Purpose and Background

Inevitably, younger A/E/C and government personnel begin to think about becoming project managers. “Moving up” seems logical. But is it best for you? If so, is this the best time to make the move? Does success as a project engineer, project architect, or project planner guarantee success as a project manager? Are you contemplating a project management role because you want to or because you think you have to?

According to Sunny and Kim Baker, authors of Idiot’s Guide to Project Management, “Project Managers fall into three basic categories: those who watch things happen, those who make things happen, and those who wonder what happened.” You and your employer want you to be in the “make things happen” group. To get there, the typical project engineer must learn how to think and act very differently.

This pragmatic one hour webinar will guide you through the process of deciding if you want to become a project manager and, if so, how to do it. Project engineer, project architect and similar position roles differ markedly from the project management role; that’s the premise of this webinar. Those differences are described to help you and your employer decide if you should make the move. Recently appointed project managers will obtain advice on how to be more effective. This webinar is intended for both private and public sector personnel. Participants receive a detailed handout on which the webinar will draw. The handout includes references to articles, books, e-newsletters, websites and other self-study materials.

Learning Outcomes/Benefits

• Make an intelligent “go-no-go” decision regarding a move from project engineer to project manager
• Identify how to make the transition by adjusting attitude and by acquiring new knowledge and skills
• Improve current less than desired project management performance
• Visualize options and applications beyond basic project management

Assessment of Learning Outcomes

Students' achievement of the learning outcomes will be assessed via a short post-assessment (true-false, multiple choice and fill in the blank questions).

Intended Audience

This webinar is intended for private and public organization engineers and other scientific/technical personnel who fall into one of two categories. They and their employers are considering a transition from project engineer to project manager (occasional function or permanent position). Or, they recently made the transition and their performance is less than desired.

Webinar Outline

• Centrality of project management
• Reasons to leap from project engineer to project manager
• Success characteristics
• 10 attitude adjustment suggestions
• 8 ways to acquire project management knowledge and skills
• Getting your chance
• 7 steps to win-win-win project management
• Resources for additional study

Purpose and Background

Inevitably, younger A/E/C and government personnel begin to think about becoming project managers. “Moving up” seems logical. But is it best for you? If so, is this the best time to make the move? Does success as a project engineer, project architect, or project planner guarantee success as a project manager? Are you contemplating a project management role because you want to or because you think you have to?

According to Sunny and Kim Baker, authors of Idiot’s Guide to Project Management, “Project Managers fall into three basic categories: those who watch things happen, those who make things happen, and those who wonder what happened.” You and your employer want you to be in the “make things happen” group. To get there, the typical project engineer must learn how to think and act very differently.

This pragmatic one hour webinar will guide you through the process of deciding if you want to become a project manager and, if so, how to do it. Project engineer, project architect and similar position roles differ markedly from the project management role; that’s the premise of this webinar. Those differences are described to help you and your employer decide if you should make the move. Recently appointed project managers will obtain advice on how to be more effective. This webinar is intended for both private and public sector personnel. Participants receive a detailed handout on which the webinar will draw. The handout includes references to articles, books, e-newsletters, websites and other self-study materials.

How to Earn your CEUs/PDHs and Receive Your Certificate of Completion

To receive your certificate of completion, you will need to complete a short on-line post-test and receive a passing score of 70% or higher within 1 year of purchasing the course.

How do I convert CEUs to PDHs?

1.0 CEU = 10 PDHs [Example: 0.1 CEU = 1 PDH]