A defined plan

Article May 2007

PM Network

Greengard, Samuel

How to cite this article:

Greengard, S. (2007). A defined plan. PM Network, 3(1), 28–29.
Creating a career plan can help project managers identify the skills they need to obtain so as to realize their professional aspirations. This article discusses how project managers can create a career plan. In doing so, it describes the challenges involved in this task--including the lack of a typical career path for project managers--and the significance of identifying career milestones that can inform daily decisions. It also explains the benefits of completing a SWOT (strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, threats) analysis as a method for outlining a career path. Accompanying this article are two sidebars: The first lists three elements of well-crafted resumes; the second profiles PMI's recently released career framework for project managers.
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