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Where We Are Now

Where We Are Now. Project Management Career Issues. Career Paths. Temporary Assignments. Pursuing a Career. Gaining Visibility. Professional Training and Certification. Mentors. Success in Key Projects. Career Paths. There is no set career path for becoming a project manager.

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Where We Are Now

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  1. Where We Are Now

  2. Project Management Career Issues Career Paths TemporaryAssignments Pursuing a Career Gaining Visibility Professional Training and Certification Mentors Success inKey Projects

  3. Career Paths • There is no set career path for becoming a project manager. • Advancement generally occurs incrementally. • Project management responsibilities expand as you move up the organization’s hierarchy.

  4. Temporary Assignments • Project management assignments tend to be temporary. • Permanent job tenure is rarely granted to project managers. • A promising career can be derailed by one unsuccessful project.

  5. Pursuing a Career • Find out what specific project job opportunities exist in your company. • Talk to people in project management positions and find out how they got to where they are and what advice they can give you. • Share your aspirations with your immediate superior or someone who can champion you ambitions, make training available, or assign you to PM work.

  6. Professional Training and Certification • Training Resources: • On-the-job training • In-house training programs • Professional workshops • University degree programs • Professional organization membership

  7. PMI Certification Requirements TABLE 18.1

  8. Gaining Visibility • Get actively involved in local community opportunities to manage projects. • Develop contacts by volunteering for task forces and projects that allow access to higher-ups and other departments.

  9. Mentors • Mentors are typically superiors who take a special interest in you and your career. • They require loyalty and superior performance. • Take advantage of formal mentoring programs in which experienced project managers are assigned to promising young managers. • Attending conferences, trade fairs, and workshops provides good opportunities to “network” and develop social connections that might precipitate project assignments.

  10. Success in Key Projects • Pick projects more for the quality of the people working on them than for the scope of the projects. • Keep a diary of your observations and review and refine lessons learned. • Avoid run-of-the-mill projects or assignments. • Seek high-profile projects that have some risks and tangible payoffs. • Consider moving to a different company or even a different industry that might provide more project management opportunities.

  11. Key Terms CAPM Mentor PMP

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