Project Management Institute

Project management professional organization that launches courses, refreshes certifications, and conducts research on project delivery challenges in emerging markets.

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May 2026
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… About Project Management Institute (PMI): PMI is the leading authority in project management, dedicated to guiding the way to project success. …
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PMI launches free project management course for entrepreneurs

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The Project Management Institute has launched a free five-hour online course, announced October 6, 2026, to help aspiring and early-stage entrepreneurs develop skills in planning, financial management and delivery. The course targets business founders, side-business operators, independent workers and small teams across sectors, offering practical templates, exercises and AI-supported activities with no prerequisites required.

6 October 2026 · Joy Online →

Tuesday 6 October

PMI launches free project management course for entrepreneurs
The Project Management Institute has launched a free five-hour online course, announced October 6, 2026, to help aspiring and early-stage entrepreneurs develop skills in planning, financial management and delivery. The course targets business founders, side-business operators, independent workers and small teams across sectors, offering practical templates, exercises and AI-supported activities with no prerequisites required.
6 October 2026 · Joy Online →

Sunday 13 September

PMI refreshes PMP certification to address evolving workplace demands
The Project Management Institute introduced a refreshed Project Management Professional (PMP) certification exam in July 2026 to reflect how project professionals work and the changing skills organizations expect. The new exam places greater emphasis on business alignment, strategic decision-making, stakeholder engagement, leadership, sustainability, and delivery in AI-enabled environments.
13 September 2026 · Joy Online →

Saturday 12 September

PMP certification updated to reflect AI-enabled project demands
The Project Management Institute refreshed its PMP certification exam in July 2026 to emphasize business alignment, strategic decision-making, stakeholder engagement, leadership, and sustainability as technical skills become obsolete more quickly in AI-transformed workplaces.
12 September 2026 · Joy Online →

Wednesday 12 August

PMI research shows gap between sustainability goals and delivery
A Project Management Institute survey of nearly 1,600 professionals across 35 countries finds that while 85% of sustainability executives believe their organisations will achieve sustainability goals, only 43% of PMO leaders and 20% of project professionals share that confidence, revealing a disconnect between strategic confidence and execution readiness.
12 August 2026 · Joy Online →

Wednesday 22 July

Africa's infrastructure gap shaped by execution, not just funding
While African governments are increasingly effective at raising capital through conferences and new financing vehicles, the real challenge is translating investment commitments into well-prepared, execution-ready projects; South Africa's experience shows only 42% of $91 billion in investment pledges since 2018 had actually flowed into the economy by March 2026.
22 July 2026 · Joy Online →

Monday 22 June

Projects five times likelier to succeed with effective complexity management
PMI research across 35 countries finds project complexity is a prominent threat to successful delivery in Sub-Saharan Africa, with 81% of project professionals globally believing projects have become more complex, driven by AI adoption, shifting stakeholder expectations, economic volatility, and interconnected systems. In the region, missed delivery deadlines (44%) and delays in stakeholder decision-making (41%) significantly exceed global averages.
22 June 2026 · Business & Financial Times →
Projects five times more likely to succeed with effective complexity management
PMI research finds that project complexity is a major threat to delivery across Sub-Saharan Africa, with 81% of project professionals globally believing projects have become more complex, driven by AI adoption, shifting stakeholder expectations, and interconnected systems. In the region, missed deadlines (44%) and stakeholder decision delays (41%) exceed global averages.
22 June 2026 · Joy Online →

Wednesday 10 June

PMI and Cannes Lions launch global educators forum
The Project Management Institute and Cannes Lions have launched the LIONS Educators Forum, a global initiative to connect academia with creative industries and prepare students for evolving workplace skills including creativity, problem-solving, collaboration, and adaptability in an AI-enabled economy.
10 June 2026 · Joy Online →

Tuesday 9 June

PMI and Cannes Lions launch educators forum for work-readiness
The Project Management Institute and Cannes Lions have partnered to launch the LIONS Educators Forum, a global initiative connecting academia with creative industries to align classroom teaching with skills needed in today's AI-enabled economy and better prepare students for evolving career pathways.
9 June 2026 · Business & Financial Times →

Saturday 23 May

African universities face capacity and expectation crises
African universities struggle with scale—tertiary enrolment sits at around 9%, far below the global average of 38%, while capacity would need to expand nearly twelvefold by 2035 to meet demographic demand. The article also identifies a crisis of expectation, where university education has become seen as the only pathway to success, placing a burden on youth excluded from higher education.
23 May 2026 · Business & Financial Times →

Friday 22 May

African universities face scale and expectation crises
African tertiary enrolment remains around 9% despite the continent having more than 400 million people aged 15–35, with capacity needing to expand nearly twelvefold by 2035; simultaneously, universities have become burdened as the only perceived pathway to success, creating psychological pressure on youth who don't gain admission.
22 May 2026 · Joy Online →