Tools - PM breeds life-long learners
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Posted by jason tratch
Project
Management breeds life-long learners. You always can learn from managing projects and being in a lead role within a project, no matter what industry or what level you are at.
That is the exciting yet scary thing about projects, you must be open to new approaches and adding new tools on your belt to always strive to "increase the probability of success".
Some example areas or subjects that a PM can focus on when planning their professional development (in no order of priority) include:
1)
Integration
Management – properly coordinate project work.
2)
Scope
management – ensure it is clearly identified what work will be done and what
are the boundaries.
3)
Change
control - enable new changes to be integrated into the plans effectively and
efficiently.
4)
Time
management – organize tasks to be executed in a sequential, efficient schedule.
5)
Financials
management – plan, track and budget project costs and expenses.
6)
Estimation
management – ability to leverage tools and techniques to attain accurate
project estimates (e.g. costs, resources).
7)
Quality
Management – ensure metrics and requirements are met.
8)
Resource
Management – effectively utilize the resources.
9)
Information
management – efficiently and effectively manage information that is collected
throughout the project life cycle.
10)
Risk
management – identify, assess and manage risks and other influencers.
11)
Procurement
(contractor) management – ensure productive environment and relationships
external to your organization.
12)
Issue
management – manage issues, effectively make decisions and rapidly act.
13)
Best
Practices – knowledge and understanding of global best practices in project
management, tools, templates, techniques and methodologies.
14)
Technologies
– ability to leverage technology and software to improve efficiency and
effectiveness and process automation.
15)
Organizational
design and planning– understand how businesses are structured and how plans are
set for the current timeframe and well into the future.
16)
Operational
Environments – what will the project work be handed off to and how will they
manage and maximize it.
17)
Business
acumen – professional understanding of business success factors,
entrepreneurial spirit.
18)
Legal
and contract Management – for the region business is undertaken.
19)
Sales
Management – ability to sell another on an idea
20)
Drama/Acting
– ability to alter oneself to communicate to others
The list can go on and on, a few more ones that are worth mentioning....
The list can go on and on, a few more ones that are worth mentioning....
21)
Document
control
22)
Graphing
and Analysis
23)
Business
Intelligence and data analytics
24)
Business
Administration
25)
Marketing
26)
Safety
27)
Accounting
and finance
28)
Environment
29)
Mathematics
30)
Engineering
REMINDER: your professional development plan is not maximized unless it is documented. You must be responsible for your career plan of professional development and document it and keep it updated over the many years that you work.
REMINDER: your professional development plan is not maximized unless it is documented. You must be responsible for your career plan of professional development and document it and keep it updated over the many years that you work.
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