in 1933, the tools available to create propaganda were far more diverse and sophisticated than ever before. Filmmakers like Leni Riefenstahl created feature length films in praise of the Nazis, while photographers like Heinrich Hoffman, one of the führer's personal photographers, specialized in images of the Nazi leader at work and at rest. Hoffman made the above photo at a 1934 Nazi rally in Buckeberg. Heinrich Hoffman / Time Life Pictures ### Documenting the Brutality of Racism in America  Photographs of the harsh tactics adopted as countermeasures against civil rights protesters horrify Americans and provide a moral foundation for the country to turn against the parts of the south where racist practices remained institutionalized. Pictures like this one, taken by Charles Moore at a demonstration in Birmingham in 1963, were published around the world, and helped mobilize public support for the Civil Rights Act, passed by Congress in 1964. Charles Moore / Black Star ### Shattering the Illusion of Vietnam  Photographs and news reports from Southeast Asia reveal the barbarous nature of the American war effort in Vietnam, galvanizing public opposition to the conflict. As American involvement in Vietnam escalated in the 1960's, American officials were at pains to portray the war as a success, but the many images sent home by photojournalists (like Pulitzer Prize winner Horst Faas, the author of the above photo) and news crews working in the war zone belied their claims, contributing in part to President Johnson's decision to not seek re-election and forcing Americans to re-examine what it means to be patriotic. 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