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RoadMap - What do you want to achieve in the next five years?

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The VP of the Project Management Department asks you - Project Manager - to draw a mind map depicting where do you see yourself in the next five years. The natural " up the ladder" position would be Program Manager, but this has not to always be the only path upwards.

Could people share their experiences about the evolution of roles (or areas) as a project manager? Or how have you managed to push your career forward as a PM practitioner?
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Kiron Bondale Retired | Mentor| Retired Welland, Ontario, Canada
One of the reasons a career in project management is so rich is that it provides multiple opportunities for growth.

Beyond the PM - PgM path, you could also consider:

1. Leading a PMO
2. Training folks on project management
3. Portfolio management
4. Product management
5. Business analysis

Kiron
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Sante Delle-Vergini, PhD Senior Project Manager| Infosys Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
"Retire" might not be a good answer. In addition to Kiron's list, some roles could involve business transformation, agile adoption (if not done already), and oh why the heck not, sitting at the C-level or executive level involved in some initial project inceptions before it hits the PMO.
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SeyedReza Moosavi Chairman of the Boards| Arsan Leading Managers Co. Tehran, Iran (Islamic Republic of)
The question is about yourself, I guess you must make a list like this:

Goals:
What is my position in 2022?
What kind of knowledge you learned till 2022?
What is your properties?
Where do you work? Company? City? etc...

Activities:
Which activities or work you done or doing in 2022?

Contacts list:
Which people you meet or planned to meet in 2022?

Cost Expenditures:
How much you expend in a month in 2022?

Tools:
What and how many tools you use in 2022?

Enhancement:
What is your enhancement progress till 2022?

Ideas:
What is your creative ideas you have to change you life for 2022?

Plan:
What is your plan for achieving your goals in periodic time? Yearly, Monthly, etc ...

Risks and Probabilities:
What is your risks to your plan? Positive and Negative

Experiences:
What experience you want to have?



Finally I must say thanks to Kiron's list.
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Shravan Naik Program Manager| Centene Tampa, Fl, United States
I agree with the post above, I think this definitely requires some self evaluation. However if you are asking what the ladder of natural progression is then it is also highly dependent on the organization. For example organizations with a strong project management backbone would have a Sr. PM leading other PMs. I have seen people who landed in PM roles from BA and eventually worked up to Director of PMO. I have yet to meet someone who has maneuvered into an executive position from a PM role. Not saying it is impossible. For me? Personally, I want to be in a senior leadership position after getting my MBA.
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Eric Simms Senior Program Manager Baltimore, Maryland, United States
I started off as a Technical Writer, then became a Business Analyst, and currently I'm a Project Manager. My next step will be PMO Director, and hopefully I'll be able to find a position soon.
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Stéphane Parent Self Employed / Semi-retired| Leader Maker Prince Edward Island, Canada
There are other ways to move "up" as a project manager.

1. Manage larger projects
2. Manage projects in a different industry
3. Manage strategic projects

These are all ways of growing as a project manager.

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