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Hanh Vu Principal Project Manager| solo.io Churchville, Md, United States

Hi all,

I've been asked to draft a PM career ladder for my org. I have quite a bit of freedom here, being told to just base it on what i want to do and how i want to grow. But i need some frame of references. My internet search haven't yield any that resonate. Would any one be willing to share their thoughts and experience of PM career ladders what you they have seen or currently have?

Thanks so much!

Posted: Oct 5, 2023 2:21 PM

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Thomas Walenta Global Project Economy Expert Hackenheim, Germany

Oct 11, 2023 9:06 AM

Replying to Luis Branco

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Dear Thomas

Do you want to talk a little more about your experience?

What was that career like?

What to do (skills to develop) to move up the different career levels?

You can also talk about your emotions along the way.

Luis,

after retiring from IBM in 2014, I gave a career presentation.
Here is the link to the slides I presented to PMI in Moscow 2015. It is about love.

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/thwalenta_p...2043214848-bfKr

Posted: Oct 16, 2023 5:04 AM (Updated by author: Oct 16, 2023 5:05 AM)

Thomas Walenta Global Project Economy Expert Hackenheim, Germany

Oct 12, 2023 10:38 AM

Replying to Hanh Vu

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Thank you all for your responses. I will look into the resources you pointed out.

I have not thought about career progression in terms of certifications and capabilities I have been thinking about it in terms of expanding scope of responsibilities and discretion, as well as decision making power and value to the organization. I wonder if one of these lines of thoughts is more suitable for PM career progression.

Thomas, I'd love to hear more about IBM PM career progression. I was a IBM PM for about 10 months last year. I didnt quite grasp the process very well, but i remember it being very structured.

Hanh Vu,

IBM (at my time there) had 5 'capability levels': entry, foundation, experienced, expert and thought leader. Each came with definitions, skill levels, certification levels, validation procedures etc..

BTW, PMP itself was no requirement, just passing the PMP exam for expert level (IBM did not require people to maintain the PMP by gathering PDUs, recertification was more thorough). In order to move from entry to foundation you needed a formal accreditation.

IBM considered a career path as a tool to keep and develop good PMs and build the profession within IBM.

Posted: Oct 16, 2023 5:16 AM

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