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Project Management Apprenticeships: A UK Guide

Rebel’s Guide to PM

It’s perfect for anyone in (or wanting to be) an assistant project manager, junior project manager, or, frankly, anyone who doesn’t yet have the APM PMQ certification, as that’s what you get at the end. It took me a while to dig out my school certificates, so I hope you know where yours are! So that’s a ballpark.

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Project management degrees: Do you need one and what you can do with it

Rebel’s Guide to PM

” Firstly, I should say that I don’t think you require a degree in a particular subject in order to become a project manager – both my degrees are in English Literature and I work as an IT project manager in the healthcare sector. There are lots of online courses that make it easy to take a short certification program.

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How to Start a Project Management Career

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It is a discipline that is used across industries as varied as construction, manufacturing and IT to healthcare, professional services and government. PMI offers PMP certification, but also PRINCE2 Practitioner, though this methodology is mostly found in the UK. Here’s what you can do to get a foothold in this exciting industry.

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PRINCE2: The Project Management Method Explained

Rebel’s Guide to PM

As a project manager , I have used it in financial services, and to a lesser degree, a modified version in a healthcare setting. The History of PRINCE2® PRINCE2® is part of the best practice guidance that came out of the UK Office of Government Commerce. Who is PRINCE2® for? PRINCE2® works in a huge number of industries and domains.

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Project Management Job Titles: Understanding the Types of Roles in Project Management

Rebel’s Guide to PM

You’ll find job titles such as Engineering Project Manager, Marketing Project Manager, Publishing Project Manager, Healthcare Project Manager (like me) and more. For a more general overview of the different career paths for project managers, I love the UK Government’s Project Delivery Capability Framework.

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What can I do with a degree in project management?

Rebel’s Guide to PM

Many of these roles are predicted to be in software development and sub-sectors like app development, IT security and healthcare tech. Trust me, if you are good at what you do, can demonstrate project management best practices and have the certifications to back you up, you’ll get a job. That varies depending on the industry.

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Exploring the differences: Projects vs operations examples

Rebel’s Guide to PM

For example, in the UK, the Infrastructure and Projects Authority manages projects and shares best practices for UK government projects. In the United States, the Government Accountability Office publishes regular reports into major projects. These are all great sources of examples of projects.

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