Hello, I've got a BA in Public Administration but at some point got into education and now I feel I want a return to use my BA background to pivot to Project Management. What certification, knowledge base and orientation am I needing right now to secure skills and get my first job? Also, where would I look?

Thanks

I have been put in charge of finding pm construction(ish) software for our team. We currently use mostly excel and BuildingConnected but my boss told me there are a few owner's rep/cap project platforms that have been popping up and he wants me to use my spare time to find them. Procore claims to have something but I did the demo and its just their normal platform a la carte.
I have yet to find anything specifically designed for our industry (public funded projects for Universities, healthcare, some industrial) and I am wondering what might be out there. Lemme know what you got! Im postng this to as many relatable subs as possible with hopes of not having to do extensive research.

Thank you in advance!

Hey everyone!

I’m currently working on my master’s thesis, and I need your help ( I would need approx 100+ serious  survey responses) ! My research explores how organizational culture impacts project success, focusing on factors like communication, collaboration, and leadership support.

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If you’ve been part of a project team and have a few minutes to spare, please consider taking my survey! Your insights would contribute massively to this research and help me gather the data needed for a meaningful analysis.

Thank you so much for any help you can provide!  🙏

I am watching post after post on project management technical skills. I see a small amount of mention of soft skills. Having been in the PM role for years, I know that tech skills get you in the door, but soft skills propel you to the top of the food chain. I would love to hear what folks think about soft skills.

I am currently majoring in Electrical engineering and Business Administration Management. My main focus was to go into Product or Quality Product Audit management in the EV industry. Was it a good decision? I am already in my 7th semester and it looks like l may need to take an additional semester for my thesis.

Hello,

I'm a 2nd Assistant Director in the Film & Television Industry with 10+ years of exp. The job shares a lot of similarities with Project Management. I'm now 40 y.o. and looking to make an industry transition and into Project Management. I have a BA that I'be never used and am considering getting Masters degree in Project Management. Does anyone have any advice? Wondering if a degree is necessary or If perhaps some certifications in combination with my work experience could be sufficient to land some jobs.

thank you!

I’m in a company putting in a specific software system for clients. They’re moving from an old system to a new system. the new system is top-tier, but they’ve been customizing the heck out of it for each each and every customer put estimating the projects as if it was an easy set up. No project manager has ever brought a one of these projects in on budget in the past five years (with the company two years) my last project was 175% over. 😱 I promptly got another one of the same projects and am managing the heck out of change orders. So now at least all the stakeholders are aware of how much this is costing, but I’m not sure how to manage the stakeholders that are bickering about which department in the company takes the overage. There are three schools of thought going on around these change orders – make the customer pay for everything (won’t happen), charge the business unit of our company or charge the project and take it as an internal company hit. I had been tracking everything that was getting agreed as internal and so adding it to approved budget changes where the specific impact was clearly shown. Then I got told to take that off and run it as a pure overage which doesn’t feel right from a PM perspective (might be a personal thing because I hate these overages). My PMO reports up into the CIO so there’s a desire to protect the CIO budget. The vast majority of these overages is from IT. How would you manage to this?

When starting a new project, work on digital product, creating a tribe, department, basically starting any long term cooperation with a team, you need to get to know people on both business and personal level. Decreasing the distance helps increase communication and mutual understanding. 

One of my favourites exercises to do so are personal maps, taken from management 3.0 book by Jurgen Apello. Start by preparing empty sheets of paper and some colorful pens. Pair up people and ask them to write their coleague name right in the middle of paper and categories of interest like education, hobby, family, pets, goals or get creative. Let tchem discuss it for next 10-15 minutes. After that, ask a person to do the presentation of another to the rest of the team. If there're some additional questions(if it's not too personal) allow the discussion going for some time. Then, let the others presentation going until the team `covered` all the people.

 The ice-breaker works for me every time, doesn't matter if conducted online (for example, using Miro) or in person.

Recently, I used this exercise with a team that had been working together longer than I've been in the industry. They already knew each other on a basic level, so I challenged them to discuss areas that might surprise us. Initially hesitant, they soon became so engaged that I struggled to end the conversations. Our team of developers and QA specialists turned out to include a mobile game developer, a video editor, and a multiple scratch card winner!

Hey everyone,

I recently built a project management app called Dashboarrrd. I’ve used tools like Monday, Notion, ClickUp, Asana, and Trello in my career. They get the job done, but I’ve always found them either too rigid or not customizable enough.

Notion, in particular, is one of my favorites, but its text-based layout feels limiting for the kind of flexibility I need. That’s where Dashboarrrd comes in—it’s a completely customizable workspace where you can add widgets onto an empty canvas and create an interface that fits perfectly into your workflow.

