Carolyn WatkinsTaylor, PMP

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Is Project Management the Career for You?
hosted byFederally Employed Women and the
F.E.W. Foundation For Education Training

• Presented by
• Carolyn Watkins-Taylor, PMP
• Project Management Institute
• Washington DC Chapter

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Federally Employed Womens July
14, 2008 Career Education Fair Federally
Employed Women is again sponsoring a free
Career/Education Fair to provide participants
with essential tools, materials, and guidance for
a better understanding of educational and career
opportunities in the federal government. Do not
miss this opportunity to speak with recruiters,
to make contacts, and learn about available
resources. You can enhance your future. Bring
your resume! Speak with federal agency
representatives about exciting career
opportunities. You wont want to miss this
opportunity on Monday, July 14, 2008 How to Get
a Federal Job Workshop 1000 a.m.- 1200
p.m. Career/Education Fair 1200 -400
p.m. Hilton Anaheim Hotel 777 Convention Way,
Anaheim, CA 92802 (adjacent to the Orange County
Convention Center) Contact Jack Kenner at
jmk_at_few.org or [phone] July 14-18, 2008
FEW NTP http//www.fewntp.org F.E.W. Foundation
for Education Training http//www.fewfoundation
.org
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Introduction

• What certification was ranked 4th in 2006 by
  CertCities.coms 10 Hottest Certifications?

• What skill set is highly marketable within the
  government as well as private industry?

• What was first recognized as a skill set in the
  Federal Government by the US Navy in 1969?

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Todays Agenda

• Project Management Overview

• Why consider Project Management as a
  profession/career?
• Whats in it for you?
• What can you earn?
• Who are project managers? - Career Options

• Preparing for your career in Project Management
• PMP/CAPM Credentials
• Joining Project Management Institute

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Project Management Overview
What is a project?

• Almost any human activity that has a start and a
  finish and is not a regular process or procedure
• Completing an application for college
• Updating a resume

• A temporary endeavor undertaken to create a
  unique product or service PMI PMBOK

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Project Management Overview
What is project management?

• Combination of control, leadership, teamwork,
  resource management skills, tools and techniques
  used to accomplish a task

• Transportable and marketable skill set

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Project Management Overview
What is project management?

• One of today's most sought after proficiencies

• A professional career path and

• A way of controlling business

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Project Management Overview
Why is project management important?

• For an employer way of controlling business
• Saves time provides greater assurance that
  deadlines will be met
• Saves money more efficient use of limited
  resources
• Ensures required quality objectives are met

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Project Management Overview

• Why is project management important?
• For you a professional career path
• Transportable is used in all parts of the
• business world
• Marketable skill set is needed in all parts
• of the business world
• One of the most sought after skills in the
• 21st Century proven to improve efficiency

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Project Management Overview

• What is a project manager?
• Leader who uses project management fundamentals,
  tools, techniques and standards to produce a
  product or render a service on time, within the
  budget allocated and that meets the quality
  specifications
• Someone who has job security and a bright future
  in todays business market!

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The Value of Project Management

• Where would you find a Project Manager?
• Government federal/state/local
• Hospitals/Medical Facilities
• Financial Institutions banks/Wall Street
• Engineering Department of any company
• Circus/Kings Dominion/Six Flags
• Music Industry/Radio/TV/Newspaper
• Catering Service/Event Planning Services
• Walmart/Target/Home Depot/Grocery Stores
• Colleges/Universities

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The Value of Project Management

• What are project management occupations?
• Project Accountant
• Project Analyst
• Project Controller
• Project Director
• Project Engineer
• Project Executive
• Project Lead
• Project Scheduler
• Project Specialist

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The Value of Project Management
Average Project Management Salaries Project
Management Specialist78,261 Project Manager
Level 183,196 Program Manager.108,846
Project Management Consultant.106,596 Chief
Executive Officer (CEO)157,587 Source PMI
Project Management Salary Survey 2007
Edition Salaries vary by industry
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Project Management and the Federal Government

• Meets Government Directives
• GPRA of 1993
• OMB Circular A-11
• OPM Memo, Aug 26, 2003
• Brings Value to the Organization and Individual
• Improved performance
• Organizational recognition
• Individual recognition
• Alternative career path opportunities

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Project Management andthe Federal Government

• Government Recognition of Project Managers
• Interpretive Guidance for Project Manager
  Positions
• Issued by OPM to help agencies properly identify
  and establish these important positions in their
  organizations
• Also authorizes an official position title of IT
  Project Manager, GS-2210, for project manager
  positions covered by the Information Technology
  Management Series, GS-2210, in the Job Family
  Standard for Administrative Work in the
  Information Technology Group, GS-2200.
• Source http//www.opm.gov/fedclass/PM/CG03-0001.
  pdf

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Preparing for Your Career inProject Management

• Education and Certification
• 160 universities and educational institutions
  award degrees/diplomas in project management
• Certifications issued by PMI attest to your
  knowledge and expertise in PM
• PgMP Program Management Professional
• CAPM - Certified Associate in Project
  Management
• PMP - Project Management Professional

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Preparing for Your Career inProject Management

• Certified Associate in Project Management
• (CAPM)
• Education high school diploma or global
  equivalent
• Experience 1,500 hours of work on a project
  team OR
• 23 contact hours of project management education
• www.pmi.org for application
• apply on line or download and mail in application
• 3-hour exam, 150 questions from the PMBOK
• Promise to adhere to PMI Code of Ethics and
  Professional Conduct
• Credential good for five years

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Preparing for Your Career inProject Management

• Project Management Professional (PMP)
• Education 35 hours of specific PM education OR
• Bachelors degree three years (6,240 hours)
• professional PM experience
• . 4,500 hours leading directing project tasks
• If no bachelors degree, five years (10,400
  hours) professional PM experience
• 7,500 hours spent leading directing project
  tasks
• www.pmi.org for application
• apply on line or download and mail in application
• 4-hour exam, 200 questions PMBOK experience
• Promise to adhere to PMI Code of Ethics and
  Professional Conduct
• Credential good for three years

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Preparing for Your Career inProject Management

• Program Management Professional (PgMP)
• Bachelors degree 4 years PM experience 7
  years
• program management experience
• No Bachelors degree 4 years PM experience 7
• years program management experience
• www.pmi.org for application
• apply on line or download and mail in application
• 4-hour exam, 170 questions (experience)
• Multi-rater Assessment survey via the web
• Promise to adhere to PMI Code of Ethics and
• Professional Conduct
• Credential good for five years

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Project Management Institute(PMI)www.pmi.org
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PMI Overview

• Established in 1969 39th anniversary in 2008
• Global Organization - in approx 171 countries
• Over 250,000 members world-wide
• Over 185,000 PMPs world-wide
• PMBOK published in multiple languages
• Arabic, Chinese, English, French, German, Hebrew
• Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Russian,
  Spanish

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PMI Overview PMI Local Chapters

• PMI has 240 chartered and approx 40 potential
  chapters dispersed over 171 countries
• PMI California Inland Empire Chapter
• PMI Los Angeles Chapter
• PMI San Francisco Bay Area Chapter
• PMI Silicon Valley Chapter Inc.
• PMI Orange County
• PMI Wine Country Chapter
• PMI Monterey Bay Chapter
• for a complete list of chapters
• http//pmi.org/info/GMC_ChapterListingUS.asp

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Summary

• Questions?

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Contact information

• Carolyn J. Watkins-Taylor
• [phone]
• cjtaylor227_at_verizon.net

Jack M. Kenner Board Trustee, Academic
Outreach FEW Foundation for Education
Training 1-888-822-3227 http//www.fewfoundation.o
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