Competency Required for IT Training: PMI Project Management Completion

12-1-2017

Unit 8 Discussion 1 Response to Keating

Response from: Miss. Bayo Elizabeth Cary, AA, BA, MLIS

Costs of Failed Projects According to the Project Management Institute (PMI),

 74 percent of all projects come in over budget, run past original deadlines,

 and ultimately fail every year. This statistic leads to approximately

 $75 billion spent on failed projects yearly

(source: Certification Magazine, March 2003). (Info. Tech. Research Group, 2004, p. 1)

                   There is a school, of research, that supports a specific academic field, that trains, for IT project management, employment positions. I think, that the specialized training, is necessary-not only experience. Too often, people, have no training in a filed, from a formal academic environment, and, then pretend, as though-they could handle the work-regardless. Below, is an information resource, from an educational program, in London, UK-that specializes, in training programs, for IT project management:

Action Plan List the job expectations. Familiarize yourself with the tasks and duties of the position before you hire the suitable person to perform them. What's expected of a project manager can vary between and within organizations. Have a look at Info-Tech's job description for (http://www.infotechadvisor.com/jobbank/ descriptions/Project_Manager.doc) Project Manager to see common responsibilities and position requirements. (Info. Tech. Research Group, 2004, p. 1)

It is frustrating, for individuals such as myself, who are well-trained, and then, can find no employment at all, because those, who are not qualified at all, are hired first. As an individual, who is academically trained, I am not willing to work for free, or to complete another student’s work. I work alone. I am never going to be, a: “Free Charlie Ride!”

             Education, takes time, and money. To succeed at a University level, a person, must think critically. When an individual has an education, and can use what they have studied-it is evident. When a person, is in way-over-their-head, because they have no academic training at all-that is evident, as well. Educational training, is required, to work as an IT project manager:

Assemble required skills set. Look beyond the straightforward qualities desired in a project manager, such as multitasking, critical thinking, organizational skills, and belief in a structured process. See Info-Tech's ‘(http://www.infotechadvisor.com/solutions/ downloads/PMSkillsChecklist.doc) IT Project Manager Skills Tool’ for a more comprehensive listing of sought-after project management skills and competencies. (Info. Tech. Research Group, 2004, p. 1)

I have worked hard in school, at a post-secondary level, for over 20 years now, in: graduate, and PhD, studies programs. I am eager, to complete my training. I am training, all the time, and, I have no been hired, since: 2008-I know this is illegal. IT project management requires, more than just a diploma-there, are certain competencies, which must be reflected, by completed certifications:

Seek certification. Require project management certification as a prerequisite for employment or advancement within your organization. Look for certifications such as Project Management Professional (PMP) from the (http://www.pmi.org/info/default.asp) Project Management Institute (PMI), and IT Project+ from (http:// www.comptia.org/default.asp) CompTIA as an indicator of competency. (Info. Tech. Research Group, 2004, p. 1)

 I am fluent, in more than 1 language. I think, that the work required, for an IT project manager, requires, more than a piece of paper. I have had to work, soo hard for my degrees, and I owe soo much, that I am not willing to help others with their homework, or anything else. Pay me!

              A project management position, in the IT field, requires, the correct information, regarding communications techniques. I think that the days, of distance correspondence, and successful project management-have passed. The team, all need to sit together in the same room. Cellphones need to be turned off. All those represented, are the only pay checks. If you are not in the room, and if you are not specialized enough to participate, in an academic conversation-then, you are just a: “fly-on-the-wall.” I study. I work. I am sick of free-riders, and users. Help, if you are qualified, or-move-on.

References

Information Technology Research Group, Inc. (2004). Recruit Stellar IT Project Manager; London: Info Technology Research Group, Inc. p. 1. Retrieved from https://search-proquest-com.library.capella.edu/computing/docview/202969523/7A599036BD94F0EPQ/6?accountid=27965