Military Spouse to the Project Management Institute's (PMI's) Military Team with Brittany Bauman

Brittany Bauman, PMP®. Episode 9 of Veterans in Project Management. She swore she'd never marry into the military, then did. Now she runs the PMI programs that pay for service members and spouses to get certified. CHAPTERS 0:00 Intro 0:29 What PMI's military team does 1:45 An Air Force brat who married the Air Force 3:44 From nursing school to cosmetology 6:37 PMI in 2021, and rebuilding its military program 9:33 Degrees and the Global Accreditation Center 14:16 Why earlier is worth more 18:40 Her husband's TAP, and advice that comes too late 21:02 Delivering value before the ride ends 23:40 A one-year PMP® with 15 years of projects 27:02 What a CAPM® and a PMP® pay 30:50 Learning the language early 33:05 Spotting the projects you already run 35:57 Weddings, moves and what counts 41:09 What the PMP® asks for, and what it doesn't 43:28 The undervalued CAPM® 44:34 PMI chapters and the military guest pass 50:50 Inside PMI's military team 53:42 Free and reduced-cost training 59:15 What she'd tell her younger self 1:01:07 Wrapping up LINKS Full episode and transcript: https://veteransinprojectmanagement.c... After Action Report (PDF): https://veteransinprojectmanagement.c... Read the PMP® training guide: https://veteransinprojectmanagement.c... Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4MGSKHk... Be a guest: https://veteransinprojectmanagement.c... ABOUT THE HOSTS Dr. Michael J. Shick: https://www.rosemet.com/our-founder Stuart Bell: https://mrstuartbell.com, Brutal Guides: https://brutalguides.com ABOUT THE GUEST Brittany Bauman — PMP Works on the Project Management Institute's military team, where since 2023 she's run the programs that let service members, veterans and military families earn PMI certifications at no cost to them. Joined PMI in 2021 on the enterprise operations side. The daughter of two Air Force officers and married to an active-duty airman for 15 years, she's moved through six duty stations, including a tour in Canada, and volunteers as a key support mentor in her husband's unit. Holds a bachelor's in business management, an MBA and the PMP®. Links out of this site may lead to businesses owned by the hosts, or to ones we hold a commercial interest in. A link isn't an endorsement or a recommendation. Disclaimer: The views expressed by the hosts and guests on this show are their own. They don't represent any branch of service, employer, or organization they're affiliated with.