Question

1.) Discuss how you can get a job in PM, promoted to PM, and what the various job titles would be that you would search.

2.) Discuss how can you use their project management skills to be successful in their current role or dream job.

Answer 1

ANS:

1.)

a.) :

• Technical Awareness: well conversant with that particular field.
• Communication - to get interact with each other,
• Leadership - managing leadership qualities as a P.M,
• Scheduling- preparing Gantt Chart, Bar chart, deadlines,
• Risk Management.- identifying risk and managing those,
• Cost Management- Making budget, cash-flows
• Negotiating- dealing with Customers, Stakeholders, Contractors and negotiating capabilities,
• Critical Thinking- well thinking ability of critical activities,
• Task Management.- Managing power of task management

Any Business Organization will love to have these capabilities with some one, to run effectively any Projects or Business. So, that their Business will grow and benefits from the working capabilities with that person.

b)  The various job titles I would like as:

• Project Manager,
• Product Manager,
• Construction Head or Manager,
• Planning Manager,
• Contract Manager,
• Cost Manager,
• Billing Manager.

2.) Project management skills required to become a successful as appended below:

1. Business strategy Skills- Budget/Contract/ Cost Management Skills which is purely related to costing and preparing Co's business affair and effectively participating in any bidding, project execution.
2. Scheduling Capability Skills - Making effective schedule and implementing,
3. Leadership Skills -. This is the strong point to have to leading a Project Management by leading an example,
4. Effective Communication Skills.- Having various skills of communication e.g. speaking, writing,etc,
5. Risk Management Skills- Managing any risks at any point of time,
6. Team Building Skills /Team Management Skills - ability to build a team and maintaining it,
7. Conflict Management.Skills- increasing positive effect by reducing negative aspects,
8. Enhancing Production performance Skills- increasing efficiency by implementing planning,
9. Industry and Solution Knowledge Skills-Having solution of every problems,
10. Organizational Awareness Skills-Thorough knowledge of his/her Business Organization (i.e. type,structure, departments, flow chart)
11. Responsibility Skills- Responsibility and implementing before deadline,
12. Organization Profit's development skills - By Negotiation Skills- Doing effective negotiation with vendors in a reduce price to enhance Co's profit,

Finally along with all these skills (catering mostly all skills) a Project Management employee can work in a most effective way and not only enhance his / her Business career but also benefits that Business Organization too.