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Project Management: Professional Orgs & Templates

This guide lists eBooks and databases covering project management as well as links to video.

Project Management Institute

Why should you use the PMI website?

Many of the resources are freely available, and with a student membership you will have full access to outstanding articles and the PMI journal.


Project Management Institute (PMI)

The Project Management Institute, is a not-for-profit professional membership association for project managers and program managers. It is an international organization with chapters around the world.

The Project Management Institute is the organization that gives out the PMP (Project Management Professional) credential, a globally recognized certificate that assures employers that a person is trained and qualified to manage projects.

PMI is also the organization that oversees the documentation of the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK) within the PMBOK Guide.

Important PMI Links

Important links for PMI

 PMI Student Membership

There are loads of FREE resources, such as webinars, tools/templates, and articles. Plus, members receive discounts on books and full access to the PMI journal! PMI members can get a free digital download of the PMBOK, and students can join for a discounted rate. Student membership is only $32/year, which is a quarter of the price for the professional rate!

 PMI Online Library

Project Management Institute publishes whitepapers, conference papers, articles, and scholarly articles. A fair amount of content is freely available, but with a student membership ($cheap) you can have full access. To select, use the filters and "Content Type". Or, try a site: search using Google. For example, communication site:https://www.pmi.org

YouTube logo  PMI YouTube Channel

Don't overlook the award videos - these short videos are successful case studies in project management. Also, check out the PMI video series Projectified. A lively forward-looking podcast series of conversations about hot topics and emerging trends impacting the world of project managers, from digital transformation to artificial intelligence to career development.

 Project Management Institute Educational Foundation

Resources & Scholarships. Free resources for learning about and teaching project management. See quick links for: educators, NGOs & Non-profit organizations, SCHOLARSHIPS, and PM practitioners.

 PMI Career Central

Articles supporting your career development and getting hired.

 General “Early Career Resources” page

Whether you're a skilled leader or just learning about project careers, find tools to help you advance.

 Free course: Project Management “Kickoff”

With the KICKOFF™ course you can learn the basics of project management in under 1 hour. Tailor your playbook (Agile or Waterfall) to learn how to manage projects you work on. Even if your title isn't project manager.

Professional Organizations

How can professional organizations help with your homework AND career development?

Professional organizations are rich sources of information, data, and networking opportunities. Below you will find important links for only a few professional organizations, but there are many more.

What type of information? 

  • Professional and career advise, research, standards, trends, analysis, commentary, tools and templates.
  • Many formats: conferences (in-person, virtual) and conference proceedings/papers, webinars, reports, newsletters, journals, articles, blogs, videos and books.

International Project Management Association

IPMA is a federation of about 70 Member Associations (MAs). Our MAs develop project management competences in their geographic areas of influence, interacting with thousands of practitioners and developing relationships with corporations, government agencies, universities and colleges, as well as training organizations and consulting companies.

Other Professional Organizations

Find other professional organizations using Google.

Consider these keywords: organization, association, society, council. 

Here are two example searches using Google:

  • professional organization interior design
  • professional organization health information management

Templates. ProjectManagement.net (PMI)

Templates. Government

Templates. Government

Templates. Council of Europe

Templates. OpenProject