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Enhance your project management skills through effective technical communication. Learn documentation, planning, liaising, and more for successful project outcomes. Explore educational paths, gaining experience, and valuable tips to excel in the field.
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Marketing Yourself Project Management is Technical Communication
Project Management Needs Technical Communication • Writing the Documentation • Charter, Project Plan, Progress Reports, Closeout • Combining the Information • Planning, Developing & Delegation • Being a Liaison • Speaking Everyone’s language
Education • The Degree You’re Getting • Bachelor’s degree • Shows a talent for Technical Communication and a knowledge of technical matters • Master’s degree • Shows your intention to move into management • Further Education • Certification (CAPM, PMP, PgMPSM) • Certificate or Master’s degree
ExperienceHow to get it when you don’t have it • Moving up • You know what you’d be managing • You’ve done jobs similar to a company’s Project Team in your market
Experience • Related Experience • Management • “Soft” skills • Budgeting • Computer skills & specific packages • PC, Macintosh, Linux • Microsoft suite, desktop publishing, Photoshop, Illustrator
Experience • Familiarity with Project Software • Free Microsoft Project, Gantt Project, Kplato, GForge, Project-Open • Proprietary MPMM, Primavera, Ace Project, Teamwork
Experience • Internship • Be picky! • Even if it isn’t paid, it’s valuable • Check with your company
Experience • Volunteer • Your current job • Non-profit organizations • Get involved with your group (or a friend’s group)
Do Some Research • Advice Targeted for Technology Careers • Project Management Knowledge Base - Career • (http://projectmanagemnent.ittolbox.com/groups/career/prjectmanagement-career#) • Monster.com (http://content.monster.com/advice/) • Seven Tips for Marketing Yourself (http://technology.monster.com/articles/help2/) • Dice.com • (http://seeker.dice.com/common/seeker/docs/resources.jsp)
Communicators Make the Difference “The ability to communicate effectively with all the players, whether at the technical, financial, or business level, can determine the success or failure of a project.” Dan Cobb Vice President of National Sales Kforce Technology Staffing