So you want to be a Project manager?
So you want to be a project manager? Or maybe you have heard that Project managers can make a good living? It could be that you simply you find this article by coincidence and you want to learn more about project management and PMP? Let me take you step by step and elaborate further what is a project, project manager, and a PMP professional. What is a project? According to the PMBOK (Project Management Body of Knowledge) 3rd edition, A project is defined as a “temporary endeavor with a beginning and an end and it must be used to create a unique product, service or result”. In simple terms, a project is creating a unique service, product or experience. Hence a project by nature has a beginning and an end where the requirement has been created. A picnic in the weekend is a project where, on say March 15, the family decided to go to a nearby area to have a full day of fun. Hence, the required preparation, shopping, driving are the elements that will get you to ...