Comments on: Getting Started in Project Management

By: Michael Mahalik

Michael Mahalik — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 14:27:12 +0000

Hello Josh,
I am going to back you up even futher than the decision to becoming a CPM… there is apparently prerequisites to even applying for the PMP course? what are those prerequisites? I’ve heard something about 4500hrs of project work? and second to that – What if you have like 4000hrs of project time and need to get that last 500hrs… if you’re not gainfully employed in a PM environment, how do you get PM hours?

Thanks, Michael

By: Dean

Dean — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 19:02:20 +0000

Thank you for this post,
Our company drives a number of small projects, but nobody here has a real PM’s degree. I can tell you that it seems to be a problem as our management guys really don’t value project timeframes and hence cannot cope with project scope management (regular scope creep is a “normal” thing for all our projects), so we never can say for sure when we are going to complete them. Some things have changed since we use collaborative software for project management – we have selected VIP Task Manager http://www.taskmanagementsoft.com for keeping our projects on time – everyone in the team has tools to control commitments, prioritize to-do lists and report quality for better results. I think you are right – workforce and project management applications really make great sense.

By: Josh

Josh — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 14:57:44 +0000

Please read this post about targeting organizations and networking to find and land these entry-level roles:

http://pmstudent.com/how-to-find-the-right-organizations-for-your-project-management-career/

Thanks for the question!

By: Joseph Opene

Joseph Opene — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 14:42:23 +0000

Hello all,
Due to my interest in this field or profession, i have just passed my Prince2 Foundation course and hope that in no time, i might find a company willing to take me on. Although i have not been directly involved in any business or project, i have handled small scale business take offs for people and worked within an organisation where i played a major part in a change process.
Are there any entry level or project officer roles where experience can be garnered as a lift off to the main field? I think this is always the question we non project people are hoping can not only be answerd but find a solution to. Can anyone help?

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