It is quite funny how the loop of you need experience to get a job and you need a job to gain experience rolls out. I know it's the same old problem that almost everyone has faced/is facing but I figured I might still ask for advice. I recently graduated with a certificate in project management and I also possess CAPM. Earlier, I used to be an elementary school teacher and I decided that I can't do that forever, hence, the career change. Now, all of my experience is related to teaching and I'm stuck with nothing to show except for my certificate and educational background when applying for pr ..read more

I'm looking for a tool that allows me to allocate tasks to people and automatically pushes all of their tasks back when a task falls behind in completion. We work in 2-week "sprints." Each sprint, a person is able to do 2 man weeks of work. Each task has an effort measured in man weeks. If one task doesn't get finished in a sprint, then I want to be able to move it to the next sprint for that person and automatically have all of the tasks in that sprint and subsequent sprints be moved back depending on man weeks available versus task effort. Does such a tool exist? submitted by /u/look_ma_no ..read more

Over the past 8 months I have been slowly taking on the role of Project Management under my belt and am running into an issue with personnel and the constant road blocking. Before I go on I will add some context that I work for a city government with a total pop of 125k people, so our IT department has some skill gaps. So, to continue on, I wear a lot of hats and PM is becoming one of them; the current issue that I am facing is a specific manager over one of our tier 1 teams continues to roadblock and gatekeep the staff I need to help these projects move forward and complete. Has anyone had s ..read more

OK, so if you've had a project go off the rails once or twice, you're probably like me in that you have learned the hard way that you need to implement some risk management. And along with that, at some point you may find yourself in a place where you have to convince your organization to invest in risk management. We can talk about why it makes sense - improving outcomes, reducing schedule problems, all that good stuff. There are hundreds of articles and blog posts that talk about this. And I think most PMs intuitively know that they need to manage risk. But, is there any actual, quantifiabl ..read more

I have been at it 9 months now in my role and i love it. Made a post about it in fact. As a new guy, i love learning each day how to be better. Usually, there isnt a pm on the customer side. Today, i kicked off a project and there was a super experienced PM on the other side. It was slightly intimidating for sure. My project plan looked kindergarten in comparison, lol. But i am excited because this dude sounds legit and will be an awesome opportunity to work with and learn from someone experienced. For context, i am in a PMO, was the first PMP hired to a team of former csm peeps. The 2 added ..read more

Hi all, As the title - have you used any AI powered resume builder and if yes which? Is it worth and actually pimping it nice? Best of it can pull out LI data :) submitted by /u/czuczer [visit reddit] [comments ..read more

Employer wants me certified in PMP but I’ve looked around and see Google has pretty good course on it, wondering if you guys recommend anything better for someone new? Thanks submitted by /u/Razdagoat [visit reddit] [comments ..read more

Any advice on creating a business case with no data? My company is looking to open a new department/service, but I'm having to reach out to other systems/companies to find the data and the response rate isn't the best (of I even get one). Is it possible to create a sold business case without numbers and financial proof of need? submitted by /u/Sirius1995 [visit reddit] [comments ..read more

I am a Resource Manager who worked in the government contractor sector for a time- I don't have any experience at a creative agency. I'm starting interviews for creative agencies as that's where most Resource Manager positions are, especially managing people resources. ANY info you can give me would be amazing. What kinds of projects do you staff, what roles are there, what are some things people can be good or not so good at, how do you handle emergencies and changing up resource plans, who tend to be the stakeholders for the projects, what are issues that tend to come up? I know a lot of th ..read more

Hello, so I worked at an NGO about 5 years part-time as a fundraising project coordinator (mostly event planning and fundraising a few hours a week) till 2022 on the side alongside my full-time positions (which were not project management jobs). It's a tough job market and I'm wondering if maybe I can make a case for myself to PMI to consider my experience somehow as allowing me to attempt the PMP. Is this even a wise choice in my career? To think of attempting the PMP without ever working as a "Project Manager"? I'm up for a challenge but also open to advice. submitted by /u/DareToCuddle [v ..read more