David MoretPrincipal Water Resource Engineer| DPM ConsultingMelbourne, Victoria, Australia
Some of us might have chosen the Uni and the courses to become a successful Project Managers, others might have become one throughout their careers, but, if you look back, at which point you realised that being a PM was actually the right choice for you?
What made you understand and feel that the career in Project Management was what you wanted and that the role of PM was actually representing what you are really good at? Saving Changes...
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Andrey GrubinPMP, PMI-ACPBrooklyn, Ny, United States
I have sort of fallen into this profession and love it because it really shows me challenge existing thinking. Saving Changes...
Like 2 years after finishing my B.S. and working on projects as a bussines analyst. I end up doing project management because a project manager failed on completing a project, so HR handed over the project to me and I end up managing the project well (at that time, I was doing a Masters and one the topics was project management). So HR made a comment "you should be a PM". I started looking for the certification but I did not meet the requirements in 2005... so I waited and got the experience and in 2015, ten years later I got certified and a position as a PM. Saving Changes...
1. I preferred working with people rather than (just) tools
2. PM growth is through development of your soft skills whereas technical expertise requires someone to constantly catch the next popular tech (e.g. big data, Blockchain, ERP)
Kiron Saving Changes...
Sergio Luis ConteHelping to create solutions for everyone| Worldwide based OrganizationsBuenos Aires, Argentina
Each time at the very beginning I was assigned to a new project. Saving Changes...
Eric SimmsSenior Program ManagerBaltimore, Maryland, United States
I realized project management was for me when I realized that I liked the challenge of organizing complicated endeavors. Saving Changes...
I've always enjoyed taking on a project, and when I realized I was lacking the tools, I took the project management course (also in preparation to help for PMP) I realized the many tools and techniques that I was missing in order to execute any kind of projects efficiently. It was then I loved it even more. Saving Changes...
Will PribleDirector| CoastalFrankfort, Ky, United States
My A.D.D. brain dictated that this was for me. Juggling multiple pieces is just how my brain works, so I fell into the profession. It's when things kept going well that I figured perhaps this is what I'm here to do. Where I've found others getting overwhelmed by schedules, budgets, etc., I see it as a puzzle that just needs to be laid out tin a particular way so that the pieces more easily come together. It's never the same puzzle and I love that. Saving Changes...
