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Exploring the differences: Projects vs operations examples

Rebel’s Guide to PM

For example, in the UK, the Infrastructure and Projects Authority manages projects and shares best practices for UK government projects. In the United States, the Government Accountability Office publishes regular reports into major projects. Let’s say you work for a clothing retailer. Next up, examples of operations management.

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Why Identifying as a Project Business is Critical For Success

The Lazy Project Manager

Project Business is an industry just like Retail and Manufacturing because projects are their primary business function. For example, if we think of a Retail Business, it’s about reselling goods to consumers. Whatever it is, if you sell it to consumers, you are a Retail Business. It doesn’t matter what goods you sell.

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Organizational Project Management (OPM) Basics

ProjectManager.com

Program management is found in many industries, such as business, government and non-profit. It involves strategic planning, program governance, resource management, status reporting, direction setting and problem-solving. The goal is to improve organizational performance. A program manager oversees this process.

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Top challenges for project sponsors

Rebel’s Guide to PM

To balance it out, here’s another one: Our client was a state government entity on a fixed-price contract project. He has worked across sectors: financial services, public sector, engineering, pharmaceuticals, universities, car retailing, IT etc. The lead sponsor on the project was a director-level person from the state team.

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Project Management Job Titles: Understanding the Types of Roles in Project Management

Rebel’s Guide to PM

Whether you love retail or catering, tech or medicine, there will be a project management job in that field. For a more general overview of the different career paths for project managers, I love the UK Government’s Project Delivery Capability Framework.

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What can I do with a degree in project management?

Rebel’s Guide to PM

Here are some different industries that frequently recruit project managers: Construction Government/public sector Healthcare Oil and gas IT Supply chain management Charity work Retail Manufacturing Engineering Human resources. Expect digital project management to earn more than retail, for example.

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Project management degrees: Do you need one and what you can do with it

Rebel’s Guide to PM

Here are some different industries that frequently recruit project managers: Construction Government/public sector Healthcare Oil and gas IT Supply chain management Charity work Retail Manufacturing Engineering Human resources. Expect digital project management to earn more than retail, for example.