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Project Managers - I need your input please
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Originally posted by Antman View PostIf I was choosing between 2 PMs who had consistently delivered $5M projects I'd be looking at personality fit, I don't think certification would get much of a look-in. It'd be like asking a taxi driver stopping distances before getting in a cab, you either think s/he can get you to your destination or not.
Note: I've never hired project managers, just my tuppence.
Once you interview them though it doesn't count for much. But if you interview two equally good candidates, find them both qualified, but only need one then you need to find something to select between them. A certification might just swing it.
Selecting by "Personality Fit" is risky. At worst it is nepotism, at best it can blind you to the best candidate.Comment
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Originally posted by northernladuk View PostThat is the reality of it. The qualification really just get's you past the agent IMO.
Architects need TOGAF.
Developers need to work for Infosys or Wipro.
Nobody knows what the BA's need.Comment
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Originally posted by tomtomagain View PostActually at the FTSE100 that I work all project managers must have PMI or Prince 2. It's called "Licensed to Work". PMI is preferred as it's an international company.
Architects need TOGAF.
Developers need to work for Infosys or Wipro.
Nobody knows what the BA's need.Last edited by craig1; 5 October 2013, 20:22.Comment
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Originally posted by craig1 View PostI can't see any credible organisation valuing it as a "license to work".
The division I am in runs around 300 IT projects per year and so there is a large body of PM's ( permie and contractor ) with people joining and leaving all the time and it's just one method to ensure standards.
So if you were looking for a PM role in the large FTSE 100 then having PMI or Prince2 is a big plus on other candidates who may not have a formal PM accreditation.Comment
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Originally posted by tomtomagain View PostDevelopers need to work for Infosys or Wipro.Originally posted by MaryPoppinsI hadn't really understood this 'pwned' expression until I read DirtyDog's post.Comment
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Originally posted by Old Greg View PostYour CV will then get binned if you haven't been a PM before. Suggest you either:
Take on some PM / workstream lead responsibilities in a non-PM role - perhaps cover for a PM on leave.
Try to land a PM role in a small project which demands some actual work as well in your field, preferably in a niche where you have expertise and/or with a client who respects your skills, or
Get a permie PM role.
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I just stumbled on the below and thought i should ask the house . Any one done this course at OXford university? any good?
Advanced Project Management for Engineers and Scientists | Oxford University Department for Continuing Education
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