Project Management PMP » Careers http://www.ausbanner.com Project Management PMP Professional Wed, 21 Dec 2011 22:34:55 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 Careers in IT Project Management (Part 1) http://www.ausbanner.com/careers-in-it-project-management-part-1/ http://www.ausbanner.com/careers-in-it-project-management-part-1/#comments Tue, 30 Mar 2010 21:22:31 +0000 Project Manager http://www.ausbanner.com/careers-in-it-project-management-part-1/ Related Posts
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This is part 1 of a 2 part lecture on careers in information technology project management. This lecture is part of the course on project management which is available without passwords at hap.gmu.edu This lecture was prepared by Professor Farrokh Alemi.

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]]> Building construction and renovation is becoming increasingly complex with each passing day. It is also subject to a plethora of construction related laws adding to the technical complexities. In such circumstances, all big construction projects require a project manager with excellent construction management skills to enable the project to be successfully completed. Any project manager entrusted with such a job would not only need a specialized college/university degree, but also extensive experience in the industry.
In the emerging scenario creating a need for specialists in construction management, many universities are now offering specially designed courses leading to degrees in construction management. Encompassing all areas in the field of construction such as building codes and standards, accounting, contract administration, value analysis, financial management, project control and management etc., construction management education can provide the desired specialization.
The construction manager is supposed to evaluate and help to determine the appropriate construction delivery systems based on the best cost-effective plan and schedule for completing a project on time. This requires dividing all required activities at the construction site into logical steps and create a ‘time budget’ to avoid missing deadlines. This is done through sophisticated estimating and scheduling techniques that involve the use of computers loaded with specialized software.
Formal university education in project management for construction includes training on the latest construction related software programs and technologies that are used in the construction industry. The course covers the process and techniques of project management for construction that ensure project completion in a timely and cost-effective manner. To optimize performance of some process at a particular level may not be beneficial in the end, if it implies additional costs and delays elsewhere. The course thus includes a focus on costs involved; of which construction costs is just one portion.
There are many universities that provide internships/apprenticeships as part of the degree program and help students of construction project management find a place within live construction projects. This way the student is able to get ‘hands on’ knowledge and experience of the gamut of project management in construction and is able to learn the skills for effectively managing contractors and employees and technical specialists like architects and civil engineers and common construction laborers. This type of experience is preferred by employers looking for suitable construction management employees and very often leads to full time positions being offered to apprentices armed with a degree after having successfully graduated.
There is no doubt that project management for construction offers a challenging career path. Sufficient education and training allows an aspirant to adequately equip himself for pursuing a career in the field. There is an increasing demand for qualified construction project management professionals today. Figures available with the National Association of College and Employers relating to the year 2002 reveal that the average salary for a position in construction project management was approx. $63,500. These high salaries are accompanied by bonuses, health benefits, company provided vehicles etc. It is highly rewarding intellectually, economically and socially as well.

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]]> Project management is a career option that is best suited for  people who are highly organized,  can manage their priorities, are ultra stress resistant, and are able to deliver results even with difficult deadlines. These are people   with great management skills and time management as well. You do not get to meet such people every day.  But when you meet one of them, you can see that these are slightly different people.  They think out of the box and can go to any extent to ensure that the assigned projects are completed within the given time limit.

Project management professionals score a cutting edge when it comes to time management. The reputation of a whole business or a department more often than not, hinges on the actions or omissions of these people only. They play a pivotal role when it comes to building up the reputation of a business, which, in turn will go a long way to shape the course of new businesses coming your way. These are folks from whom you can learn a lot of things – by just observing what they do and how do they do it!

How do you get to be a Project management professional? How much salary can you earn? Are there many new jobs coming up in this line of employment? These questions do come up in everyone’s mind.  Although the road to becoming a project management professional, is not a cakewalk but the journey is not that difficult either. Many institutions insist that you ought to have at least a bachelor’s degree before you can enroll for a certification course in this field. (Having a bachelor’s degree is a good thing anyways – you will have more career options open to you as well.)

Coming to the next question – well, a project manager can earn over $70,000 a year. That’s indeed a lot of money. It definitely would not be thus easy to become a project manager. It certainly takes a lot of hard work to attain that position. But to start with, you might be making something around $40,000 to $50,000 annually. Yes, there are a lot of project management jobs coming up now. Many companies want to have project managers to handle their operations so that things are done in a more efficient manner and there is no delay in handling, processing, and delivering of the projects.

Now that you have all the information you need, you have to analyze your own interests and talents and decide for yourself if you are indeed cut out to become a project manager or not. The job itself is both interesting and challenging. It provides a lot of “food for thought” – in the sense that it keeps your grey matter busy always! Besides, this is one of those jobs that not only would pay you amazingly well but also would constantly keep throwing up challenges to you. These challenges however  could be anything ranging from  tight work schedules to strict deadlines or just  any of those urgent things that keep propping up suddenly at work.

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