The document summarizes an interview with Michael DePrisco, Vice President of Academic and Educational Programs at PMI, about PMI's involvement in the academic market. PMI focuses on practitioners, organizations, and academics. DePrisco discusses PMI's Education Foundation, large academic research programs, Global Accreditation Center, and academic outreach. He notes that through these programs, PMI creates benefits for project management education and research.

1. Episode 299: How We All Benefit
from PMI's Academic and
Educational Programs
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This Interview with Michael DePrisco was recorded at the PMI Global Congress 2014 in
Phoenix, Arizona.
Generally speaking, the Project Management Institute (PMI) focuses it's work on three
markets: Practitioners, Organizations and Academic. Michael DePrisco is Vice President
Academic and Educational Programs for PMI and so our discussion centers around the
Academic Market.
In the course of this discussion we touch upon The PMI Education Foundation
(http://pmief.org/), PMI's large academic research programs, the Global Accreditation
Center, and PMI's involvement in academic outreach. Michael closes the interview by
reviewing a number of the benefits that PMI creates through all of these programs.
Interview with Michael DePrisco recorded at the PMI
Global Congress 2014 in Phoenix, Arizona.

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At the PMI Global Congress 2014 in Phoenix, Arizona

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