do you want to be a project manager?

[miki]

i am a workaholic. i'm always at work (in fact, i'm at work right now). it's no surprise that people tend to ask me about my job, i.e. what i do and what the job entails. you'd think that answering these questions would be a breeze. but the truth is, i have a hard time. it's not because i don't understand what i do. but rather, i have trouble

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[brownraccoon]

Took a class on project management. Finally found out what it was per PMI and decided that it didn't sound like that path for me. PMI is pushing for it to a real career path and the image of being a project manager (e.g. if a project doesn't meet certain standards--i.e. the project is doomed--, they would prefer that you abandon it then to fail and ruin the image of project management).

[miki]

good point.

another thing i observed is that PMI has a lot of restrictions and parameters on how to manage projects (i.e. you must have project charters, etc). i think they were originally intended to help you stay on track and complete the project. but unfortunately, there are PMs who will not know what do w/o these guidelines. makes you wonder where the creativity and independent thinking could be.

we need to go back to school. right?