The career path for a project manager is pretty straightforward.  Start on project support and small projects, manage bigger and bigger projects, then become a programme manager.  Some people would argue that programme management and project management are different skill sets and programme management is not necessarily the natural progression.  But programme managers earn more [...]

Don’t arrive hot and bothered.  It’s OK to take off your coat and jacket on public transport. Honestly, you don’t have to sit there baking, although people on the Tube seem to think there are laws against undressing.*

Know where you are going.  That means maps!  And/or an accurate post code for GPS.  Plus [...]

I’ve reviewed a lot of books this summer.  Have I become better connected to my scattered team?  Hardly.  Have I become more lazy as a project manager.  No (but I’m trying).  Have I rethought my entire approach to work?  Yes.  Step forward Dr Suzanne Doyle-Morris.
Beyond the Boys’ Club presents career strategies for women working in [...]

It’s nice to see that someone is doing something to help out of work project managers. ESI International have announced a $500,000 scholarship programme for out-of-work technical professionals – if you are a US resident.
The scholarship funds are designed to cover the ‘majority’ of course fees (which is the cost of the course minus $250) [...]

Apparently the average salary for a programme manager is £70,196, down from £72,510 this time last year, according to G2, an IT specific recruitment agency.
The range of programme manager salaries is actually much narrower than I was expecting, with the average minimum being £65,513 (last year – £66,711) and maximum being £74,990  (last year – [...]

It’s W-Tech tomorrow, and it’s not too late to sign up if you want to come along to the evening event.  It will be worth it as Lis Astall is on the panel and she’s a really down-to-earth and inspiring speaker.  And there will be alcohol!
I’ll be stopping by the BCS stand, which will be [...]

With the economy being as it is, there are plenty of people job hunting at the moment, although project management roles are not being hit as hard as other sectors.  Still, if you are in the market for a new role, project-management-jobs.info may help.  Lonnie Pacelli has started a site to bring together resources for [...]

Here’s another acronym for you: SFIA.  It’s ‘Skills Framework for the Information Age’ and is owned and maintained by The SFIA Foundation, a not-for-profit organisation.
Essentially SFIA (say: Sophia) is a list of the skills required of people in IT and related jobs.  It’s been around over 20 years in various forms although project management was [...]

Vince Hines, Managing Director at Wellingtone has recently written a white paper on the state of the project management recruitment market.  This is timely, given that all you read about in the papers is doom and gloom and unemployment.  Hines concludes that:

Project management vacancies are down – to about 61% of demand from this time [...]

When I heard from Sarah Chidgey that BCS was organising a careers event for women in IT I was a bit worried it would end up being like the QS Women in Leadership Forum. I registered for one of the QS forums, only to find out that it was going to be like a [...]