pmi's career framework: project management
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PMI’s career framework:Project ManagementCareer Paths
Dr. John RoeckerManager, Career PlanningProject Management Institute
PMI’s Long Term Goal
• Long – term = 10 – 30 years
Worldwide, organizations will embrace, value and utilize project management and
attribute their success to it.
Organizational Timeline
Effectiveness of Retention Strategies?
The top three retention strategies, when viewed from the employees perspective, are:
1.Career development opportunities
2.Competitive salary
3.Flexible work schedules
SHRM Research (2006)
Linking Learning & Performance
• Use corporate strategic plans to guide development and delivery
• Establish position-based curricula tied to organizational goals
• Provide learning maps that link skills development to career progression
ASTD (2007)State of the Industry
67% of organizations do not have a project management career path PMI (2005)
Job TitleDefinition
Duties
Skills
Project Profile
Other Requirements
Job TitleDefinition
Duties
Skills
Project Profile
Other Requirements
Job Ladder
Sequence of jobs, typically with increasing responsibility, that guides an employee as they grow within the organization and plan their development opportunities.
Job TitleDefinition
Duties
Skills
Project Profile
Other Requirements
Job TitleDefinition
Duties
Skills
Project Profile
Other Requirements
Job TitleDefinition
Duties
Skills
Project Profile
Other Requirements
PMI resources – sample:
Job TitleDefinition
Duties
• Job title/definition/duties (11)Skills• Skills (107)
Project Profile
• Project profiles (5)
Other Requirements
• Credentials (3)
Sample Job Description
Resources?
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Clo
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Proj
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Exe
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Pro
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C
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Proje
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Man
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Delegates Work & Empowers Stakeholders
Delegates Work & Empowers Others
Supports Team Building
LeadershipCompetency
Communicates with Others
ProfessionalCompetency
Progr
am
Man
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Possess Good Listening Skills
Speaks Clearly
Encourages Partnering
Profile
Industry Specific
InterpersonalCompetency
Portfo
lio
Man
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Advocates Change
Engages Others
Conflict Resolution
Estab
lish
Portfo
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Fram
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Man
age
Por
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Conflict Resolution
Communicate with Others
Speaks Clearly
Supports Team Building
Communication
Speaks ClearlyEncourages Partnering
Initi
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Prog
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Pla
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xecu
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Con
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Pro
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Clo
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Defin
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Inspires Others
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Developm
ent Cost
Span of Im
pact
Num
ber of Sub-projects
Uncertainty in goals
Uncertainty in m
ethods
Pharmaceutical
Construction
Automotive
Team
Size
Level of Risk
Project/P
rogram D
uration
Professional Skills - 85PjM: 1636 respondentsPjM: 1636 respondentsPgM: 2160 respondentsPgM: 2160 respondentsPfM: 196 respondentsPfM: 196 respondents
Interpersonal Skills - 71794 respondents1794 respondents
Leadership Skills - 151794 respondents1794 respondents
Project Profile1794 respondents1794 respondents
Industry SpecificProject Manager I
Project Manager II
Project Manager III
Program Manager
PortfolioManager
Project Typology?
• Name & Description• Range of Development Cost• Range of Team Size• Duration of Project• Speed of Development• Level of Risk• Project Complexity:
– Span of impact within organization– Number of interfaces– Number of geographical regions– Number of functional disciplines/stakeholders– Number of subprojects– Project scope definition– Level of innovation required/means to achieve goals
PMI’s career framework:
Project Typology
Employee Development
• Proficiency assessment against a job description– Customizable to meet organizational
requirements• Performed by whom?
– Self assessment– Supervisor assessment– Colleague/client/etc. assessment
• Summary results viewable by supervisor and employee
Report Selection
Proficiency Assessment Report
User Registrations
31 December16 Organizations > 5 users3 Organization > 10 users
• Organizations that are more mature in project management have better project performance (estimating accuracy)– Less mature – miss budget by 20% – Less mature – miss schedule by 40%
• Organizations that are more mature in project management have better cost/schedule predictability (precision) & lower project management direct costs
• One organization reduced its employee turnover from 9.7% to 1.2% following the introduction of a formal career development program!
Benefit - Competitive Advantage
W.Ibbs, J.Reginato, Quantifying the Value of Project Management, PMI 2002
B. Sugrue, K-H. Kim, State of the Industry, ASTD 2004
PMI Career Framework
• Please contact us about the career framework:
Dr. John Roecker, Manager [email protected] 1-610-356-4600 ext 5005
Faith Hill, Career Framework Specialist [email protected] 1-610-356-4600 ext 5062