I currently "manage" what would have to be classified as very small software developement projects. 1 analyst, usually me, 1 or 2 developers a tester and working very closely with analysts and end users at client sites. I track the progress on baselined project plans, liase constantly with customers, monitor requirements, design solutions, lead small team meetings and so on.
The company I work for is paying quite a bit of attention to process improvement and project management, however due to some substantial structural changes in the company, merges etc, I do not have a formal job description as yet. This is because I originally worked at a very small company where "we all did everything" and we were taken over by the current company. I am seeing this as a good thing and grabbing opportunities to learn new things and new ways.
Should my career not work out at this company however I would be very hesitant to put myself on the market as a project manager because I have no formal acknowledgement that this is my role and lack confidence that what I am doing would be seen by other prospetive employers as fully fledged PM.
What sort of things should I be doing to ensure that my claim to have PM experience is in fact true, and that experience is worthwhile? Saving Changes...
Hi Dave. Thank you for your response on my questions, however i do have a few more......
- What company do you work for
- what is your income per project and per annum (last project, last year)
- how much of the programming process are you involved in
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Andy JordanPresident| Roffensian Consulting S.A.Cherry Grove, AB, Canada
For the anonymous QA Lead, first off welcome to Gantthead!! Secondly, personality definitely comes into it, I frequently tell my PMs that the job is more art than science, success is not measured by what skills you can apply, but how you apply them. In many ways the same is true of management, or maybe more accurately, leadership (the successful application of the skills of management - in my opinion). Think of managers that you have respected - in all likelihood it was the way that they managed that led you to respect them, not simply the fact that they had the most complete toolkit.
Bungane, rather than making this a long post here, feel free to e-mail me [email protected] and I'll try and provide a comprehensive answer to some questions. Saving Changes...
Hi Bungane: I will not be able to answer you specifically, PM can make per project or have an hourly rate if they are contractors on a long term project. PM is more macro management rather than getting into subject details, yes the knowledge does help. So I am not very much into the programming stuff. I am sure you will get your answers from Andy as some of the questions are open-ended and will lead to lot of subjectivity. Thanks Vikram Saving Changes...
