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The Crucial Project Management Decision
Tom's latest eBook has been released on Amazon: "The 7 Myths of IT Integrations". Tom is also a Program Director for a large Midwest corporation and has been an adjunct faculty member at Walsh College. He has managed global web initiatives, data center moves and large multi-million dollar programs.
So, you say you are tired of being a Web developer or a network operations engineer? You say you want the glamorous life of being a project manager? You want to be able to tell everybody else what to do and people automatically do it--trembling in the wake of your authority? You want to command all of the elements that can deliver a project and get a private office to boot?
Sure you can! Come on up to where the air is really thin. All you really have to do is memorize some answers and pass a certification test, and then you have been delivered to the IT “promised land.”
Note quite. The job of project manager in most organizations today is both a challenging and rewarding one. However, there are a few key points to keep in mind if you are considering the jump from technical to manager.
Experience: The Price of Admission
You’ve been technical in your career up until now…that’s good. You need to be aware of what the detailed process is and what is involved in pulling off a successful IT system deployment. Your experience will also serve you well in anticipating what can go wrong. You have probably seen and participated in many projects that have failed--and have been wildly successful. This is the minimum price for entry.
You also need to help build and validate estimates for pieces of work. Only experience can …
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