If that’s your goal, here are some suggestions to help you reach that goal.
1. Start to network with project managers at work, at your local PMI chapter or in your community. Project managers are gregarious people who like to share their project management stories and always willing to guide you through the process.
2. Find a project manager that is willing to act as a mentor/sounding board and coach and to provide informal (or formal, if that’s your preference) project management advice.
3. Take project management courses, read project management books (including the PMBOK) become a member at your local PMI Chapter and attend project management conferences. Learn the project management lingo.
4. Get involved in project management work and check out the requirements for certification on the PMI web site.
5. Start brushing up on your communication, facilitation and presentation skills.
6. Work on your soft skills: negotiation skills, relationship building, emotional intelligence.
7. Take business courses and challenge yourself to get through the next steps required to enhance your business knowledge and to continually grow your business skills. Those late night hours spent pouring over a Finance course will come in handy and they might give you the edge over the competition, who, as we all know, never sleeps.
8. Find an area of project management where you can truly become the expert in – whether it is scope management, schedule management or creating the best communications plan.
9. Lastly – enjoy the journey towards becoming a PM and stay on track!
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