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by kbs

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I want to learn project management skill to prepare myself for leading a IT project team in the near future.
Where should I start?
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by alex_soh

hi,

you can check out the library for it, do bare in mind that not all points is valid as it may not be applicable to your project theme. I think u can also pick up the General management skills of humans and some leadership skill is neccesary. You can use softwares to monitor your group's progress in order to meet dead lines. No point to pick up the use of new software as you can use Microsoft excel to monitor even though it is not powerfull.

Hope i had help in a way or 2.

Alex

by sgt_shultz

yes, can you get a handle on what you think your requirements are? like, do you need software that all allow all members of the project to be able to add/modify aspects of the (common) project database? will they be in the same building, on a network together, will they need to be able to do this over the internet? that might steer you in a whole other direction...the book MS Project for um, Dummies might be good cheap starting point...

by ferrisa

I'd start at www.pmi.org. Remember, a good PM manages the People just as well as the tasks. You can have a GREAT project planned from scoping phase to development, testing, and go-live - but if you don't know how to manage the people to do the tasks you might as well hang it up! Prayer works too! :) Good luck.

by saguarojt

I suggest three first steps:

1) Go to www.pmi.org and join. At the same time, join a local chapter and attend the meetings. You will meet and network with dozens of project managers who will be very happy to advise and mentor you.

2) There aremany good books on project management, some of which are actually readable (). I recommend: "The Mythical Man Month" by Frederick Brooks as well as any book by Harold Kerzner or James P. Lewis. (However, beware of the 1000 pg textbook "Project Management," unless you have a high tolerance for thick books).

3) Once you've familiarized yourself with general project management and with a typical IT project lifecycle, take a course or a tutorial on MSProject (there are dozens available). It is the most frequently used PM software tool, and having some skill with it will give you a leg up.

Good luck!

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