WHAT IS THE BEST WAY TO BECOME A PROJECT MANAGER.

[futureprojectmanager]

Good day everyone,

I need some sound advice, I want to become a project manager in about 2-3 years and I have been a Business Analyst for about 3 years. I already have my CAPM and will be getting my PMP in January plus I start my masters in BIT (business information technology) in February as well. I consider myself to be a pretty strong Business Analyst and I keep myself up to date with new business processes and technologies.

I don't want to be a regular project manager but one with a very good technical skillset as well especially when it comes to databases. I want to hear from the pros what steps you think I should take or if I am missing on something. Would really appreciate any advice I can get.

 

[prjman]

Hi,

PM Hut has an excellent article on becoming a Project Manager:

http://www.pmhut.com/how-to-become-a-project-manager

I would also suggest you read all the articles in the Project Management Process:

http://www.pmhut.com/project-management-process

. These article are about mainly how to do Project Management from A to Z, and they include templates and advices.

http://www.pmhut.com

 

[johnherman]

If you can, get a mentor, an experience PM who you admire and trust who can help teach you, and who you can turn to for answers or references to your questions.

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The trouble with doing something right the first time is that nobody appreciates how difficult it was - Steven Wright

 

[Malayea]

You are most definetly in the right path...with you CAPM and potential PMP.
As you are also taking your BIT....I dont know what else you need to be a IT Project Manager.

Maybe CompTIA's Project + or a certification in Oracle?

 

[jblack34]

You will find a number of good articles (and Podcasts) on becoming a Project Manager here:

http://www.pmconnection.com/modules.php?name=Web_Links&l_op=search&query=become

JBlack

http://www.pmconnection.com

 

[johnherman]

Here's a recent one from Tech Republic:

http://blogs.techrepublic.com.com/tech-manager/?p=624&tag=nl.e053

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The trouble with doing something right the first time is that nobody appreciates how difficult it was - Steven Wright

 

[BNPMike]

I don't want to be a regular project manager

Good call.