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

Rebel’s Guide to PM

Whether you love retail or catering, tech or medicine, there will be a project management job in that field. 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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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. Let’s say you work for a clothing retailer. Next up, examples of operations management.

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Why Identifying as a Project Business is Critical For Success

The Lazy Project Manager

Project Business is an industry just like Retail and Manufacturing because projects are their primary business function. For example, if we think of a Retail Business, it’s about reselling goods to consumers. Whatever it is, if you sell it to consumers, you are a Retail Business. It doesn’t matter what goods you sell.

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Top challenges for project sponsors

Rebel’s Guide to PM

To balance it out, here’s another one: Our client was a state government entity on a fixed-price contract project. He has worked across sectors: financial services, public sector, engineering, pharmaceuticals, universities, car retailing, IT etc. The lead sponsor on the project was a director-level person from the state team.

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What can I do with a degree in project management?

Rebel’s Guide to PM

Here are some different industries that frequently recruit project managers: Construction Government/public sector Healthcare Oil and gas IT Supply chain management Charity work Retail Manufacturing Engineering Human resources. Expect digital project management to earn more than retail, for example.

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

Rebel’s Guide to PM

Here are some different industries that frequently recruit project managers: Construction Government/public sector Healthcare Oil and gas IT Supply chain management Charity work Retail Manufacturing Engineering Human resources. Expect digital project management to earn more than retail, for example.

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Project Budgeting: An Interview with Sol Benady

Rebel’s Guide to PM

He started his career as an auditor in London, trained with E&Y where he qualified as an accountant, and then moved into consulting for retail and investment banking for a wide range of projects and clients. Sol Benady is a management consultant, Fintech entrepreneur, and program manager working in the banking sector.

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