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Dr. Emad Rahim is the Kotouc Family Endowed Professor, Chair, and Director of Project Management Programs at Bellevue University. A Fulbright Scholar, TEDx Speaker, and co-author of the PMBOK® Guide, 8th Edition, he brings more than 15 years of project management experience across diverse industries and organizations. Dr. Rahim holds a Ph.D. in Organizational Sustainability, a Doctor of Management (DM), and two master's degrees in business, along with postdoctoral studies at Harvard University, Tulane University, and the University of Maryland. Recognized for his contributions to higher education and industry, Dr. Rahim has received numerous honors, including an honorary doctorate, the Community Impact Award, and the Distinguished Alumni Award from the American Association of Community Colleges. He holds multiple professional certifications, including PMP, A-CSM, CSP-SM, APMC, OMCP, CM, and CMgt, and is widely recognized for his leadership in project management education, research, and practice.

2020 PMP and REP Changes/ Updates

PMI February Newsletter  The PMP exam and the associated R.E.P. program training are changing – effective 1 July 2020. Starting on that date, the PMP exam will reflect new exam content. What? Every 3 - 5 years, we conduct exhaustive research to understand how the project management profession has progressed, the impact of emerging trends, ...

What is a Failure Mode and Effect Analysis (FMEA)?

PM Center Insider -  By Fahad Usmani, PMP®, PMI-RMP®, PM Study Circle contributing Fahad Usmani, PMP®, PMI-RMP®, is founder of PMstudycircle.com and the author of A2Z of PMP Certification Exam. He has over 10 years of global portfolio management experience, specializing in leading complex corporate projects. He currently serves as an Inspection Engineer in Kuwait and facilitates ...

5 Reasons Why So Many IT Projects Fail

- By Dr. Emad Rahim, PMP, CSM, Kotouc Family Endowed Chair and Associate Professor Despite the importance of information management in business operations, many companies experience difficulty in executing IT projects within the pre-determined time or budget constraints. Many IT designs are cancelled before completion and never implemented. Researchers have indicated that most IT projects ...

Thought Leadership in Project Management: with Matthew Gonzalez, PhD, PMP, Chief of EntHead Show

                   Dr. Matthew D. Gonzalez, PMP, CEH, is Chief EntHead of Enthead.com, an organization focused on helping Entrepreneurs, in their 2nd/3rd year of operation, and beyond, through a 5-day a week Podcast. He is a serial Entrepreneur where he founded and successfully sold multiple entrepreneurial endeavors to include GSI ...

Thought Leadership in Project Management: with Brian Grafsgaard, Consulting Practice Director with Q Consulting

  Brian Grafsgaard, CSM, PMP, PgMP, PfMP is a Consulting Practice Director with Q Consulting (formerly Quality Business Solutions [QBS]), a Minneapolis, Minnesota (U.S.A.) based consulting firm specializing in portfolio, program, project, change, and compliance management. Brian has been a practicing Project Management Professional (PMP®) since 1998. Brian is also a proven Program Manager and ...

The Importance of a Baseline Schedule

By: Guest Contributor (projectcubicle.com) Time management is one of the most important processes in project management. It is the discipline of planning and controlling the duration of a project. A baseline schedule is a main project management document that should be created before the project starts. It demonstrates the project execution strategy, key project deliverables, ...

OnlineMasters Names Top Master’s In Project Management Programs for 2019

SEATTLE (PRWEB) NOVEMBER 02, 2018 OnlineMasters.com, a trusted source for unbiased college rankings and higher education planning, has announced the release of the best online master's in project management programs in the United States. The top-ranked programs were selected based on curriculum, program flexibility, affordability, and graduate outcomes. The research organization analyzed graduate schools across the ...

Thought Leadership in Project Management: with Dr. LaQue Perkins, Professor at Saint Leo University

  Dr. LaQue Perkins is an Assistant Professor of Project Management and Management at Saint Leo University. She has been with Saint Leo University for over 7 years, previously serving as an Adjunct Professor of Business and Human Resource. Currently she chairs the Academic Program Review for Project Management and the Global Accreditation Committee. She ...

Thought Leadership in Project Management: with Dr. Calvin Nobles, Chairman of Cybersecurity and IT Advisory Board for the Maryland Center and Bowie State University

- By Dr. Emad Rahim, PMP, CSM, APMC Dr. Calvin Nobles is an information technology and cybersecurity subject matter expert (SME), national security leader, cybersecurity scientist, and practitioner with more than 25 years of experience. He is an adjunct faculty member at the University of Maryland University College. He is active in involved in the cybersecurity ...

The Agile Organizational Development Framework (SOE#5)

- Dr. Saadi Adra, PgMP, PfMP, PMP, CEO at ADVISORS sarl and Guest Contributor Dr. Adra is the Founder and CEO at Advisors (PMI-REP, PMI-KSA Academy, PMI-UAE, KG, KMI, ITQAN, GET, KETS, SKEMA Business School, Shipley Associate/Partner). Recipient of the PMIEF Snyder Award EMEA-2016 for the Integrated Life Cycle Management Framework (ILMF). He holds seminars in Saudi, ...