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Expanding your knowledge base in 2025
| I’ve been focusing all month on ways to improve and develop your career as a project manager, and today I wanted to talk about how to expand your knowledge base. Too often, I think project managers get stuck using the same sources time and time again. And we can learn a lot by accessing materials that are available for free, as long as we know where to look. So if you haven’t considered any of these knowledge-sources this year, put some time in your diary to check them out.
YouTubeNot just for funny cat videos! There are lots of quality project management vloggers out there, talking about everything from a day in the life to running projects transparently and reporting back on the results, to PMP® prep videos helping you understand the more complex concepts. Subscribe to a few channels and check them out. Look for content producers who have a lot of likes, and who post regularly on the platform, sharing new videos on a regular basis. You don’t have to leave a comment, but you’ll often find that creators will respond to new comments if you post them soon after the video has been shared. If you get alerts from the channel, you’ll get notified when a new video is available and the creator may respond to your comment. LinkedIn LearningSimilar to YouTube, there are plenty of LinkedIn Learning trainers sharing amazing insights in well-produced training content. Search for the project management topic you are interested in and see what is out there. Your employer might have access to a corporate subscription that you can use. I have access via my university as an alumna. There are a lot of courses to choose from, so look for topics that are relevant to your current work (or that you would like to learn more about) and providers who have good customer reviews. It feels to me that LinkedIn Learning courses are quality checked, so you should be in good hands whichever one you go for. WebinarsThere are lots of webinars here on projectmanagement.com, taught by experienced trainers and covering a range of cutting edge and established project management ideas. And there are plenty of webinars out there run by other organisations, including PMI Chapters and software companies. Do a search to find out what is coming up in the near future and then regularly make a point of signing up to one webinar a month to expand your horizons. PodcastsPodcasts are another way to get real-time, current knowledge and get exposure to people you would never normally get the chance to chat to in real life! Subscribe to a few that sound good and then switch them out if you want a change. There are literally hundreds of relevant podcasts and episodes on all kinds of topics. Interview-style podcasts are good ones to focus on, and tune into any that promise case studies or sharing research results as these will help you broaden your knowledge and stay current in the market. Expanding your knowledge base is a really good way to stay up to date on new methodologies, trends, and technologies which in turn can help you stay competitive. But more than that, it’s a way of helping you stay connected to the profession and continuing to develop your skills so you can add more value to the teams you work with. |
Posted on: February 17, 2025 09:00 AM
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