PM Training, Career Development and Leadership

Training is what I do! And I've had quite a bit of experience analyzing PM skills, designing PM career paths & job models, etc. The articles below share my perspectives on how PM newbies can best develop their skills. 

(Note: Many of these are included in -- and linked to -- my book WORTH SHARING:  Essays & Tools to Help Project Managers & Their Teams.)

Training & Career Development 

• Project Management: “A Technology of Manifestation…”
• The Accidental Project Manager
• Project Management is a broad human practice, not merely a profession.
• How to Get Your First Job in Project Management (PM)
• How to Teach Yourself About Project Management without Spending Any Money on Training or Consultants
• Beyond PM Certification: Achieving PM Performance Improvement
• Seven Benefits of Local PM Certification
• How to Create a Locally-Relevant Set of PM Job Tasks and Competencies Based on Job Level
• Do-It-Yourself PM Certification: How to Document Your Skills & Get the Credibility You’ve Earned without Jumping Through Someone Else’s Hoops
• Recipe: Do-It-Yourself PM Basics Workshop
• Advanced Project Management Training: Focus on Local Complexity, not PM Esoterica.  

A Gentle Introduction to Project Management Minimalism:
A Good Place to Start Your PM Training!

PM Leadership & Vision 

• What's project portfolio management (PPM) and why should project managers care about it?
• Go too many projects? Prioritize them!
• Be a role model of PM Minimalism: Manage your projects with a 1-page checklist!
• "Cut the Fat" Audit Part 1: The Sources of PM Bloat
• "Cut the Fat" Audit Part 2: A PM Weight Loss Strategy
• The Project Management Change Agent: How to Lead Your PM Revolution
• The PM Minimalist Integration Guide: Adopting Project Management Minimalism in Your Organization  
• My Incredible Shrinking PM Recommendations