How To Become A Project Management Professional
Project Management has quickly become a hot commodity in the Kenyan job market, with organizations, government, institutions and companies advertising for project managers.
The perks are attractive and young graduates are going back to school to learn a thing or two in project management.
What this therefore means, is that there is a growing need for qualified project managers in Kenya and the East African region at the moment. This is because an increasing number of businesses embark on large projects and require qualified and experienced personnel to manage them.
In the course of this, project management — an area that was previously ignored, has grown in its importance.
To become a project management professional, you need to understand that there are many facets to project management: Energy, healthcare, IT, construction, finance, and aerospace and defence.
A career in project management is well suited for those who are looking for a challenging and diverse work environment, where no two days are ever alike.
Project managers work across disciplines, taking the output of team members in various business departments and work to integrate these ideas into the bigger picture.
As such, there are plenty of reasons to pursue this avenue. It is about expanding job markets, rising salaries, and growing industries.
How can you become a Project Management Professional?
Project management entails using proven tools and techniques to manage the scope, time, quality, risk, benefits and cost of a project.
Though often integrated into various degree programmes as a small segment of the course work, project management is an entirely independent profession and can be studied as a stand-alone unit.
Here are the skills you must have to be a project manager:
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
- Leadership skills.
- Team management skills.
- Negotiation skills.
- Personal organisation skills.
- Risk management skills and mitigation strategies.
- Technical skills.
- Adept problem-solving.
- Understanding project management certifications
Become a Project Management Professional if you are:
- A professional working or wishing to work in the NGO sector
- A Fresh graduate who wants to pick up practical skills in project management
- A professional looking to learn practical project management
Project management is a key bit to any project. Learning practical project management skills will help you position yourself in the completive job market.
Enrol here for the upcoming Project Management Course at Corporate Staffing Services and grow your skills in project management.