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Project Management can be a challenging yet rewarding career path. For some, the process can seem like a long one, with the various disciplines and requirements one can find under the broad umbrella of Project Management, however, we have some tips on how you can fast track your project management career and reach success.

1. Focus on your soft skills.
What existing soft skills do you have that you believe will make you a good project manager? Time Management? Leadership? Adaptability? These are all skills which, once developed, will make you into a successful project manager.

2. Develop your technical skills.
What other skills do you possess? What is your specialty? By focusing on what you're already excellent at you can build your project management career around it. For example, are you good at IT? The IT space is always looking for technical project managers to manage projects within that space.

By doing the above and working to complete your project management certifications, you will have a comprehensive and swift journey to a successful project management career!

Whether you're a business owner or an employee, goal setting is essential to success.

Setting goals allows you a certain level of clarity in target achievement, and provides you with the motivation to work toward goals, and a sense of direction.

Goal setting provides accountability and responsibility, giving you all you need to achieve success.

What do your 2023 goals look like?

Let us know in the comments!

The global community now stands at a critical precipice: How can we tackle the problems of the present as we envision a more ideal future? Collectively, this year’s 50 Most Influential Projects aim to answer that very question—with teams delivering inspiring solutions for the world’s more pressing issues. And sometimes, they just made the way we live, work and play a whole lot easier, better or more interesting.

SOURCE: PMI.org

Check out the full list at the link below.

https://www.pmi.org/most-influential-projects-2022

It's that time of the year when we begin to look toward the upcoming year and make our plans and set goals for what we want to achieve in the upcoming 12 months.

We usually approach goal setting by asking ourselves what we want to achieve, however, as this year comes to a close and we look toward all that is to come, we want to look at our goals with a fresh question in our minds:

"What kind of pain do I want?"

The real challenge is not determining if you want the result but rather what you are willing to sacrifice to achieve the goals set. Goal setting is not about choosing the rewards you want to enjoy, but also the costs you are willing to pay.

SOURCE: JAMES CLEAR

Link below to read full guide.

https://jamesclear.com/goal-setting

All over the world, there is a widening gap which exists between the need for project management professionals and the available workforce to fill these roles.

According to PMI, the global economy needs 25 million new project professionals by 2030, as increasing jobs require project management oriented skills.

Learn more at the link below.

https://it-online.co.za/2022/11/02/project-management-skills-need-goes-critical/

Start 2023 with a brand new career advancement!

Our Project Management courses are designed with you in mind. With access to practice questions, tutoring and real time group chats to answer your every question and concern, our PMI courses are the exact tool you need to achieve success in your CAPM or PMP certificate exam.

Set yourself up to achieve your New Year goals from right now!

Link in below to register!

https://kaizen-barbados.com/training/

According to US News, Software Development is #5 in the 100 Best Jobs list developed for the year 2022.

While there is a technical expertise required, experienced project managers are required to see software projects through to completion.

Many software projects fail due to changing project objectives, inadequate communication, poor change management, innacurate cost estimates, and unidentified risks, amongst other issues. Having dedicated project managers within a software development team, gives a greater guarantee for success.

With the software development industry continuing to grow exponentially, the demand for experienced project managers will only continue to grow over the next few years.

There's no time like the present for you to get your Project Management certification and begin your journey to a successful career.

Link in below to begin.

https://kaizen-barbados.com/training/

When preparing for any PMI exam, there is a time commitment that comes along with each certification.

Not just with the courses and hours required to complete the examination, but with the requirements for maintaining your certification once you have successfully completed the examination.

Each certification has a different time commitment which will begin from the time you decide to start your certification and will continue on for as long as you have your certification.

Check out the link in our below to learn about each certificate and the time commitment associated with each one.

https://www.pmi.org/certifications/become-a-project-manager/certification-framework

It's no secret that Project Managers must possess a great deal of skill to be successful, but it's not just the technical skills or those learned during your training that are important.

There are some transferable skills that may play a huge role in your success as a project manager.

Some of the most important skills include:
- Communication
- Stakeholder Management
- Planning
- Time Management.

Think you have what it takes to be a project manager?

Send us a message to get in touch.

As you may know, Project Managers exist across a number of industries, bringing order to otherwise hectic and catastrophic project endeavours.

It's no secret that Project Management is a demanding career, but how do you know if you have what it takes to become a project manager?

Many of the skills needed to be a successful project manager are skills you may already have.

Successful Project Managers for example, are able to communicate effectively. The ability to share information with their team in a way that states clearly what is expected and when it is expected, allows a project manager to keep the project on track and keep their team in check.

Would you like to know if you have the skills necessary to become a successful project manager?

We can help!

Follow the link in our below to learn more about our PM Skills Assessment and how you can benefit!