Department of Management Sciences, COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, Islamabad, Pakistan 1 Employment Opportunities in Projects (Some graphics in this section contain embedded web-hyperlinks)

Department of Management Sciences, COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, Islamabad, Pakistan 2 Project Management Jobs Good employment opportunities exist for project management professionals and experienced practitioners as the increasingly complex, dynamic and globalized environment in which organizations operate favours the pursuit of projects and adoption of project management methodologies. Surveys and periodic analysis of job offerings in the print media and on the internet suggest that demand in different fields for competent, skilled and experienced project management professionals is strong and will remain so in the foreseeable future. Knowledge of, and experience with project management is often a prerequisite for the career advancement of executives and professionals as projects become an established way of “doing business” in organizations.

Department of Management Sciences, COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, Islamabad, Pakistan 3 Sample Project Job Advertisements

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8 Project Management Professional Associations (Some graphics in this section contain embedded web-hyperlinks) Just Click on Them!

Department of Management Sciences, COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, Islamabad, Pakistan 9 Project Management Associations Recent years have witnessed a phenomenal growth in the number of, as well as membership in, project management associations across the globe. Dozens of project management associations have been estab- lished at the national level, mainly in Europe, North America, and Asia. A few transnational associations have also been established. Collectively, project management associations comprise hun- dreds of thousands of project management professionals with overall membership growing at an exponential rate. Project management associations have contributed immensely to popularizing project management and helping improve the way in which projects are being initiated, planned and imple- mented around our world.

Department of Management Sciences, COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, Islamabad, Pakistan 10  PROJECT MANAGEMENT ADVOCACY  FACILITATING COOPERATION & NETWORKING  DEVELOPMENT OF PM STANDARDS & METHODOLOGIES  TRAINING PROGRAMMES IN PM  ORGANIZATION OF PM-RELATED EVENT ACTIVITIES  SPONSORSHIP OF PM RESEARCH  PUBLICATIONS OF BOOKS, JOURNALS ETC. ON PM  KNOWLEDGE DISSEMINATION ABOUT PM  ACKNOWLEDGEMENT FOR CONTRIBUTIONS TO PM Basic Functions of Project Management Associations

Department of Management Sciences, COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, Islamabad, Pakistan 11 Professional Project Mgt. Associations Selected Examples

Department of Management Sciences, COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, Islamabad, Pakistan 12 The PMI is the largest and most influential association of project management professionals in the world.  Founded in 1969  Headquartered in Pennsylvania, USA  Representation in over 170 countries  Global membership over 265,000  70% members are in North America  250+ Chapters in 70 countries  2 Regional Service Centres (BEL, SNG)  2 Representative Offices (China, USA)  30+ Specific Interest Groups  5 professional certification programs  PMBOK, OPM3  Global Accreditation Centre  Publishes books and journals  Conferment of professional awards  Organizes several event activities Professional Project Mgt. Associations The Project Management Institute (PMI)

Department of Management Sciences, COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, Islamabad, Pakistan 13 In addition to its several book publications, the PMI publishes, along with other periodi- cals, the renowned „Journal of Project Management“ on a quarterly basis. The articles published cover all areas of project management and are valuable contributions which give an added insight into the subject while achieving „an editorial balance among research, technique, theory, and practice“. PMI Journals

Department of Management Sciences, COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, Islamabad, Pakistan 14 The PMI has an accreditation system for academic programmes in project management. PMI Accreditation is considered a desirable asset which several universities are striving for as it „assures the quality of project management degree programmes“ and „promotes greater professionalism in project management„. Accredited programmes (April 2007): PMI Accreditation System

Department of Management Sciences, COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, Islamabad, Pakistan 15  Founded in 1965  World’s oldest project management association  Headquartered in the Netherlands  Association of 45 national project management associations across the globe  Represents 40,000+ project management professionals  IPMA Confidence Baseline  4-Level Certification Programme  International Journal of Project Management Professional Project Mgt. Associations The International Project Management Association (IPMA)

Department of Management Sciences, COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, Islamabad, Pakistan 16  Founded in 1972  Based in High Wycome, Buckinghamshire, UK  12 Regional Branches in UK, 1 in Hong Kong  Largest PM Association in Europe  16,500 Individual and 500 Corporate Members  APM Body of Knowledge Professional Project Mgt. Associations The Association of Project Management (APM)

Department of Management Sciences, COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, Islamabad, Pakistan 17 Project Management Literature (Some graphics in this section contain embedded web-hyperlinks) Just Click on Them!

Department of Management Sciences, COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, Islamabad, Pakistan 18 Project Management Literature A huge number of printed publications on the subject of project management exists. This includes books, (research- based and non-research based) articles, doctoral theses, white papers, reports and case studies. Most of the publications on project management are in English, but there is a growing body of publications in other languages. Much of the published material on project management can be downloaded from the internet free of cost or commercially. A number of project and project management research centres, institutes, associations and consulting firms around the world sponsor and publish research on project management themes.

Department of Management Sciences, COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, Islamabad, Pakistan 19 The Project Management Institute‘s Publications The PMI has published numerous very insightful books on project management and its areas which are available from its bookstore along with other publishers‘ books (samples below):

Department of Management Sciences, COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, Islamabad, Pakistan 20 Book Collections on Project Management