Project Manager Development Paths: What Project Managers Learn from Their Experiences and What Influences Their Learning
- 1h 49m
- Chantal Savelsbergh, Henk Broekema, Liselore Havermans, Peter Storm
- Project Management Institute
- 2014
This study has investigated the professional development of project managers through interviews, surveys, and personality inventories from a sample of practitioners. Results from the research reveal how learning experiences as well as personal characteristics comport with professional development. Analysis of the results shows that the experiences of respondents had several patterns in common, including:
- Positive and negative aspects of being a project manager
- How they get involved in the job
- Experiences that have a significant influence on the way they practice their job
- Lessons derived from those experiences
- Types of learning and the individuals who influenced their learning
- The influence of personality on what project managers learn from their experiences
The implications of such research can affect a focused and more rapid professional development path for practitioners and the resource managers who support them. In practice, clear project management development policies serve as a sign post that project managers have arrived.
In this Book
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Executive Summary
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Introduction
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Theoretical Background
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Research Method
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A Prelude—The Perspective of the Line Manager
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Why and How Do People Become Project Managers?
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What Do Project Managers Learn from Their Experiences, and When?
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How Does the Experiential Learning of Project Managers Take Place and Who Influences Their Learning?
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Personality Influences on Project Managers' Learning and Development
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Learning Experiences and Team Culture
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Development Paths
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Conclusions, Discussion, and Recommendations
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References
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