Brian A. Weiss for Baseline writes: The ascendancy of project management as an organizational core competency is an important development for IT professionals planning their next career move. Project management is a profession that’s growing fast and offers good compensation.
According to Project Management Institute’s (PMI) “Earning Power: Project Management Salary Survey,” the median U.S. salary for a project professional is $108,200. Additional research indicates that there could be 700,000 new project management jobs to fill in the United States by 2020.
Unlike highly specialized professions, project management is one that spans industries, geographies and even organizational size. From the classic “two guys in a garage” startup to the world’s largest multinationals, all the changes that take place in an organization happen through projects and programs.
Organizations have never had so much pressure from change. Change is unrelenting, and the rate of it can disable companies. So it shouldn’t be surprising that there’s a high demand for professionals who can manage projects successfully from start to finish—while keeping the bottom line in mind. SNIP, visit Baseline to continue reading….