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Stephen
Of course and these days it is more important than ever. It doesn't hurt if you specialize in one field but you also need to be a generalist "Being a jack of all trades but master of none". RK
The beauty of IT is that it is needed in Oil & Gas, Marketing, Procurement, . . . .
In my case I have IT experience in health care, manufacturing and government fields. When I used to manage database administrators, my staff was divided into associates (no specialization), specialists (one specialization, i.e. Oracle) and senior specialists (more than one specialization, i.e., Oracle and/or MS SQL and/or IBM DB2). The same perspective can be applied to project management. Pro Tip: Don't try to build multiple specializations all at once; build one specialization then build an additional one, . . . ...
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Jan 21, 2022 12:18 PM
Stephen Robin
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A very interesting field of thought. I.T is integrated into many industries. I.T seems like a way to branch across multiple fields.
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Additional specialties often come from projects that involve multiple knowledge domains.
A civil engineer that designs an airport runway has to learn a lot about aviation operations. End-user training for a software project may require developing new knowledge in professional education. It is quite common for the big challenges of a project to be outside the prime technical domain. Unless you can find an expert in both the prime technology (e.g. Oil & Gas) and introducing a new technology (e.g. procurement software deployment) the PM is probably going to learn a lot about one or the other to be successful. That new knowledge may then open doors to other jobs where your knowledge and experience grows further. ...
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Jan 21, 2022 12:22 PM
Stephen Robin
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Working in multiple domains could in a sense force the project manager to evolve and upgrade their knowledge base. This may lead to upskilling and certifications whenever required as their career progresses.
Jan 20, 2022 12:21 PM
Replying to Stéphane Parent
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The beauty of IT is that it is needed in Oil & Gas, Marketing, Procurement, . . . .In my case I have IT experience in health care, manufacturing and government fields. When I used to manage database administrators, my staff was divided into associates (no specialization), specialists (one specialization, i.e. Oracle) and senior specialists (more than one specialization, i.e., Oracle and/or MS SQL and/or IBM DB2). The same perspective can be applied to project management. Pro Tip: Don't try to build multiple specializations all at once; build one specialization then build an additional one, . . . Jan 20, 2022 2:34 PM
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Additional specialties often come from projects that involve multiple knowledge domains.
A civil engineer that designs an airport runway has to learn a lot about aviation operations. End-user training for a software project may require developing new knowledge in professional education. It is quite common for the big challenges of a project to be outside the prime technical domain. Unless you can find an expert in both the prime technology (e.g. Oil & Gas) and introducing a new technology (e.g. procurement software deployment) the PM is probably going to learn a lot about one or the other to be successful. That new knowledge may then open doors to other jobs where your knowledge and experience grows further. |
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