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Project Management As Your Next Career Move
Nelly GillmanProject Manager
Rockwell Automation
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Nelly Gillman
• MS in Control Systems Engineering
• > 15 years of experience in engineering and project management
• Employment in Russia and the US
• At Rockwell Automation for 8 years
• Certified PMP
• SWE Member since 2010
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Agenda
How to get there
Why you should do it
Why you shouldn’t do it
What is Project Management
What to expect in a role
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What is Project Management
Project Management: planning, organizing, and managing the effort to accomplish a successful project
Project: a temporary endeavor undertaken to create a unique product, service, or result
Manufacturing Information Services Oil & Gas
Finance & Insurance Utilities Construction
Business Services Healthcare
15.7 million new PM roles to be added globally by 2020 [1]:
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What to expect
Project team
Scope, schedule, budget, resources, risks, communication, quality
Educational requirements: Engineering degree depending on the type of project Desirable: MBA
Certification requirements: Project Management Professional (PMP)
Career track: Project Coordinator/Scheduler – Assistant PM – PM – Senior PM Opportunities after PM – endless
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Why Project Management could be your best career move
BREADTHEnd to end understanding of a projectOpportunity to experience many elements of the businessOpportunity to manage people at an earlier stage of your career
EXECUTION Idea – Details – Dependencies/Risks – Resources – Plan – Execution
NAVIGATIONProcesses, procedures, systems, functions, people
EFFICIENCYMultiple requests/tasks – Prioritization – Efficiency – Productivity
COMMUNICATIONAll levels of stakeholders: what, how, when
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Project Management is not for you if…
You are not comfortable with change and ambiguity Plan vs. shifting reality
You prefer working with tools and technology than with people Hard skills vs. soft skills
You avoid difficult conversations Likable vs. effective
You have to be the smartest person in the room SME vs. servant-leader
You can’t multitask
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Steps for getting into project management
Learn everything you can
Bring informal project management into everything you do
Consider training
Look for opportunities within and outside your role
Keep your eyes and ears open
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Thank You!Questions?
Nelly [email protected]
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References
1. Project Management Institute. Industry Growth Forecast – Project Management Between 2010 + 2020
2. Project Management Institute. Pulse of the Profession 2015: Capturing the Value of Project Management 2015
3. The Editors. Career Overview: Project Management.4. Andy Jordan. Why Project Management. 5. Kiron Bondale. Five
Signs That You May Not Want To Become A Project Manager.6. Lindsay Scott. Five steps for getting into project management.