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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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Jonathan Nackstrand / AFP / Getty Images ### Oslo, July 25, 2011  Mourners place roses in front of Oslo's town hall to pay their respects to the 76 people killed in twin terrorist attacks in Norway on July 22, 2011. Jonathan Nackstrand / AFP / Getty Images ### March of Roses  A man and woman hold roses and signs amid the thousands of people massed outside Oslo's city hall on July 25, 2011. Jonathan Nackstrand / AFP / Getty Images ### Overwhelming Loss  A mourner cries and holds a rose as thousands of people gather for a memorial vigil on July 25, 2011. Paula Bronstein / Getty Images ### Collective Mourning  People stand before a sea of floral tributes in downtown Oslo on July 25, 2011. Cathal McNaughton / REUTERS ### The Accused  Norwegian Anders Behring Breivik, left, the man accused of perpetrating the killing spree and bomb attack, is transported in a police convoy on July 25, 2011. Jon-Are Berg-Jacobsen / REUTERS / Aftenposten ### July 24, 2011  Friends and loved ones gather at the Oslo Cathedral to mourn the 76 victims killed in twin terrorist attacks — a bombing in downtown Oslo and a mass shooting on the island of Utoya. Paula Bronstein / Getty Images ### Vigil  A man comforts a woman at Oslo Cathedral in Norway on July 24, 2011. Paula Bronstein / Getty Images ### Comfort  Victims are mourned at Oslo Cathedral on July 24, 2011. Paula Bronstein / Getty Images ### Together  Friends and loved ones gather at Oslo Cathedral on July 24, 2011. Paula Bronstein / Getty Images ### Together  On July 24, 2011, a man and a woman mourn the victims killed in the twin terrorist attacks two days prior. Paula Bronstein / Getty Images ### Vik, July 26, 2011  People march near the town of Vik in memory of the people killed in the July 22 bomb attack in Oslo and shooting at a youth camp on Utoya island. Ferdinand Ostrop / AP ### Water’s Edge  Members of the public pay their respects near Norway's Utoeya island on July 24, 2011, following Friday's twin extremist attacks. Jeff J Mitchell / Getty Images ### Crime Scene  The barn on the farm rented by Anders Behring Breivik in the small rural region of Rena, 93 miles (150 km) north of Oslo, photographed on July 23, 2011. Cathal McNaughton / Reuters ### Evidence  Bags of fertilizer sit in the yard of a farm rented by Anders Behring Breivik, as seen on July 23, 2011. Cathal McNaughton / Reuters ### The Residence  The farmhouse of Anders Behring Breivik as photographed on July 23, 2011. Jo E Brenden / AFP / Getty Images ### Triage  A wounded woman is brought ashore opposite Utoeya island (seen in the distance) after being rescued from a gunman who went on a killing rampage targeting participants in a Norwegian Labour Party youth-organization event on the island, some 25 miles (40 km) southwest of Oslo, on July 22, 2011. Svein Gustav Wilhelmsen / AFP / Getty Images ### Gurney  Rescue personnel push an injured youth on a stretcher on the island of Storoeya after the victim was brought ashore from Utoeya on July 23, 2011. Morten Edvardsen / Scanpix / Reuters ### Aftermath  Covered corpses are seen on the shore of the small, wooded island of Utoeya on July 23, 2011, after a suspected right-wing Christian gunman in a police uniform killed at least 68 people in a ferocious attack on a youth summer camp run by Norway's ruling Labour Party, hours after a bomb killed eight in Oslo. Fabrizio Bensch / Reuters ### Survivors  Rescue workers evacuate young people from the school meeting organized by the ruling Labour Party on Utoeya, an island outside the capital, on July 23, 2011. Morten Edvarsen / AFP / Getty Images ### Oslo, July 23, 2011  Family members and survivors react as Norway's King Harald and Queen Sonja (not pictured) arrive to comfort them outside a hotel northwest of Oslo on July 23, 2011. Fabrizio Bensch / Reuters ### Embrace  Norwegian Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg embraces Eskil Pedersen, the leader of the Norwegian Labour Party Youth League and a survivor of the Utoeya island shooting, at a hotel in Sundvolden, some 25 miles (40 km) southwest of Oslo, where survivors of the youth-camp attack were reunited with their families, on July 23, 2011. Odd Andersen / AFP / Getty Images ### Oslo, July 26, 2011  Flowers remain after