
Professionalism and the Leadership Void • 65
hours in “leading and directing project tasks.” Nowthe application reads
“experience leading and directing projects.” Concern over the dilution of
the credential has seemingly reached the highest levels in PMI.
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WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE?
Many project management practitioners have a hunger to learn and grow.
ey have mastered the basics and intermediate skills of project manage-
ment. ey attend conferences searching for something new, bold, and
exciting from which they can learn and grow, only to leave disappointed
at hearing the same project, program, and portfolio concepts reiterated
under dierent ...