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Project managers hungry for career growth are pursuing certifications and degrees. What’s on the menu?

It used to be that the degree you chose to earn in college was the field you stayed in—until retirement. Now your first career is not necessarily your last. It doesn't take long for project managers realize their business, art or science degree has not prepared them for what they're doing. Chances are, they didn't even realize the title of project manager existed until it was printed on their business cards.

Many project managers, especially those who have been thrown into the role, are going back to school to acquire new skill sets to better handle their responsibilities. In addition, PM professional certifications and degrees are often the key to being considered for new employment or advancing within one's current organization. And many companies are paying for the advanced learning because they have begun to view formal training combined with field experience as an investment that pays long term.

Projects@Work spoke with several educational institutions about their project management curriculums to see how hitting the books can help project managers.

First Years

Corporate America spends billions each year on projects. Many of these projects fail, not for lack of money or technology, but because of poor project management. Enter the project management …

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