Your Successful Project Management Career

Preface

Project management is a hot topic. It is a hot topic because projects are the nerve center of a company. It is where new products come from and it’s where profits are made or lost. In simplest terms, companies live or die based on the success of their projects. The single most important element in a project’s success is the leadership of the project manager. But what is a project manager? Look at the Job Opportunities pages, and what do you see?

• Project Manager

• E-Marketing Project Manager

• Peoplesoft Project Manager—financials

• Facilities Project Manager

• Program Manager Simulation and Modeling

• Project Mgr—IT Finance/BA

• Logistics Engineer/Project Manager

• MMS Project Manager

• Project Manager/Business Analyst

• IT Analysis Project Managers

• Telecom Network ...