Professional development is a significant investment—of time, money, and trust in an educational platform or system. Picking the right certification for your career, goals, and field should be paramount. 

New Horizons is here to help. In this guide, our experts break down the ten best project management certifications, give you a few tips for preparing for a course, and explain why certification could be the right move for your career. 

Project managers (PMs) who are ready for professional development need to know these project management best practices.

But, what does a successful project manager look like? What do effective PMs keep front-of-mind in their day-to-day operations? And what keeps project managers with potential from crushing their KPIs?

In this guide, our experts break down the benefits of efficient project management, common mistakes to avoid, and eight best practices for project management in the real world. 

There were more than 200 open job opportunities mentioning the word ITIL in Dublin on the website indeed.ie when this article was written. This data gives an important indication of why ITIL 4 certification is relevant to the Irish market. It also represents an opportunity for a career change or maybe your next move.

ITIL is the most widely accepted approach to IT service management in the world, helping individuals and organisations realise business change, transformation and growth through the proper use of IT. But ITIL v3 was released in 2007 and amended in 2011. Since then, the world has changed.

Project Management is a role which requires different capabilities and expertises. It’s defined by the practice of initiating, planning, executing, controlling, and closing the work of a team to achieve specific goals and meet established KPI’s in a certain period. Project Managers apply in their daily routine a set of processes, methods, knowledge, skills and experience to achieve the results they are looking for.

Obviously, as a PRINCE2 trainer, I say that becoming a certified in project manager is a great way to see your career prospects grow. Below are some of the main attributes you will develop in formal project management training that will allow your skills to shift from basic to brilliant.

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Project Management roles are more relevant than ever in the market, not just for IT companies, but for every company that want to keep their projects running smoothly and achieve their goals. In this context PRINCE2 is one of the most used methodologies in Europe for Project Managers whose want to guarantee their chances of succeeding. PRINCE2 certified Project Managers have great knowledge of the principles, processes, themes, techniques and roles in conducting a successful project.