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How To Get A Job In Project Management Introduction Having worked for over 20 organizations in a half dozen industries, including the federal government, I can teach you how to get a job in project management.   Selecting the right opportunity can really move you and your career forward - but only if you follow the correct steps.   The first thing you'll want to do is master some foundational ideas which can benefit you throughout your career.  In this article, I share with you all you need to do this correctly. Network with Project Managers Just starting out to look at the possibility of project management as a career direction? Make yourself available to people already in the profession. Because PMI has chapters all over the world, this is the easiest step to take.   If you're a technical professional who'd rather be alone solving problems, this may cost you some comfort as you step out of your preferred zone. But the benefits are worth it many times over.  Allow yourself

 Introductory Project Management Project Management Introduction The most basic Project Management Introduction exam from PMI.org is the CAPM.  Certified Associate in Project Management is a credential offered by the Project Management Institute. The CAPM is an entry-level certification for project practitioners. The CAPM certification is your "foot in the door" of project management opportunities.  If you don't have 36 months of experience leading projects, this is your best starting place. How To Know If CAPM Certification Is Right For You  Are you seeking to add more project management skills?  Are you looking for larger projects or to enhance your value as a leader?  Are you interested in being a part of the 2.2 million project managers hired through 2027?   If you answer "yes" to any of these questions then the CAPM Certification is for you. About The Exam You'll have 150 test questions and three hours to complete the exam.  There is also a cost involv

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Project Management Tutorial  The Project Management Lifecycle What Is A Project? A project is a series of events that must take place in order for something to be accomplished.  It consists of tasks with timelines that can have dependencies on other tasks.  It has a definite start and a definite end. The Project Management Lifecycle There are five phases that comprise the Project Management Lifecycle. Initiation Planning Executing Monitoring and Controlling Closeout The Role of the Project Manager Gather Requirements. Organize the team Create tasks and Schedule  Monitor the project providing guidance where needed Motivate the team Manage the Budget Manage the Risk(s) Setting Up For Success The Meaning Of Success This can be defined differently for each project. Sometimes it's all about getting the work done to meet specific price objectives. Sometimes the schedule is the most important driver to define success. Other times it can be meeting a specific set of features or scope that

 Project Management Photo by Ian Schneider on Unsplash Learning About Project Management Project Management has become more and more popular as a thought framework in recent years.  It can be attributed to our world's pace of change, pandemics like COVID, and also the many needs organizations now have to become more efficient.   Sometimes events take place to make us change how we look at the world.  But, more often, it seems we learn new ways to think and adapt at just exactly the right time we need to implement them.  Ideas like Project Management as a body of knowledge have their own life cycle, just as any thought framework which can help us organize knowledge in a world hungry to understand itself. This blog is new - meaning I'm starting today.  I have spent the last 30 years learning, practicing, re-learning, correcting myself and others in the discipline of project management.  I've joined the ranks of serious practitioners who are also certified by the Project Mana