Those starting out in or considering a career in project management are faced with an almost endless string of questions. What experience and training do they need? What type of certification is required? What does the job consist of? And how can they best manage their careers?Your Successful Project Management Career provides all the information project management beginners need, from typical corporate hierarchy to reading requirements, developing project plans, and executing and closing the project. Readers will find important terminology clarified and will learn how project management got started, how the field has grown, and where it's headed. There's plenty of advice on how to make the transition from their present careers into project management, as well as a list of courses and educational programs.Project management is a rewarding -- and challenging -- career. And with organization like the Project Management Institute expanding their membership by 20 percent annually, it's also a fast-growing one. Your Successful Project Management Career gives readers the tools they need to excel, and to manage the projects that are the lifeblood of any organization.

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"With organizations like the Project Management Institute expanding their membership by 20 percent annually, it’s clear that project management is growing fast. But if you are just starting out, questions abound: What does the job consist of? What experience and training do you need? What type of certification is required, and how do you get it? And once you’re off and running, how do you build, manage, and sustain a rewarding and lucrative career?

Your Successful Project Management Career provides you with all the information and advice you need to get started. Beginning with an overview of how project management got started, how the field has grown, and where it’s headed, you’ll find a clarification of project management terminology, and a list of courses, educational programs, and reading requirements you need to be acquainted with. The book gives you helpful tips on how to make the transition from your present career into project management, as well as an explanation of typical corporate hierarchy. The book gives you indispensable advice on:

Acquiring preparatory skills in scheduling, budgeting, team-building, delegation, and building a personal skill set

Assessing the market and selecting the “right” organization

Making friends and alliances in the field

Taking over projects in progress, developing project plans, and executing and closing projects

Gaining experience, and expanding your knowledge and training

Easy to understand and filled with all the information you need to get started, Your Successful Project Management Career is an immensely valuable guidebook every beginning project manager should own."