“Getting into Project Management": presented by Vince Hines, MD, Wellingtone. There are a number of practical ways you can be boosting your employability in project management. The session will look at the current employment market, what organisations are looking for, how to create a CV and profile that gets people talking to you and how to network for success. This session will help you to start taking the right steps to a fulfilling career in project management. Vince is the Managing Director of Wellingtone, the project management recruitment, training and consulting company. Wellingtone is an APM accredited training company and a Microsoft Gold Partner for Project and Portfolio Management. Vince is an expert Project Management Consultant, having worked with clients across the UK, US and Europe. He retains a number of professional qualifications including MAPM and has extensive real world experience of developing client project management maturity. As MD of Wellingtone Vince has a particular insight into career development and recruitment of project management professionals and recently judged the APM Young Project Professional of the Year Award.

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A Career in Project Management
Vince Hines [vince.hines@wellingtone.co.uk]
www.wellingtone.co.uk

2. Wellingtone Project Management
Specialist Project Management Recruitment, Training & Consulting company
• All industry sectors. Across UK & internationally
• Member of the Recruitment & Employment Confederation (REC)
• Microsoft Gold Partner with Project & Portfolio Specialisation
• Association for Project Management (APM) Corporate Member
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• APM Accredited Training Provider

3. Wellingtone & APM Alliance
Wellingtone and APM have formed a unique alliance to provide a career
development service to the project management profession
APM and Wellingtone will work towards providing high quality career
development advice for the profession.
It is great to be working with an APM Corporate member and accredited
training provider with a clear track record in supporting project professionals
throughout their careers
Scott Walkinshaw, Director – Marketing & Communications, APM
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Our Clients
The one thing they all have in common….they all run projects

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Career Paths
A story: tools and techniques of project management are universal
Typical Route to Becoming a PM
• Most Project Managers start as SMEs
• Develop PM skills…very transferable
• Business PM / IT PM / Technical PM
Career Path Route
• Project Coordinator / PMO Analyst / Planner
• Project Manager
• PMO Leader
• Programme Manager / Portfolio Manager
• Programme / Projects Director

6. What Makes a Good Project Manager?
Leadership and
ability to influence
Take ownership
Project Communication
Stakeholder Management
Issue Mgt Risk Mgt
Project Plan Cost & Resource Forecast
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Change Mgt
Clear and agreed scope & project governance

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Your career
Education & Credibility
• Ensure you have ability to justify your title of Project Manager
• Recognise the skills of a Project Manager….do you have those skills?
• Gain appropriate qualifications…APM!
• Engage with your industry…APM Chapter Events and SIGs
• Submit an application for APM Annual Awards Young / Project Professional of
the Year!
Experience
• Look beyond the way of working in your organisation
• PM skills are very transferable
• Seek a broad range of projects…internal / client
• Projects with wider stakeholder groups / international

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Social Media
• Do potential employers search online? Yes!
• Should I be on LinkedIn? Yes!

9. Project Management Trends
• Growth in recognition of best practice project management continues
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(example: legal profession)
• Establish or improve PMO….although some had their fingers burned. An
overhead, or a source for informed decision making & champion of project
management?
• Agile….or agile?!?
• Benefits realisation
• EPM / PPM Solutions

10. Project Manager Permanent Salaries
No Job Title Average Salary
1 Project Manager - General £46,346
2 Project Manager - IT £57,500
3 Senior Project Manager - IT £74,250
4 Project Manager – Banking Sector £55,250
5 Project Manager – Manufacturing Sector £42,625
Average Project Manager Salary £51,858
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11. Other Project Management Roles
No Job Title Average Salary
1 Project Coordinator £33,200
2 PMO Analyst £38,100
3 PMO Manager £49,240
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12. Contract & Interim Rates
• Paid £x / day basis
• Higher risk, higher reward
What are you worth? Conversion Rule of Thumb:
• Divide permanent salary by 100
• Then £40k = £400 / day
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13. Project Manager Contract Rates
No Job Title Average Day Rate
1 Project Manager - General £480
2 Project Manager - IT £518
3 Senior Project Manager - IT £640
4 Project Manager – Banking Sector £600
5 Project Manager – Manufacturing Sector £429
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14. Other Project Management Roles
No Job Title Average Day Rate
1 Project Coordinator £328
2 PMO Analyst £345
3 PMO Manager £432
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15. Contracting versus Permanent
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Contracting
Higher Risk, Less Security
No Benefits
No Career Development
Greater Flexibility
Higher Income
Broader Experience
Permanent
Lower Income
Less Flexibility
Lower Risk, More Security
Benefits
Career Development
Sense of Belonging

16. Agencies….what to look out for….
Is it a genuine live role?
• Who is the hiring organisation. Has the agency placed there before?
Are they on the Preferred Supplier List? What is the selection process?
Have they asked for references…why?
• Contract roles…agency takes references. Perm role…hiring
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organisation takes references
• Using your references just to find new clients?
Rate?
• Have they told you not to discuss rates during interview? Why? Lack
of transparency? What is the agency fee?

17. Wellingtone Project Management
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This presentation was delivered at an
APM event
www.wellingtone.co.uk
To find out more about upcoming
events please visit our website
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