Your career after Project Management

Project management was a hidden job profile for very long. But with growth in technology, innovations, internet boom and collaborations with foreign companies, this profile has become very popular.

Whatever may be the project; a project manager sews all the pieces together and makes sure deadlines are met. This is a cross-functional role, where the project manager ensures the proper flow of information, goal setting, and achievements.

Project management is a type of science that organizes the components of a project, whether the project is for developing a new product, the launch of a new service, a marketing campaign, or a wedding.

Project management also addresses technical skills like scheduling, cost estimating, and statistical risk management. It encompasses complex disciplines such as scope (product) definition, procurement management, human resource management, and communications.

This program helps to ensure the highest professional and ethical standards within the community of Project Management Professionals.

Pattern of a project:

• Definition
• Planning
• Execution
• Control
• Closure

 Some of the typical day-to-day activities of Project Managers include:

• Analysis and design of project goals
• Cost Estimation
• Defining the Project Timeline and maintaining coordination between different departments/individuals
• Resource Estimation and Allocation of Work
• Risk Assessment and Management
• Organizing human and material resources
• Directing the project work as a whole and ensuring that the project is completed within the set timeline
• Tracking progress and sending out reports on a regular system through Management Information System
• Analysis of results, forecasting future trends and developing future strategies based on these results and trends
• Quality Management and Resolution of Issues
• Maintaining the Six Sigma Quality
• Project Closure and Communicating to Stakeholders

Eligibility

A fresher cannot do PMP Certification. You need to have at least 4500 hours of project management experience in your domain to do PMP Certification. It takes you about five to six years of work experience in a senior position to meet this requirement. It is the strict regulations that make PMP Certification so distinctive and well-respected worldwide.

Career prospects

After the completion of this program, you can begin with your career as:

• Project manager
• Senior project manager
• Associate Director of project management
• Potential opportunities within clinical management

Remuneration

A project manager can earn up to Rs 7 to 8 lakhs per annum. However, there is no limit to how far you can reach, depending on your caliber.