Comments on: Getting Started in Project Management http://pmstudent.com/getting-started-in-project-management/ Helping new and aspiring project managers reach their career goals! Sun, 20 May 2012 01:38:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Murray hough http://pmstudent.com/getting-started-in-project-management/#comment-108600 Murray hough Sun, 15 Apr 2012 23:26:54 +0000 http://pmstudent.com/?p=934#comment-108600 Very good advice into project management Very good advice into project management

]]> By: kayleigh http://pmstudent.com/getting-started-in-project-management/#comment-107829 kayleigh Thu, 12 Apr 2012 16:05:18 +0000 http://pmstudent.com/?p=934#comment-107829 im a newbie who is looking to project manage my own extension project wereby i will be bulding an extra bathroom and bedroom for my disabled parents, and i need advice on who else would need to be involved? such as trades people, advisors etc. i'd appreciate the help thanks :) im a newbie who is looking to project manage my own extension project wereby i will be bulding an extra bathroom and bedroom for my disabled parents, and i need advice on who else would need to be involved? such as trades people, advisors etc.
i’d appreciate the help thanks :)

]]> By: DrPDG http://pmstudent.com/getting-started-in-project-management/#comment-107799 DrPDG Thu, 12 Apr 2012 14:09:20 +0000 http://pmstudent.com/?p=934#comment-107799 Hi Elm, Hmmmmm....... My first piece of advice would be to read over the postings above. Many people in the same/similar situations have been responded to. Once you do that, my first impression is you have picked a field with a lot of potential. With Geographic Information Systems (GIS), those with Geography undergrad degrees stand a pretty good shot at finding work and in that world, more than likely project management will play a big role. If you have not taken any GIS courses, you really should get a few under your belt before you graduate. As projects are by definition, "temporary" in nature, you probably will have a hard time finding full time work, at least in the beginning, and do NOT expect to get hired as a project manager when you graduate. More than likely, you are looking at 4-5 years of experience before you will start to be given serious project management responsibilities. Hope this has helped you get started and after you read over all the posts above, if you can refine your questions to be more specific, the more Josh or I can help you. BR, Dr. PDG, Jakarta, Indonesia http://www.build-project-management-competency.com Hi Elm,
Hmmmmm……. My first piece of advice would be to read over the postings above. Many people in the same/similar situations have been responded to.

Once you do that, my first impression is you have picked a field with a lot of potential. With Geographic Information Systems (GIS), those with Geography undergrad degrees stand a pretty good shot at finding work and in that world, more than likely project management will play a big role. If you have not taken any GIS courses, you really should get a few under your belt before you graduate.

As projects are by definition, “temporary” in nature, you probably will have a hard time finding full time work, at least in the beginning, and do NOT expect to get hired as a project manager when you graduate. More than likely, you are looking at 4-5 years of experience before you will start to be given serious project management responsibilities.

Hope this has helped you get started and after you read over all the posts above, if you can refine your questions to be more specific, the more Josh or I can help you.

BR,
Dr. PDG, Jakarta, Indonesia
http://www.build-project-management-competency.com

]]> By: Elm Lovinho http://pmstudent.com/getting-started-in-project-management/#comment-107796 Elm Lovinho Thu, 12 Apr 2012 13:48:36 +0000 http://pmstudent.com/?p=934#comment-107796 hi i am an under graduate student who in a few months time will be graduating and will like to make a career in project managing. Right now i am studying geography as a social science so would end up with a BSc. in the field. Out of the somany questions i have to ask some include, how do project managers get employed, do they get stable employments or contracts, in which souht of companies or firms can they work and are they job opportunities in the field? would be thankful if u help me out with all this questions. hi
i am an under graduate student who in a few months time will be graduating and will like to make a career in project managing. Right now i am studying geography as a social science so would end up with a BSc. in the field. Out of the somany questions i have to ask some include, how do project managers get employed, do they get stable employments or contracts, in which souht of companies or firms can they work and are they job opportunities in the field? would be thankful if u help me out with all this questions.

]]> By: DrPDG http://pmstudent.com/getting-started-in-project-management/#comment-104378 DrPDG Thu, 29 Mar 2012 10:43:04 +0000 http://pmstudent.com/?p=934#comment-104378 Hi Chloe, Yes, I agree.... IMPO, Project Management is VERY much context/application specific, so if I were you, (and my background is also construction) I would recommend you get a bachelor's degree in construction project management. Purdue has an outstanding program, as does the Dell E Web School of Construction Management at Arizona State University. http://construction.asu.edu/cim/ Important part of construction project management degrees is ALL of them require work experience in the field as a prerequisite to getting your degree, so these internships enable you to build a good reputation as a hard worker and fast learner. But also keep in mind you are unlikely to get a job as a construction manager on a project of considerable size/complexity until you have at least 5 - 10 years experience under your belt. Hope this helps answer your question? BR, Dr. PDG, Jakarta, Indonesia http://www.build-project-management-competency.com Hi Chloe,
Yes, I agree…. IMPO, Project Management is VERY much context/application specific, so if I were you, (and my background is also construction) I would recommend you get a bachelor’s degree in construction project management. Purdue has an outstanding program, as does the Dell E Web School of Construction Management at Arizona State University. http://construction.asu.edu/cim/

Important part of construction project management degrees is ALL of them require work experience in the field as a prerequisite to getting your degree, so these internships enable you to build a good reputation as a hard worker and fast learner.

But also keep in mind you are unlikely to get a job as a construction manager on a project of considerable size/complexity until you have at least 5 – 10 years experience under your belt.

Hope this helps answer your question?

BR,
Dr. PDG, Jakarta, Indonesia
http://www.build-project-management-competency.com

]]> By: Chloe Penn http://pmstudent.com/getting-started-in-project-management/#comment-104376 Chloe Penn Thu, 29 Mar 2012 10:04:22 +0000 http://pmstudent.com/?p=934#comment-104376 hello, im currently 17 and in yr. 12. im looking at getting into project management in university next year and just heard somewhere that its better to specialise in a specific area before trying to become a project manager of it. im just wondering how actual project managers have become where they are today and which would be the best way to try and become a PM. my aim is to work in the construction area. im currently doing my cert III of PM. im basically looking for advice on how to become a PM thanks hello, im currently 17 and in yr. 12.
im looking at getting into project management in university next year and just heard somewhere that its better to specialise in a specific area before trying to become a project manager of it. im just wondering how actual project managers have become where they are today and which would be the best way to try and become a PM. my aim is to work in the construction area. im currently doing my cert III of PM.
im basically looking for advice on how to become a PM

thanks

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