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IT Project Manager – 5 Year Plan
Adriana M. Moreno
ITM 438 – Information Security Management and Assurance
Trident University International Steve Gralewski
November 6, 2023
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IT Project Manager – 5 Year Plan
There are several postings for IT Project Managers for both remote and in-person positions
within the current job market. Many of these positions have very similar if not the same job
qualifications, most of which seem to be regarding more professional requirements as opposed to
technical job requirements; those would be based off the type of company you would be working
for or the types of programs they use and would like you to be knowledgeable on. These
positions all have a few things in common as far as things they require in an applicant; “Strong
leadership, communication, and organizational skills” (Mitchell Martin, 2023). “Attention to
Detail – This skill is generally demonstrated by assignments where the applicant investigates and
evaluates ‘state of the art’ technology of the industry” (Office of the Chief Information Officer,
2023). “Empowers the team to be self-organizing” (Magellan Health, 2023). “Ability to work
quickly, efficiently, and accurately in a dynamic and fluid environment” (Glassdoor, 2023). “Use
effective consensus-building skills and coaching to foster productive working relationships with
team members, other departments, and external clients or vendors” (Indeed, 2023). The biggest
differences in the jobs are the programs in which they want applicants to be proficient in,
specifically. Most positions require use of Microsoft Office, Teams, Outlook, etc. in order to stay
connected if it is a remote position, but there are other more specialized programs in which
employers want their potential hires to be proficient in. The position at Mitchell Martin for
example wants someone who has a minimum 2-years of experience in SAP/4HANA (Mitchell
Martin, 2023), while the Young Living Essential Oils job listing on Indeed.com would like
proficiency in JIRA and Agile software systems (Indeed, 2023).
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Personal Interest I think that if I had the right education, I could be interested in this job, based on the salary shown alone. I have worked several jobs that I was not necessarily interested in but I continued to do due to the pay and or benefits that were being offered. I do not necessarily think I would be interested in this type of job as a career personally, if I was also looking for job satisfaction, which I am. I would like to concentrate more on working with or for a three-letter agency such as the FBI, DHS, or CIA. Or working with a civilian contracting company that potentially works alongside one of these agencies; I found a lot of pride in my time in the U.S. Army and I would like to continue that service to my country and being a part of something bigger than myself again. Due to this, I think that working for a business alone would not give me the job satisfaction I would want; if that option was available to me. With everything as expensive as it is now, I am not so sure I will have the opportunity to pick a career path that I loved versus one that paid me enough money to support my children on my own. I would like to work with intelligence reporting, or being an analyst of some kind, again, with a three-letter agency of some kind. I feel like a position like that would give me the best job satisfaction, great benefits like paid-time off, vacation hours, military training leave for my drill weekends and annual-training times, etc. That is my goal upon completing my degree here with Trident University; to get a government job to continue that service to my country, but in a different capacity. Working with a Diverse Workforce
The world in general has never been as focused on diversity and inclusion in the workplace more than it currently is right now. So much so that there are positions created within
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companies to teach these things and ensure that companies are implementing them into their practices, in addition to training that is given at most, if not all, major companies to educate their employees on how to be more inclusive in the workplace. According to a study conducted by the Project Management Institute, 88% of project managers or leaders feel that “culturally-diverse and gender-diverse teams increase project value” (Project Management Institute, 2020). This would obviously be important as a project manager so coordination with the company’s hiring team would be an important part of the IT project managers job as well; ensure you are able to do
your job to the best of your ability by hiring diverse and talented people to help you get there. In order to work with a diverse workforce, you have to make sure that you are properly addressing diversity among your team. This could be achieved by embracing the different cultural differences among the team, or using active listening to make sure that your team is fully
being heard. You can ensure you are creating safe spaces for your employees to come to talk to you about work-related issues, as well as creating the dialog for assisting with certain personal issues, if it is something that can be helped on the company’s part, i.e., learning of a death in the family so letting the employee know that they can take the time needed off to take care of their family or any necessary arrangements. These seem like small changes that might not have the wanted effect, but these are the types of changes and attitudes that more and more employees are looking for in businesses as well as bosses, or in this case, project managers.
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