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Gaining Experience
Hi Neil, good question. But let me start by saying that not all positions require the same Level of experience. Some roles might even require more than 5 years of experience, some less. It really depends and varies on the field, company and the role itself. If the company you're trying to get into hRead more
Hi Neil, good question. But let me start by saying that not all positions require the same Level of experience. Some roles might even require more than 5 years of experience, some less.
It really depends and varies on the field, company and the role itself.
If the company you’re trying to get into has a hard requirement of you having 5 Years of PM experience and you don’t have them, well I would say it’s not worth investing too much time on that company. Just look somewhere else.
I would suggest you doing training, getting some Certifications and start working on your experience by applying for more entry level PM jobs. Sometimes you have to make short term sacrifices to reach long term goals. But that’s up to you and something you will need to figure out.
Alternatively to the above, you could also volunteer (even if you don’t get paid, but get the experience). Or start getting the experience with PM by working on projects. Even if you’re not the PM, get on a team, observe, learn and help with the project as much as you can. That way you’ll start getting the experience about working on projects, which you can use in your Interviews.
Whenever you face the challenge you have described and think there is no option I want you to think about this: nobody is born with 5 years of PM experience! Nobody. Everyone with 5 years of experience at some point in time had none. So don’t let people discourage you.
Keep moving fwd!
Mauricio
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This assumes tehre is an element of choice - i.e it doesn't have to go in on a certain date. Think about quiet days - so any impact is reduced. If it goes wrong and fixes / rollback required just before a weekend may assist - assuming a weekend is quiet ! Main thing is to consider impacts and risks/Read more
This assumes tehre is an element of choice – i.e it doesn’t have to go in on a certain date.
Think about quiet days – so any impact is reduced.
If it goes wrong and fixes / rollback required just before a weekend may assist – assuming a weekend is quiet !
Main thing is to consider impacts and risks/issues and manage those effectively
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Also dependencies - are future tasks dependent ?
Also dependencies – are future tasks dependent ?
See lessIs there an Alternative to Microsoft Project?
I've used Niku in the past and much preferred this to Project - much more predictable in behaviour
I’ve used Niku in the past and much preferred this to Project – much more predictable in behaviour
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Thanks for sharing David, much appreciated. Hadn't heard of Monday until you mentioned it, but seems like an interesting tool. Would have been nice if they had a free option with limitations, but hey, they want to make money, who can blame them? lol For those like me who haven't heard of Monday befoRead more
Thanks for sharing David, much appreciated. Hadn’t heard of Monday until you mentioned it, but seems like an interesting tool.
Would have been nice if they had a free option with limitations, but hey, they want to make money, who can blame them? lol
For those like me who haven’t heard of Monday before, here’s the link: https://monday.com
Reminds me a bit of Slack. Just the look and feel I guess.
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Think of: -Complexity -Low Hanging Fruits -Must Haves -Could Haves -Should Haves -Resourcing Requirements -Budget Requirements -Time to Complete -Value to the Business -Value to End Users The above should help with your prioritization process.
Think of:
-Complexity
-Low Hanging Fruits
-Must Haves
-Could Haves
-Should Haves
-Resourcing Requirements
-Budget Requirements
-Time to Complete
-Value to the Business
-Value to End Users
The above should help with your prioritization process.
See lessWhat is Basecamp?
Basecamp is a tool for Managing projects. You can read more about it here: https://basecamp.com/ It's a really good tools with lots of addons and extensions to expand its functionality. Can't say I have any complaints about it, so give it a go :)
Basecamp is a tool for Managing projects. You can read more about it here: https://basecamp.com/
It’s a really good tools with lots of addons and extensions to expand its functionality. Can’t say I have any complaints about it, so give it a go 🙂
See lessWhat is Hassl?
It's a tool for Managing projects. A bit like Slack, Trello, Planner and/or Microsoft Teams, but more like all of them combined. You can find more about it here: https://hassl.co/
It’s a tool for Managing projects. A bit like Slack, Trello, Planner and/or Microsoft Teams, but more like all of them combined.
You can find more about it here: https://hassl.co/
See lessIs there an Alternative to Microsoft Project?
I agree with Mauricio, ProjectLibre is probably as close as you get to Microsoft Project without actually getting it.
I agree with Mauricio, ProjectLibre is probably as close as you get to Microsoft Project without actually getting it.
See lessIs there an Alternative to Microsoft Project?
Yes, and it's free! https://www.projectlibre.com/
Yes, and it’s free! https://www.projectlibre.com/
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