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Any suggestions for starting career change from manufacturing sector to IT or financial sector?

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Muralidharreddy Challapalli Project Manager| Medina Engineering PTY LTD Sydney, Nsw, Australia
Hi there ,
I work as project Manager in manufacturing sector , I would like to go for career change to IT or financial sector .
But not sure, where to start ?
Any suggestions would be highly appreciated.
Thanks
Murali
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Vincent Guerard Coach - Trainer - Speaker - Advisor| Freelance Mont-Royal, Quebec, Canada
What in you experience in manufacturing would be valuable to each of those industries?
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1 reply by Muralidharreddy Challapalli
Apr 22, 2017 10:53 PM
Muralidharreddy Challapalli
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Thank you for your reply Vincent .

Being a PMP certified project Manager , core knowledge and tools I apply at work are same.

My main responsibilities at current job are :

I manage various projects from beginning to completion and subsequent delivery.

Project Manage multiple jobs concurrently at various stages of completion.

Breakdown each job into sub projects.

Schedule projects in the workshop to optimise resources including machines and workforce.

Manage the procurement of parts, tooling and services such as other workshops when capacity is full, painting and heat treatment
Ensure jobs are completed on time and according to cost and quality.

Ensure all documentation is complete and filed in accordance with the quality system.

Liaise with Workshop Supervisor, Business Development Manager and various Suppliers to ensure a positive customer outcome.

And using MS project software for scheduling and reporting purpose.

I hope above skills I can use in another sector but only problem is lack of product knowledge.

Thanks
Murali
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Muralidharreddy Challapalli Project Manager| Medina Engineering PTY LTD Sydney, Nsw, Australia
Apr 22, 2017 10:36 PM
Replying to Vincent Guerard
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What in you experience in manufacturing would be valuable to each of those industries?
Thank you for your reply Vincent .

Being a PMP certified project Manager , core knowledge and tools I apply at work are same.

My main responsibilities at current job are :

I manage various projects from beginning to completion and subsequent delivery.

Project Manage multiple jobs concurrently at various stages of completion.

Breakdown each job into sub projects.

Schedule projects in the workshop to optimise resources including machines and workforce.

Manage the procurement of parts, tooling and services such as other workshops when capacity is full, painting and heat treatment
Ensure jobs are completed on time and according to cost and quality.

Ensure all documentation is complete and filed in accordance with the quality system.

Liaise with Workshop Supervisor, Business Development Manager and various Suppliers to ensure a positive customer outcome.

And using MS project software for scheduling and reporting purpose.

I hope above skills I can use in another sector but only problem is lack of product knowledge.

Thanks
Murali
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Edward Daniels Project Manager| Independent Glen Burnie, Md, United States
Join some LinkedIn groups in fields that you are interested in and follow conversations for starters. IT is broad; infrastruture, telecommunication, database, software development, and lots more. Before you start taking classes, join your local PMI chapter and meet other PMs. Network and broach the subject of seeking new opportunities.

You may find organizations that are looking for PMs and get started in what direction their projects are going. It would be a big waste if you start learning about cybersecurity and then an opportunity with a financial instution for software development projects comes up. Good luck and keep us posted as to how things pan out.
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1 reply by Stanley Oranika
Apr 23, 2017 4:24 AM
Stanley Oranika
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This is also a very helpful approach.
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Muralidharreddy Challapalli Project Manager| Medina Engineering PTY LTD Sydney, Nsw, Australia
Thanks Edward
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Stanley Oranika Director Finance & Strategy| Virtus Deus F.C.T, Abuja, Nigeria
If you are looking to being a project manager in an IT or financial sector, just remember that most of the processes you listed as your responsibilities in your current job are applicable in these fields you have mentioned. All you may need is foundation knowledge in understanding the technical language (jargon) which will help you communicate effectively with your team members. Good Luck.
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Stanley Oranika Director Finance & Strategy| Virtus Deus F.C.T, Abuja, Nigeria
Apr 22, 2017 11:33 PM
Replying to Edward Daniels
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Join some LinkedIn groups in fields that you are interested in and follow conversations for starters. IT is broad; infrastruture, telecommunication, database, software development, and lots more. Before you start taking classes, join your local PMI chapter and meet other PMs. Network and broach the subject of seeking new opportunities.

You may find organizations that are looking for PMs and get started in what direction their projects are going. It would be a big waste if you start learning about cybersecurity and then an opportunity with a financial instution for software development projects comes up. Good luck and keep us posted as to how things pan out.
This is also a very helpful approach.
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Muralidharreddy Challapalli Project Manager| Medina Engineering PTY LTD Sydney, Nsw, Australia
Thanks Stanley
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Lonnie Pacelli Author & President| ProjectManagementAdvisor.com Bellevue, Wa, United States
Can you get on a project in your current job that has an IT aspect to it? Also look for an opportunity to work under an experienced IT project manager as a project administrator. Nothing like having a senior IT project manager to learn from.
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Deepesh Rammoorthy ICT Project Manager ( PMP®AgilePM®Certified ScrumMaster® (CSM®))| Australian Red Cross Blood Service Tarneit, Vic, Australia
If your manufacturing department is going to implement a software package or replace any hardware, get involved in that project . That will give you an insight into an IT Project . Also try to gain some general knowledge on that software package, it's interfaces, it's functions and it's architecture .

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