Questions tagged [career]
These questions relate to career growth related to project management.
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Should a team leader/project manager be a public speaker
From my experience I can see that Project Manager/Team Leader is often responsible for many tasks not directly connected with his day to day job. For example he often takes part in sales meetings. On ...
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How to add value beyond collecting tasks and their dates?
As a project manager I catalogue a group's tasks, definitions, dependencies, milestones, resources, and similar other elements of a project. The managers use this to report up, estimate project health,...
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From 2 months PM experience to .NET Developer: AGAIN [closed]
I joined a firm as a PM (having 2-3 years of Software Dev experience). I made a dumb move by switching career in a different company.
This company did not like my PM skills or what not and laid me ...
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Worked in software consulting firm for 2 months, should I put this on my resume?
I just recently got laid off from the role of PM in a software consulting firm. Should I include this experience on my resume? What are the pros n cons of this?
I am only looking for entry level PM ...
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What exactly does Project Manager/Analyst mean?
I have this title in my company. Inside our firm they call me a PM but on my business card it says: Project Manager/Analyst
I am curious, what exactly does Manager/Analyst mean?
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Becoming CTO/SVP/VP - Application Development from Project Manager/Analyst
I would like to know that how I can climb up the ladder in Project Management. Right now I am new in PM and had 2 years of Software Development experience in my back.
To be honest, I want to become ...
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Interview tips for a Project Manager Position, with no IT background, but strong PM Skills
I have managed to get through the phone screening and have an in-person interview for the position of a Project Manager with an e-commerce company. I have a strong background in project management (5+ ...
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Growth of Project Manager in Software Development
I am a newbie in PM role right now and would like to know that what are the various levels of growth?
I am 25 in age and 2 months veteran in PM role. What would be my goal in next 2 years?
When ...
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How Can I Obtain a Project Management Position With No Professional Experience In The Field?
I am still a student. My formation and my personal thirst for knowledge led me to learn a lot of different things:
Programming experience in several languages (low level ASM to higher level JAVA)
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How to Simulate a Kick-off meeting For a Project Management Job Interview?
As part of my interview process, I have been asked to kick-off a project to a pretend client. This is for an interactive agency in LA. There will be 5 people acting as stakeholders. I really want this ...
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How Can a Project Coordinator Assigned a New Project Complete the Project On Time and Get Promoted?
I'm relatively new to the industry and have spent the last year or so as a project COORDINATOR, helping out the project managers with their various contracts, billings, and assisting in any way that ...
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2 years of Dev Experience to a Project Manager
I have a 2 years of .NET experience in enterprise architecture. Plus I hold a Masters Degree in Management (Not MBA, 1st yr of MBA). Now I am moving to a software consulting company of less than 50 ...
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Mentoring for new Project Managers [closed]
I'm trying to figure out if and how to help people who become Project Manager / Project Leader for the first time. Not sure if it is a good name, but I'm trying to create kind of a "mentoring system" ...
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How to convince an employer you're worth more than you're being paid
Perhaps not the best wording of a question title, but it more or less sums up what I'm trying to ask. Basically, say you work for a company and do x, y and z to improve various aspects of the company; ...
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Senior Business Analyst: What's next? [closed]
I have years of experience in the IT (I started as an IT developer and made my path up to the Business Analysis).
Now, after 6 years of BA, I'd like to take my career to the next level.
I was ...
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How can I get my team to value self-organization and self-improvement?
I'm working as a project leader in a team of 5 developers and myself and taking the role of analyst. Within the company, we've been applying the agile principles for several years.
Some of the ...
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What are the benefits of getting an MBA and is it worthwhile?
I'll be interning as a Program Manager this summer. During my interview loop, I noticed that one of my interviewers had an MBA. This is considered a "technical" management role, and I hadn't ...
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Is development experience required to become a PM in the IT sector?
This question has been stuck in my head for a long time.
To become a project manager in the IT sector, should one have development experience, or a strong focus on general project management skills? ...
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To get the best offer both employer and employee, what is the best approach in negotiating a salary for PM position?
I would like to seek your advice in negotiating a salary for PM position. Below are some of the roles and responsibilities of the position
Directs and coordinates activities of an assigned project to ...
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How to always be updated and manage information only useful to me? Don't want to waste time in my life
How to always be updated and manage information only useful to me? Don't want to waste time in my life.
I mean I don't want to waste my time reading ads and other things which aren't useful to me
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Where would be a good place to start a project management career? [closed]
I had recently obtained my PMP certification, currently I am already doing Project Management work but I would like to work in an environment where I could gain maximum exposure to project management, ...
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What questions would you recommend to ask to a potential employer for a project manager role?
My current role is more on IT operations but there is a lot of overlap between operations and project management. I am looking for a project management role and looking a company that is better fit ...
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If someone doesn't have enough experience to get the PMP, should they get the CAPM instead or wait until they have enough experience for PMP?