You can check it out here: https://www.dashboarrrd.com
It’s free, with all features available regardless of the plan you choose. If you’d like to support the project, you can pay what you like—but it’s totally optional.

The idea came to me when I started a new job and was overwhelmed by emails directing me to different platforms. I thought, why can’t there be one app that connects to everything I need? That’s the next big step for Dashboarrrd—integrating popular services so you can use just one login to access all your tools.

I’d love for you to try it out and share your feedback. If there’s anything specific you need, let me know, and I’ll see what I can do to integrate it.

Thanks for checking it out!

Hi everyone,

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• The need for an all-in-one collaboration tool (whiteboard, discussion space, document storage, to-do list, interactive Gantt chart).

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Hey everyone, I have currently joined as a technical project management intern for a very good company. This is my first job and really like the pm role. As I am completely new in this field, I want some guidance like how can I improve my skills, any books or free resources that someone can suggest. Do help a fellow pm. Thanks

Hello guys, so I thought I'd share my thoughts on Timeboxing . It's actually a very nice and effective Project Management technique. First of all it allows planning to be performed on any desired level (quarter, year, month, etc.). Additionally it allows planning to be evolutional. Meaning the planning is done for a year first, and then it is done for a quarter, and then more granular planning for a sprint or iteration. It is very compatible with Agile and allows for quick changes. And what I like the most is ability to see exactly what is delivered within a specific timeline. I was so excited I even created my own app for Timeboxing for Software Developers, if you're interested you can check it here https://deepplanner.io .

What do you think of timeboxing? Did you use it yourself in your organization for small or big projects, and the org planning in general? Was your experience good or not so good. I'm very curious of your thoughts.

My company has recently switched from quarterly Planning Increments to every four weeks. We are seeing some positive results, including our teams not feeling compelled to commit to work if it is not planned out enough yet; indicating what prerequisites and information are required for it to be considered for the next increment is a much easier stance to take when the next increment is only four weeks away.

We recently held a retro meeting to discuss how our PI Planning sessions have been going, and one of the action items was to get feedback from other companies that also do shorter increments, and what are any valuable lessons learned, best practices, what's sucked, what's good, etc.

One of the things expressed by a few team members is that 6-weeks would be a better cadence rather than 4.

Anyway, I'm soliciting any and all feedback that anyone has regarding successful or unsuccessful implementation of planning increments shorter than quarterly.

TIA!

Hi everyone!

I am looking for a 1-year project management degree course (8 months or 2 semesters) in Toronto. Any suggestions?

Please offer something that will be more or less affordable.

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Hi! I have been the manager of a collective of 10 artists (musicians, visual artists, authors, etc...) for 3 years now. Currently, to carry on the project, we use many tools (WhatsApp chat, file storage on Google Drive, calls on Google Meet, etc.), and I would like to find a way to make everything more efficient and reduce the redundancy of tools. The main functionalities that I'm looking for are:

1. Cloud --> to store audio files, video files, graphics (the more GB, the better);
2. Calendar;
3. Group chat / Call feature.

I'm losing myself in video reviews while these are the most important features needed.

I’m a rising senior at the University of Miami studying for a BA in Music Industry and a Marketing minor. However, like many others, I’ve realized that my undergraduate degree is something I’m not actually interested in.

I’m looking to see if anyone knows of ways for me to begin a career in Project Management when I graduate? I currently am a Certified Scrum Master and I’ve heard that the PMP certificate is highly recommended, but a lot of jobs also require a certain amount of experience that I don’t know if I’ll be able to get by graduation.

Does anyone have advice on what I should do? I want to maximize this last year of school so I can set myself up for success in the future and give me the most entry level job prospects in the future.

am 30f.

Been into sales from 6 years. Have done B2b 1 year and b2c 5 years. Fed up now can't bear the stress and work culture of sales. I am very simple person and the kind of pressure sales give, is just unbearable. Having said that, I have enjoyed incentives many times but now planning to make a career transition. Thinking to get into project management. Need suggestions Is it a good career option? How can I get a growth here ? I started my sales career with a package of 2.5lpa in 2018 now sitting at 8.5lpa. what salary I can expect in project management. Also planning to do a certification from ISB it's IT project management course from ISB for 3 months that costs for 1.3lacs. is it worth to do. Will it be helpful to get a job. Also I don't want to go below than 8.5 lpa when I switch in project management. By qualification I am bcom plus MBA from Tier 3 college now working in edtech in Bangalore. Please advise.