a vigil of 150,000 people gathered near Oslo University to express their solidarity with the victims of the July 22nd twin attacks in Oslo and on the island of Utoya. Jonathan Nackstrand / AFP / Getty Images ### Remembrance  People light candles in Oslo Cathedral on July 23, 2011, to pay tribute to the victims of twin attacks at the government headquarters building in Oslo and at a youth camp. Morten Holm / AFP / Getty Images ### Memorial  People gather outside Oslo Cathedral in front of flowers and candles on July 23, 2011, to mourn and show their respect for the victims of the July 22 shooting at a Norwegian Labour Party Youth League camp. Jan Johannessen / AFP / Getty Images ### Security  Soldiers block a street in the government-headquarters-building area in central Oslo on July 23, 2011, a day after twin attacks there and at a youth camp resulted in Norway's deadliest postwar tragedy. Jan Johannessen / AFP / Getty Images ### Oslo, July 22, 2011  An injured woman is helped by a man at the scene of a powerful explosion that rocked central Oslo on July 22, 2011. Morten Holm / Scanpix / Reuters ### Medevac  The bombings in Oslo were followed by a connected shooting at a youth-camp gathering of the governing Labour Party on the island of Utoeya. This photo shows one of the shooting victims arriving at a hospital in Oslo on July 22, 2011. Hakon Mosvold Larsen / Reuters ### Scattered  Members of Norway's fire and emergency services assess the scene of the mass explosion in Oslo. Berit Roald / Scanpix / Zumapress.com ### After the Bombing  Firefighters work at the site of the July 22, 2011, explosion. Roald Berit / AFP / Getty Images ### Assistance  People tend to an injured woman at the scene of the explosion on July 22, 2011. Andreas Fadum / All Over Press Norway / Getty Images ### Clearance  A bystander takes a photo as firefighters work at the scene, July 22, 2011. Berit Roald / AFP / Getty Images ### Evacuation  Medics attend to an injured person at the scene, July 22, 2011. Andreas Fadum / All Over Press Norway / Getty Images ### Floral Tribute  A Muslim woman stands in front of a sea of flowers placed outside Oslo Cathedral July 26, 2011. Cathal McNaughton / Reuters ### Blown Out  A fire burns on the upper floors of a building at the site of the explosion. Holm Morten / Scanpix / Reuters ### Injured  A victim is treated at the scene of the powerful explosion, July 22, 2011. Thomas Winje Oijord / AFP / Getty Images ### Devastation  A view of the building housing the offices of Norway's Prime Minister after the explosion, July 22, 2011. Berit Roald / AFP / Getty Images ### Shattered  People are treated at the scene after the explosion, July 22, 2011. Thomas Winje Oijord / AFP / Getty Images ### Treatment  Rescue officials tend to a wounded man after the powerful explosion in Oslo's government district on July 22, 2011. Holm Morten / Scanpix / Reuters ### Bloodied  An injured man is treated at the scene after the explosion in Oslo on July 22, 2011. Thomas Winje Oijord / AFP / Getty Images ### Mangled  The wreckage of a car lies outside government buildings in central Oslo following the explosion on July 22, 2011. Fartein Rudjord / AP ### Blown Out  Windows lie shattered after the explosion on July 22, 2011. Berit Roald / AFP / Getty Images ### Lights in the Darkness  A woman wih a dog lights a candle standing among tributes left in memory of the victims of the bomb attack and shooting rampage, outside Oslo Cathedral, July 26, 2011. Matt Dunham / AP ### Utoya, July 25, 2011  Relatives of a victim gather to observe a minute's silence, across the water from Utoya island, July 25, 2011. Matt Dunham / AP ### Shared Sorrow  Relatives embrace during a minute's silence opposite Utoya Island, on July 25, 2011. Jeff J Mitchell / Getty Images ### National Tragedy  Prime Minister of Norway Jens Stoltenberg (left); his wife Ingrid Schulerud (center left); Princess Martha Louise of Norway (center); Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway and Crown Prince Haakon of Norway, join thousands of people at a memorial vigil held after the extremist attacks on July 25, 2011 in Oslo, Norway. Paula Bronstein / Getty Images ### En Masse  People gather outside Oslo City Hall to participate in a "rose march" in memory of the victims of Friday's bomb attack and shooting massacre, July 25, 2011. 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