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The “Essential”Project Management Career

The Future of Your PM Career

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AGENDAAGENDA

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Introductions

Three Ladders

Trends in PM

Career ManagementEssentials

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INTRODUCTIONSINTRODUCTIONS

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INTRODUCTIONSINTRODUCTIONS

Who are you?Who are you?

Why are you here today?Why are you here today?

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3 LADDERS3 LADDERS

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PMI CAREER FRAMEWORKPMI CAREER FRAMEWORK

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PMI CAREER LADDERPMI CAREER LADDER

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Project Manager IProject Manager I0 0 –– 3 yrs, CAPM3 yrs, CAPM

Project Manager IIProject Manager II3 3 –– 5 yrs, PMP5 yrs, PMP

Project Manager IIIProject Manager III66-- 10 yrs, PMP10 yrs, PMP

Program ManagerProgram Manager11 11 –– 15 yrs, 15 yrs, PgMPPgMP

Portfolio ManagerPortfolio Manager15 15 –– 20 yrs20 yrs

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SKILL ASSESSMENTSKILL ASSESSMENT

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SKILL ASSESSMENTSKILL ASSESSMENT

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TRISSENTIAL CAREER LADDERTRISSENTIAL CAREER LADDER

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TRISSENTIAL CAREER LADDERTRISSENTIAL CAREER LADDER

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• Project Director• Senior Project Manager• Project Manager• Project Associate

* International Project Management

Association, Swiss based

IPMA CAREER LADDERIPMA CAREER LADDER

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3 ESSENTIAL FACTS OF PMI TODAY3 ESSENTIAL FACTS OF PMI TODAY

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TRENDS IN PROJECT MANAGEMENTTRENDS IN PROJECT MANAGEMENT

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Yammer - microblogging

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1. Find your bright spots

and clone them

2. Make the time

3. Be Memorable

Career Management

Career Management

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FIND YOUR BRIGHT SPOTS AND CLONE THEMFIND YOUR BRIGHT SPOTS AND CLONE THEM

Jerry Sternin

“You cannot think your way into a new way of acting, you have to act your way into a new way of thinking.”

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MAKE THE TIME MAKE THE TIME

Priorities in LIFEPriorities in LIFE

Family Family

Career Career

TV TV

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What % of time in a project do you devote to planning & design?

MAKE THE TIME MAKE THE TIME

15%

30%

50%

5%

Project Management

Initiating Planning & Design Executing Closing

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FIND THE TIME FIND THE TIME

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How does your week look?How does your week look?

MAKE THE TIME MAKE THE TIME

24%

34%8%

13%

8%

4%8% 1%

168 Hours

Work

Sleep

Commute

Family/Food

TV

Exercise

Weekend

Career Planning

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MAKE THE TIME MAKE THE TIME

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Be

““MEMORABLEMEMORABLE””

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WHICH IS MORE MEMORABLE? WHICH IS MORE MEMORABLE?

OR

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•• Get a project done in half the budgetGet a project done in half the budget

•• Volunteer and market yourselfVolunteer and market yourself

•• Create a Create a YouTubeYouTube commercial of commercial of yourselfyourself

•• Send a hand written note Send a hand written note

•• Win an awardWin an award

•• Take up an Take up an XtremeXtreme hobby hobby –– sky diving ! sky diving !

BE MEMORABLE IDEASBE MEMORABLE IDEAS

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1. Find your bright spots

and clone them

2. Make the time

3. Be Memorable

Career Management

Career Management

EssentialsEssentials

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: Books :: Books :

• Project Management Circa 2025

• Discover Your Strengths by Marcus Buckingham and Donald O. Clifton

• For Your Improvement by Lominger

• Outliers: The Story of Success by Malcolm Gladwell

•• www.reformingprojectmanagement.comwww.reformingprojectmanagement.com

REFERENCES REFERENCES

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Questions?Questions?

Thoughts and Opinions?Thoughts and Opinions?

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