How to build a project management career
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This document discusses how to build a career in project management. It recommends considering your skills, interests, and goals to decide if project management is a good fit. If so, the document outlines skills to develop like project management techniques, business acumen, and soft skills. It also provides a roadmap to grow from entry-level project roles to more senior positions over time. The document stresses the importance of networking through professional organizations, volunteering, and maintaining a strong reputation built on reliability and trust.
How to build a project management career
- 1. 1 How (and why) to build a career in Project Management PMDays PMI Romania Chapter September 2014 Thomas Walenta, PMP, PMI Fellow thwalenta@online.de http://de.linkedin.com/in/thwalenta/
- 2. Be a Leader 2 What do I want get from my professional life? Money tgoe gt ferto fmro mm ym pyr opfreosfseisosnioanl laifle l?ife? Be part of something Recognition Happy Clients Influence Establish order Develop capabilities Help others Respect Create something new Enable a team Love
- 3. 6 The decision to pursue a career in Project Management The skills and capabilities to develop A roadmap to build and maintain The networks to grow Your Reputation built on reliability and trust Volunteering Go public
- 4. 7 The decision to pursue a career in Project Management Where am I? What am I good at? What do I know? What have I done? Is there anything I know today that is relevant in 10, 20, 30 years? What allows me to change jobs while growing in a role? Can I make a difference in the new profession? What are signs for a successful Project Manager? Do I want to get rich? Do I want to achieve something? Do I want to be recognized? Do I want a family life?
- 5. 8 The skills and capabilities to develop Governance PMP I: Self awareness / Attitude / 360 We: Leadership / Power Project Management ** Soft / Social Skills *** Business Acumen * PMBoK > PMP Prince2, Agile, etc Tools You: Social Skills, Communication Strategy Culture > Network > Power Finance Market / Products&Customers MBA
- 6. 16 A roadmap to build and maintain PM Professional Program Mgr PM Director C-Suite PMP CAPM PgMP Start – Learn&Grow – Volunteer – Plateau of Excellence – Giveback Professional Life PM Associate PMO Lead PM Consultant / Coach / Trainer Support Deliver Create Benefits Design Future Birth – Childhood – Growth – Midlife - Slowdown – Retreat – Death
- 7. Business Acumen Project Management 17 PMI Chapter & Global Mentor(s) Stakeholders (Clients/Contractors) Outside World The networks to grow Colleagues (Team) Mentor(s) Stakeholders (Clients) Company Industry Profession Friends&Family Partner Neighbors&Tribes Life Soft / Social Skills
- 8. 18 The networks to grow Face2face: e.g. 200 potential lunch meetings per year Phone/Skype: sychronous exchange to individuals LinkedIn/XING/Facebook: asynchronous Local Groups: Chapter, business clubs Global Groups: PMI Congress Think about a 'CRM' system beyond contacts Listen, be accessible, ask for help Give!
- 9. 19 Reputation built on reliability and trust Be ethical: fair, responsible, respectful and honest (check: PMI Code of Ethics & Professional Conduct) The Net does not forget Say what you do and do what you say Trust is 'the willingness to suffer'... Document successes Ask for references Act professionally. Even on facebook Consider 'servant leadership' Be a giver .. and a base for leadership
- 10. Reputation at risk! 20 Volunteering Get involved: You give: time, commitment, work and skills You get: network, recognition, sandbox, experience Direct business? NO! PMI local: Chapter (Projects, Board, PMIEF) PMI regional/global: GOC / Board Committees Other professional volunteering: IPMA groups, APMR, IPM Day Social volunteering local: Neighborhood, Community Social volunteering global: United Nations Maturity levels: New Learning Experienced Strategic PMI Symposium Teaching: local University, remote classes
- 11. 21 Go public Social Media: Blogs, LinkedIn Discussions, Slideshare Publications: Chapter Newsletter, Online Magazines Speaking: start in projects, Chapter meetings, family/friends Speaking: learn about presenting, speaking, acting, your body Speaking: apply for conferences (Chapter, PMI, other) Talk with the Speakers at this Conference! Publications: Write a book/chapter
- 12. 22 Your life is your project – take a bath in life Consider & Decide Sketch Roadmap Learn Network Volunteer Satisfaction Go Public Reputation Trust