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As a business and financial project management professional, often called a project manager, you’ll manage and lead technical staff to deliver successful projects for your organisation. Learn more about a career in business and financial project management, get an idea of what it might involve, and how you can work towards your first role.
Career prospects are good for project managers in this field, with varied employment opportunities and promotion routes allowing for fast progression.
You might start with a role as a junior or assistant project manager role to put your theoretical knowledge into practice. With experience, you could become a manager of more complex projects with larger budgets and output, leading a team of technical staff.
With considerable experience you could become a senior programme manager, delivering projects critical to your organisation’s success, or manage multiple projects at once.
Self-employment is an option for experienced project managers, working as a professional management consultant for different clients.
It’s common for project managers to get additional qualifications in their chosen area of expertise. These might be gained through courses and workshops with professional bodies like the Chartered Institute for I.T., or other industry specific bodies.
Organisations like Association for Project Management (APM) the Project Management Institute (PMI) and the Chartered Management Institute (CMI) offer project managers further training and development opportunities throughout their careers, as well as networking opportunities.
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