how to build a project management career
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How to build a project management career (core of a presentation given at PMDays in Bucharest Sept 2014)TRANSCRIPT
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How (and why) to build a career in Project Management
PMDays PMI Romania Chapter September 2014
Thomas Walenta, PMP, PMI Fellow
http://de.linkedin.com/in/thwalenta/
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What do I want get from my professional life?
Money
What do I want get from my professional life?What do I want to get from my professional life?
Happy Clients
Recognition
Be part of something
Develop capabilities
Establish order
Influence
Help others
Respect
Create something new
Enable a team
Love
Be a Leader
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The decision to pursue a career in Project Management
The skills and capabilities to develop
Your Reputation built on reliability and trust
The networks to grow
Volunteering
Go public
A roadmap to build and maintain
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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 are signs for a successful Project Manager?
What allows me to change jobs while growing in a role?
Can I make a difference in the new profession?
Do I want to get rich?
Do I want a family life?Do I want to be recognized?
Do I want to achieve something?
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We: Leadership / Power
Soft / Social Skills ***
The skills and capabilities to develop
Business Acumen *
Project Management **PMBoK > PMP
Prince2, Agile, etc
Tools
You: Social Skills, Communication
Strategy
Market / Products&Customers
Culture > Network > Power
Finance
Governance
I: Self awareness / Attitude / 360
PMP
MBA
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A roadmap to build and maintain
Start – Learn&Grow – Volunteer – Plateau of Excellence – Giveback
Professional Life
PM Professional
PM Associate
PMO Lead
Program Mgr
PM Consultant /Coach / Trainer
PM Director
Support Deliver Create Benefits Design Future
C-Suite
Birth – Childhood – Growth – Midlife - Slowdown – Retreat – Death
PMP
CAPM
PgMP
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Outside World
The networks to grow
Industry
Company
Colleagues(Team)
Stakeholders(Clients)
Mentor(s)
Profession
PMI Chapter & Global
Stakeholders(Clients/Contractors)
Mentor(s)
Life
Friends&Family
Neighbors&Tribes
Partner
Soft / Social Skills
Business Acumen Project Management
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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!
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Reputation built on reliability and trust
Be ethical: fair, responsible, respectful and honest(check: PMI Code of Ethics & Professional Conduct)
Say what you do and do what you say
Trust is 'the willingness to suffer'...
Document successesAsk for references
Act professionally. Even on facebook
Consider 'servant leadership' Be a giver
.. and a base for leadership
The Net does not forget
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Get involved:
Volunteering
You give: time, commitment, work and skills
You get: network, recognition, sandbox, experience Direct business? NO!
Reputation at risk!
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
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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 theSpeakers at thisConference!
Publications: Write a book/chapter
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Your life is your project – take a bath in life
Consider & Decide
Sketch Roadmap
Consider & Decide
Learn
Network
Volunteer
Go PublicSatisfaction
Reputation
Trust