Lets say someone is still in university, so they still require 7500 hours of project management experience to applying for PMP. Would it be worth their while to do the CAPM or to simply wait until ...
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What personality traits suggest that a person should move towards project management?
I've just started as an intern for a big company, so this obviously doesn't immediately apply to me. I love programming, however, I'm still considering potential career paths I may be most suited for....
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Are there any specific steps to go from a software developer to project manager?
I'm a software developer with five years of experience and I want to start a career as a project manager.
Today I'm seeking for a new job, related to management where I find myself much more valuable ...
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What should I do/study in high school if I want to be a software project manager?
I'm in high school and I'm curious about what I can do now to increase my knowledge about software management. What should I know about software management to better my chances of becoming a manager? ...
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Career path in project management
I am a software engineer working in a CMMI level 5 company with around 2 years and 5 months of experience. I am fascinated towards project management and analysis, for this I want to get some ...
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What would I need to do to transition from a team coach / organizational change agent to a PM?
A lot of the skills I've picked up as a Lean / Agile coach seem to be relevant to project management, and I've started getting offers of PM work from agencies. Since I coach PMs, I feel like I ought ...
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Stanford Advanced Project Management Certificate
Wondering if it is a good way to shift from programming into project management by taking a project certificate like Stanford Advanced Project Management Certificate? Any ideas would be appreciated?
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Project Management Training/Certificates [closed]
Which Project Management trainings or certificates would you recommend to take if you do not have any PM background/experience.
I can see some questions for Templates, Software, etc... but I would be ...
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Good reasons to jump from PM to Manager?
What are good reasons to jump from the PM to the Manager seat?
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How to move from the Business area of PM to a more IT system related projects?
I am a PRINCE2 Practitioner with a strong Business Administration and Economics background. In my years as a PM, I have always been responsible for projects focused on the Business User area and final ...
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Are Functional Managers or Project Managers Better Candidates for Executive-Level Positions?
Project Managers work with different skilled workers to meet a specific goal, while Functional Managers manage a specific business unit that may provide services to the project manager.
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What are the fundamental differences between a functional manager and a project manager and is it possible to switch between the two?
What are the fundamental differences between a functional manager and a project manager
Is it possible to switch from a job as project manager to one as a functional manager? (provided I know about ...
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Is it the responsibility of a PM to terminate a failed project?
I'm not talking about the project closing process.
Is it the responsibility of a project manager to recommend to senior leadership or the customer to prematurely terminate a project with no ...
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Different kinds of PMs
At this link: "Hourly Rate for Certification: Project Management Professional (PMP)", they show salary comparisons of PMP professionals.
My question is: What is the difference (years of experience, ...
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Strictly as PMs, how do you restore a broken relationship?
Going back to our day to day work, sometimes, we have to be direct. During those times, and during times of high stress (due to deadlines or other family reasons), people become more sensitive.
What ...
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What is the most effective way to gain experience that can lead to working in a PM role, in the software industry?
What can a beginner, with good technical skills and background, do in order to gain the skills and experience necessary for the job?
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Where do you volunteer as a project manager? [closed]
What are the most effective/interesting places to volunteer, in the industry of project management?
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One of my projects was cancelled very early on - will this be detrimental to my career? How do I speak of it on my CV?
I recently started work as a PM, leading part of a large, long term (18mo+) project. After working on the project for 2 months, performing essentially requirements gathering and staffing work, the ...
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What ways exist to earn PDUs to keep active all PMI Certifications?
Lets use this question to list all possible ways to earn PDUs. Please moderator covert this question in a community post.
Summary of all the answers:
PMI Chapter regular meetings (2 PDUs per ...
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What can I do to prepare for managing a project which is staffed mostly with volunteers, for a non-for-profit organization?
When about to take on a project which is mostly staffed by volunteers, for a non-for-profit organization, what kinds of challenges should I prepare for, which I am unlikely to have seen elsewhere? Are ...
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What are typical career paths for PMs as they gain in experience and become more senior?
As Project Managers become more senior, what are the typical career paths (beyond just taking on larger and more complex projects)?
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Will a Project Manager for a project which requires development of significant amounts of new code expected to have software development experience?
Is software development experience strictly necessary when managing a project which requires the development of significant amounts of new code? Can a PM without significant software development ...
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What are the biggest mistakes that new project managers make? [closed]
Getting started in the role of project manager is not always easy. Are there some common mistakes that you see newer project managers making that can be avoided (e.g. trying to take on too much ...
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Expanding My Knowledge of Construction Projects
Which project management processes am I most likely to run into as I manage a construction project? What should I be aware of as I try to learn more about the specific intricacies that affect project ...
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Is PMP certification an appropriate career goal for someone about to start a career in project management?
Is PMP certification a requirement for a successful career in Project Management? At which point would it be appropriate for a newly starting project manager to plan to include PMP certification?
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