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How do I start my PM career

I have done a lot of research on PM as a career. I have a 20 year sales background (B/S in business admin) and I plan on getting a graduate cert in PM. I have read about the valu …
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Is it necessary to have management experience before becoming a project manager?

Why, or why not? What kind of management experience would be beneficial?
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Will the PMP Certification help IT Managers/IT Director/CIO Positions?

I have been working my career to obtain CIO type Position in the next 5-6 years. My background is technical, but I have already 10 years on technology and technical people managem …
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PM Performance Goals

Part of the self appraisals for review process in an organization is setting your goals or objectives. Generally or ideally, what should be the goals or objective a PM should subm …
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Personal business cards

My company does not provide business cards. When I go to meetings (PMI, etc) I can not exchange cards. So, I am getting my own printed. What would you put on it? I like the idea of …
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Could I use the PMP Certification as a Theory background for Management Positions?

I have BS and MS in Software Engineering and Computer Science, but I have been gaining management experience for the last 10 years. Now I have a resume that have 10 years of exper …
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Are people seeing P3O as career?

Recently we are seeing lot of organisations going for PMO/P3O organisation, should P3O (Portfolio, Programme and Project Office) be taken as separate career in itself?
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Moving from project management to product management

Do several years of project management experience help me qualify for a product management job? Surely there must be common parts... Creating a product is a project in itself, isn …
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What are good career paths for Project Managers?

Obviously someone who is very good at and really enjoys project management can make a career that gradually embraces larger and higher profile projects. But for a young person, Pro …
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Project Leader Career Advice

I am currently an offshore project lead. What is the best career path I should take if I want to have my own company 3-4 years from now? How should I do it?
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Continue let my boss decide which projects I work on or be more pro-active in the decision process?

So far, I have always managed projects that my boss gave me. It always made sense in terms of responsibility and capability. After four years of project management for the company …
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What is Project Management and How can you Apply it as a New Career

I am trying to get to learn how I can apply PM in a business which I have no idea of what I want to do yet. Can you please shed some light on this whole PM for me as to what it is …