I am mentoring an inexperienced IT professional who has expressed an interest in Project Management. What would be your suggestion on the top 3 templates that I should expose him to, to provide him with a glimpse into the project management profession? Project Plan, Communications Plan, Meeting Notes? Saving Changes...
Rather than focus on templates which tend to be associated with the "hard skills" of project management, I'd focus on activities or behaviors which are critical such as servant leadership or stakeholder engagement.
Otherwise, you might reinforce the perception of the profession as just being about filling out templates...
The CAPM handbook from PMI might be a good place to start. Saving Changes...
Deepesh RammoorthyICT Project Manager ( PMP®AgilePM®Certified ScrumMaster® (CSM®))| Australian Red Cross Blood ServiceTarneit, Vic, Australia
Agree with Kiron , Soft skills would be the ideal place to start . Conflict Management, Emotional Intelligence and Communication would be invaluable skills to develop in the Project Management journey. Saving Changes...
Joseph PanganSenior Principal Consultant| Genpact PhilippinesAngeles City, Philippines, Philippines
Instead of templates, suggest the PM book that inspired you the most.
If you really want to show samples, you can perhaps provide him samples of a project charter, a project schedule and a WBS. Saving Changes...
I would like to suggest PMBOK . it is good to start . Saving Changes...
Thomas WalentaGlobal Project Economy ExpertHackenheim, Germany
Shelia,
as an IT professional he should have seen projects. I would ask him about his top-3 observations (good/bad) and show him how they are improved or supported by templates/artifacts.
They might very well be in the soft factor area. Saving Changes...
